-According to data from the World Tourism Organization, only Turkey experienced an increase among the top ten countries in the world during the January-July period of 2009.
-This development shown by the tourism sector in Türkiye despite the crisis environment has become an example of success that attracts the attention of the entire world
-The number of people visiting Türkiye in the first nine months reached 21.8 million, achieving 1.47% growth.
In 2009, when the effects of the crisis were being felt, while the world experienced an average contraction of 7% in the first seven months and Europe experienced an average contraction of 8.4%, the number of visitors to Turkey reached 21.8 million in the first nine months, achieving 1.47% growth.
While the World Tourism Organization predicted a contraction between -4 and -6 globally in 2009, this development shown by Turkish tourism despite the crisis environment became an example of success that attracted the attention of the entire world. Among the top ten countries in terms of tourist numbers, only Turkey's tourist number values showed an increase.
In this environment, being one of the countries that reached its projected targets without compromise has become a source of morale and hope for Turkish tourism for the coming year. The importance of the tourism sector in the economic crisis environment and its role in the recipe for recovery have been better understood.
Turkey had also successfully completed the year 2008
As is known, while the global tourism industry experienced a growth rate of 2% in 2008 due to the impact of the global crisis, our country's tourism experienced a growth of 12.83% with 26.3 million foreign visitors.
2009 TOURIST ARRIVALS IN THE TOP 10 COUNTRIES IN WORLD TOURISM
Order
COUNTRY
CHANGE
TERM
1
France
% - 9
January- August
2
United States of America
% - 10
January- July
3
Spain
% - 9.9
January- August
4
China
% - 5.8
January-August
5
Italy
% - 4.4
January-June
6
England
% - 11
January-August
7
TURKEY
% +1.47 21,830,038 visitors
January-September
8
Ukraine
% - 12
January-September
9
Germany
- 6.1%
January-July
10
Mexico
% - 6.8
January-July
Situation in Other Mediterranean Countries Not Ranked in the Top 10
Order
COUNTRY
CHANGE
PERIOD
1
Greece
% - 7.5
January-September
2
Egypt
% - 7.3
January- August
3
South Cyprus
% - 10.9
January- August