The number of tourists visiting Antalya by air exceeded 4 million in the first 6 months of the year. Antalya, which ranks first among the holiday preferences of Russian and European tourists, receives an average of 70 thousand foreign tourists daily.
The data continues to make people smile in Antalya, the tourism capital of Turkiye.
Returning to its old days in tourism after the epidemic process, Antalya ranks first among the holiday preferences of tourists.
According to the latest data from Antalya Governorship Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, the number of tourists arriving to the city by air between January 1 and June 26 increased by 193% compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 4 million 11 thousand 508.
The number of daily tourists has reached around 70 thousand on average.
June of 2022 exceeded 6 months of last year
In Antalya, which closed the year 2021 with 9 million tourists due to the effect of the coronavirus epidemic, the tourism data of 2022 showed a great increase compared to the data of the previous year.
Antalya, where 1 million 368 thousand 630 foreign tourists came in the first 6 months last year, reached 1 million 596 thousand 201 passengers between June 1-26 this year.
Source: Trthaber / Translated by Irem Yildiz