Tourist Arrivals to Turkey rise 5.2 pct

Despite the global downturn some great news for all those involved in the tourism industry, a fair price for a fair product seems to "the trick".....

The number of tourist arrivals to Turkey rose 5.2 percent year-on-year in September to 3.14 million with the global recovery showing signs of recovery, Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry announced on Friday. In the first nine months of the year the number of foreign visitors rose 1.47 percent to 21.83 million, %, much slower than the 13.29% growth seen in the same period of last year.



A total of 26.336 million tourists visited Turkey in 2008, and 21.830 million in the first nine months of this year, making it one of the top destinations in the Mediterranean.
The data showed Germany, Russia and Britain remained as Turkey's top three tourism markets.
In August, the number of foreign tourists visiting Turkey fell by a slight 0.05 percent.


personal note:
Well it seems that the Master Plan Tourism development drawn up a few years ago by the ministery is well ahead and on schedule...With the opening of Didims new luxury Marina operated by the Dogan Group Turkey hopes to attract more tourists and yachting public.