Tourexpi
Türkiye
aims to see more than 70 million tourist arrivals by the year 2028, the
nation’s vice president said on Thursday.
Speaking
at the 6th TravelExpo Ankara International Tourism and Travel Fair in the
Turkish capital, Cevdet Yilmaz said the government has targeted annual tourism
revenues of $100 billion by the 2030s.
According
to the latest data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, Türkiye's tourism
income surged 20.1% year-on-year this January-September to $42 million.
The
country welcomed 44.6 million visitors in the first nine months of this year,
up 13.2% from last year, he added.
"Tourism
will contribute significantly to achieving our goal of bringing our current
account deficit close to zero, which is included in our 12th Development Plan –
spanning the years 2024-2028 – recently passed by parliament," Yilmaz
said.
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