Türkiye’s domestic tourism spending up 115.8% in Q2

By Emir Yildirim

ISTANBUL (AA) – Türkiye’s domestic tourism spending jumped 115.8% on an annual basis in the second quarter of 2024, as domestic tourists spent 103.1 billion Turkish lira ($3 billion) in April, May, and June, said new data from the country’s statistical bureau released Tuesday.

Domestic trips with one or more than one overnight stays rose 23.3% during the same period, reaching 19.8 million trips. Domestic visitors made 118.2 million overnights during April, May, and June, with the average figure reaching six, said the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).

Some 90% of domestic tourism expenses was individual, at $2.7 billion, while package tour spending reached $300.6 million.

Average spending per domestic trip was calculated at $151.79.

The primary purpose of domestic trips in the second quarter of the year was visiting relatives, according to TurkStat, with a high share of 62.4%, followed by “travel, leisure, vacation” with 31.6%, and health tourism with 2.7%.