"Tourism revenues fall by 7.2 percent last year"...
Jan 31st 2007 | 8:17 am
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"Tourism revenues fall by 7.2 percent last year"...
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Tourism revenues fall by 7.2 percent last year
Turkey earned $16.85 billion from tourism in 2006, which corresponds
to a 7.2 percent drop compared to the year before. Turkey's tourism revenues
were $18.5 billion in 2005.
Turkey had long enjoyed a period of continuous growth in tourism
revenues since 2002. Based on previous performances the Culture and Tourism
Ministry had set high targets, namely 26 million tourists and $20 billion in
revenue, for 2006 but some unexpected incidents, including bird flu,
tensions in the Middle East, the war between Lebanon and Israel and events
like the World Cup have led to numbers below expectations.
The Turkish Statistics Institute (TUIK) released data on "departing
visitors and arriving citizens, tourism expenditures and tourist profiles"
for the last quarter of 2006. The data showed that $12.55 billion of total
revenue was earned from foreign visitors, whereas some $4.3 billion was
gained from incoming citizens. Turkey's earnings from foreign tourists fell
by 9.9 percent, down from $13.9 billion in 2005. On the other hand, arriving
citizens spent 1.7 percent more money compared to 2005. The number of
foreign visitors decreased while the number of arriving citizens increased
last year. The total number of visitors to Turkey fell by 4 percent, hitting
23.1 million. That number was 24.1 million people in 2005. In the same
period, the number of citizens arriving increased by 7.5 percent and reached
3.9 million people. The data indicates that money spent by tourists also
decreased dramatically. Spending per capita fell to $728, down from $752.
One foreign tourist shelled out $651 on average while a citizen spent
$1,110. The figures were $679 and $1,173 in 2005 respectively. Turkey's
tourism expenditures also diminished. Total amount spent by citizens while
visiting abroad fell to $2.7 billion, decreasing 4.5 percent last year over
the year before. In the last quarter of 2006, Turkey's tourism revenues fell
by 12.9 percent, hitting $3.1 billion. That amount was $3.6 billion in 2005.
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Tourism revenues fall by 7.2 percent last year
Turkey earned $16.85 billion from tourism in 2006, which corresponds
to a 7.2 percent drop compared to the year before. Turkey's tourism revenues
were $18.5 billion in 2005.
Turkey had long enjoyed a period of continuous growth in tourism
revenues since 2002. Based on previous performances the Culture and Tourism
Ministry had set high targets, namely 26 million tourists and $20 billion in
revenue, for 2006 but some unexpected incidents, including bird flu,
tensions in the Middle East, the war between Lebanon and Israel and events
like the World Cup have led to numbers below expectations.
The Turkish Statistics Institute (TUIK) released data on "departing
visitors and arriving citizens, tourism expenditures and tourist profiles"
for the last quarter of 2006. The data showed that $12.55 billion of total
revenue was earned from foreign visitors, whereas some $4.3 billion was
gained from incoming citizens. Turkey's earnings from foreign tourists fell
by 9.9 percent, down from $13.9 billion in 2005. On the other hand, arriving
citizens spent 1.7 percent more money compared to 2005. The number of
foreign visitors decreased while the number of arriving citizens increased
last year. The total number of visitors to Turkey fell by 4 percent, hitting
23.1 million. That number was 24.1 million people in 2005. In the same
period, the number of citizens arriving increased by 7.5 percent and reached
3.9 million people. The data indicates that money spent by tourists also
decreased dramatically. Spending per capita fell to $728, down from $752.
One foreign tourist shelled out $651 on average while a citizen spent
$1,110. The figures were $679 and $1,173 in 2005 respectively. Turkey's
tourism expenditures also diminished. Total amount spent by citizens while
visiting abroad fell to $2.7 billion, decreasing 4.5 percent last year over
the year before. In the last quarter of 2006, Turkey's tourism revenues fell
by 12.9 percent, hitting $3.1 billion. That amount was $3.6 billion in 2005.
31.01.2007
Istanbul Today's Zaman
--
E' mai possibile, oh porco di un cane, che le avventure
in codesto reame debban risolversi tutte con grandi
puttane! F.d.A
Coins, travels and more: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/golanule/my_photos
http://gogu.enosi.org/index.html
