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World's 4th most visited city Antalya in Turkish Riviera targets record 17M tourists in 2024
The
Mediterranean city of Antalya in southern Türkiye hosted 16.5 million tourists
last year. Known as a jewel of the Turkish riviera, it now aims to exceed 17
million tourists in 2024, with intense demand promising many visitors in the
coming two months.
Antalya
hosts tourists from more than 180 countries worldwide, including Russia,
Germany, Britain, Poland, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Romania, and Ukraine.
Tourist
visits rose 8% compared to the first eight months of 2023, as the sunkissed
province has hosted 11.7 million tourists so far.
Last
year, Antalya ranked fourth in number of international arrivals with 16.5
million, only after Dubai and ahead of Paris, while Istanbul, another Turkish
tourist hub, ranked first, according to a report by Euromonitor International,
released on Dec. 13, 2023.
Hakan
Saatcioglu, head of the Türkiye-based Professional Hotel Managers Association
(POYD), told Anadolu that Antalya attracts tourists from all over the world and
is preparing to break a new record by exceeding 17 million tourists by the end
of the year.
"This
month is going well and we have been receiving a high number of reservations
for the next two months," he said.
In
the domestic market, the number of bookings is already higher than last year,
Saatcioglu noted, as local holiday-goers are better able to take advantage of
early booking opportunities than international travelers.
"We
got 15-20% early reservations in the domestic market, but this figure soared to
80-90% this year, with about 40% of our guests coming in July and August doing
so at a discounted price," he added.
Although
Antalya is often compared to Greece throughout the season, Saatcioglu stated
that Greece was "not a competitor." One cannot find five-star
all-inclusive hotels in Greece, he said, adding that all meals and drinks are
included when visitors stay in those Antalya establishments.
Huseyin
Kara, the deputy chairman of the board of directors of a hotel in Alanya, a
seaside district of Antalya, told Anadolu that since the start of the season,
occupancy rates have consistently been at least 95%.
To
accommodate the continuing bookings, he said, the season's closing was extended
a month from Oct. 30 to Nov. 30.
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