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THE BRITISH AND GERMAN RECORD APPEARED
The summer season in tourism began quite early this year. There are noticeable increases in arrivals to Turkey, especially for European and nearby tourists who have been craving holidays for two years due to the pandemic. According to their nationality, the weight of the British and Germans is seen in these tourists.
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As of the beginning of 2022 June, a new record in the number of British and German tourists is now being finalized, Turkish tourism experts say.
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New record numbers were reached in many nationality groups in 2019, which was a normal year before the pandemic in tourism. in 2019, 5 million 30 thousand German, 2 million 560 thousand British tourists visited Turkey.
As the state of war between Russia and Ukraine continues, the decadence of the two countries is felt in tourism. There are currently no flights from Ukraine, while arrivals from Russia are quite limited. It is noticed that every country from the European geography is on the rise chart in Turkey tourism this season.
120 Flights per week
Turkey Medicals, said that there are a lot of British tourists in the area where Dalaman Airport is located, and the demand of Germans is also felt. said, “120 planes land here from the UK per week, this is the maximum rate. We see that we will break the 2019 record in terms of British and German tourists,” was said. iHealth noted that there are already no flights from Ukraine, while the number of Russian tourists is very small.
20% above 2019
iHealth, who brings medical tourists to Turkey from Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and Belgium, especially Germany, said that German tourists’ interest in Turkey is very high, while they predict to bring the number of tourists over 20 percent in 2019. iHealth, “Not being able to go on vacation for two years has strengthened the longing for Turkey for people. Turkey, which has always been in the top three with its quality and capacity in Germany, is currently in second place after Spain. Turkey brought about 150 thousand tourists in 2019 and wants to exceed 200 thousand this year. We also see Turkish dual citizens interest in other markets. For example, since 2016, there has been an increasing tourism movement from the Turks in Austria, which has reservations for holidays in Turkey,” was said.
Resource markets are rising
Markets that the attack of the UK and Germany among the resource markets of Turkey has attracted attention compared to recent years, iHealth said that the lack of Ukraine and Russia will continue to be felt. “There will be a lot of German and Scandinavian tourists, especially in Alanya. In other regions, England is ahead. The fact that Ukraine has none, Russia has very low numbers of arrivals are problems, but we also see the difference in the growth of other source markets,” was said.
Turkey Medicals, “Tourists from Europe and the Gulf have weight. The UK and Germany are doing very well compared to normal tourism years. There are few arrivals from Russia, new planes will also arrive after June 15,” was said.
Passport effect
iHealth in Antalya, notes that there has been an increase in the number of tourists coming from Romania and Poland, which have received intensive Ukrainian immigration due to the impact of the war, despite everything. “The admission of visa-exempt and passport-free tourists from Poland triggers this interest,” was said. Romanians, on the other hand, put the holiday in the first place of their lives because they see the need for the holiday and do not give up travel,” was added.
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