According to information obtained by www.turizmdatabank.com from data provided by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the number of tourists visiting Antalya between January and October decreased by 78.1% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Antalya, which hosted 13.3 million foreign tourists in 2019, decreased to 2.63 million in 2020. During this period, the total volume of tour operators bringing tourists to Antalya through package tours decreased by approximately 80%. In 2020, the 10 tour operators that brought the most tourists to Antalya accounted for 85% of the market.
Has the percentage of foreign tourists opting for package tours in Antalya increased?
The percentage of tourists visiting Antalya, Turkey, who arrive via package tours, a major gateway for such travelers, has returned to its previous levels since July. The rate, which fell below 70% in August and September, rose to 85% in October. The package tour usage rate was around 95% during the same period in 2019.
Who are the leading tour operators in the market?
According to the "Antalya Package Tour Market Report 2020" research prepared by Turizmdatabank.com, the Anex Tourism Group maintained its leading position among tour operators bringing tourists to Antalya through package tours, also in October. Following them were the TUI Group and the OTI (Odeon) Group, with Odeon slightly surpassing TUI in October. On the other hand, Pegas Touristik, MPI Turkey, and Biblo Globus were the groups that brought the most tourists in 10 months. JoinUp, the leader in the Ukrainian market, and TezTour, a well-established company in the Russian market, along with Intourist and MTS-OTS, which operate from Europe, also ranked among the top 10 groups. Furthermore, Der Touristik, VTours, Ihs-Lmx, and Peninsula are also among the top 20 groups.
Antalya's market share, %.
ANEX 16.3
ODEON 14.9
TUI 14.7
PEGAS 10.8
MPI TURKEY 7.7
BİBLO GLOBUS** 6.3
JOINUP 3.7
TEZTUR 3.4
MTS OTS 3.0
İNTOURİST* 3.0