Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), 2023 IV. It announced the quarterly (October-December) and 2023 Household Domestic Tourism data. Domestic Tourism Data for 2023
According to the data announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute, IV. consists of October, November and December of 2023. In the quarter, 9 million 616 thousand people residing in the country went on a trip.
The total number of trips made within the country with one or more overnight stays increased by 32% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, reaching 11 million 509 thousand trips.
Travelers spent 77 million 472 thousand nights in this quarter. The average number of overnight stays was 6.7 nights.
YEAR 2023 HOUSEHOLD DOMESTIC TOURISM DATA
When evaluated annually, the total number of trips in 2023 increased by 17.5% compared to the previous year and reached 61 million 463 thousand.
The total number of overnight stays made by travelers in 2023 increased by 10.9% compared to the previous year, reaching 473 million 79 thousand. The average number of overnight stays was 7.7 nights.
Number of people traveling, trips and overnight stays (IV Quarter: October-December and Annual, 2023)
HOW MUCH DID THOSE WHO GO ON TRAVEL SPEND?
Domestic travel expenses of domestic tourists will increase in the IV phase of 2023. In the quarter, it increased by 140% compared to the same quarter of the previous year and reached 45 billion 734 million 935 thousand TL.
93% of these expenditures were personal expenses with 42 billion 526 million 11 thousand TL, and 7% were package tour expenses with 3 billion 208 million 924 thousand TL.
The average expenditure per trip was 3 974 TL.
DOMESTIC TRAVEL EXPENDITURES IN 2023
In 2023, total travel expenses for domestic trips increased by 101% compared to last year and reached 229 billion 795 million 451 thousand TL.
91% of these expenditures were personal expenses with 209 billion 128 million 153 thousand TL, and 9% were package tour expenses with 20 billion 667 million 298 thousand TL.
The average expenditure per trip was 3,739 TL.
Travel expenses of people traveling (IV Quarter: October-December and Annual 2023)
DISTRIBUTION RATES IN TRAVEL EXPENSES
IV of 2023. When the distribution of expenditure types in total travel expenditures in the quarter was examined, the highest share was taken by food and beverage expenditures with 30.2%, transportation expenditures with 30% and accommodation expenditures with 11.6%.
When the change rates of these types of expenditures compared to the same period of the previous year were examined, an increase of 136.2% in food and beverage expenditures, 126% in transportation expenditures and 189.9% in accommodation expenditures was observed.
DISTRIBUTION RATES OF TRAVEL EXPENSES IN 2023
When the annual distribution of expenditure types within travel expenditures is examined, the highest share was taken by food and beverage expenditures with 32%, transportation expenditures with 26.3% and accommodation expenditures with 17%.
When the change rates of these types of expenditures compared to last year were examined, an increase of 111% in food and beverage expenditures, 72% in transportation expenditures and 164.3% in accommodation expenditures was observed.
TRAVELS TO VISIT RELATIVES ARE IN THE FIRST PLACE
Travels to visit relatives ranked first with 60.5%.
IV of 2023. In the quarter, “travel, entertainment, holiday” ranked second with 26.7%, and “health” ranked third with 5.2%.
When the annual travel purposes are evaluated, “visiting relatives” ranked first with 58.3%, followed by “travel, entertainment, holiday” with 33.1%, and “health” trips ranked third with 3.7%.
THOSE WHO WERE TRAVELING MOST STAYED AT THE HOME OF FRIENDS OR RELATIVES
IV of 2023. In the quarter, those who traveled mostly stayed at a “friend’s or relative’s house” with 53 million 619 thousand overnight stays.
According to accommodation types, “own house” ranked second with 11 million 746 thousand overnight stays, while “hotel” ranked third with 5 million 941 thousand overnight stays.
When accommodation types are evaluated annually, travelers mostly stayed at a “friend’s or relative’s house” with 320 million 410 thousand overnight stays. While “own house” ranked second with 72 million 620 thousand overnight stays, “hotel” ranked third with 38 million 263 thousand overnight stays. Domestic Tourism Data for 2023