Target 14 Million tourists
For now, the target of 14 million tourists is an ambitious figure," said AKTOB President Erkan Yağcı, regarding Antalya's target of 14 million tourists. "We had a good time in July and August even in our worst period. Therefore, the indicator regarding the course of the season will become clear in September, October and November.
According to the news, AKTOB President Erkan Yağcı said that the tourism season has grown by 25 percent compared to July last year, and stated that the markets at the source of the growth are Russia and Germany. Emphasizing that there were significant increases in both markets, Yağcı said, "When the situation is like this, our expectations are for double-digit growth. We predict that we will close the season with double-digit growth.
AKTOB President Yağcı stated that July and August are the months with high demand and said that they caught the growth trend that started in June. Yağcı said, "Growths start in June and continue in July and August." he said. "There is currently an increase of nearly 40 percent in German tourists.
There is also a 35 percent growth in Russians.Right now is the peak of the season. The occupancy rate in hotels has reached 90 percent. Of course, this situation varies from region to region and facility to facility.
He stated that the city hosted 12 million tourists last year. Stating that there are nearly 25 percent of domestic tourists in addition to foreign tourists, Yağcı said, "We have a capacity of 20 percent or 25 percent of domestic tourists. It is already said that the target will be 14 million. For now, the target of 14 million tourists is an ambitious figure. But we have reached 12 million.
We achieved a growth of 35 percent in the current trend.