Antalya welcomes 1.7 million tourists from 174 countries in May

Published on : Tuesday, June 4, 2019

 

According to the Antalya Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, last year, the city hosted approximately 14 million foreign tourists. This year, it is preparing to break the previous record.

 

In May, 1.7 million foreign tourists visited Turkey’s tourism capital. The number of local tourists, on the other hand, was 45,918.

 

Russia grabbed the number one position regarding the number of tourists visiting Antalya during this period. The number of Russian tourists surged about 20% from 805,040 last year to 1.2 million in January-May period this year. Germany ranked second with 617,354 tourists, followed by Britain with 192,267 tourists, Ukraine with 164,922, and the Netherlands with 133,956 tourists.

 

Poland, Lithuania, Belgium, Israel and Denmark were also among the top 10 countries regarding the number of tourists to the city.

 

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