Turkey has broken its past records in the tourism industry, hosting 51 million visitors last year
The combination of breathtaking natural beauty, historic and cultural sites, along with great food, makes Turkey one of the top tourist destinations in the world. As in previous years, the number of incoming tourists to Turkey increased by 13.7 percent in 2019, reaching 51.8 million people, setting an all time record.
In terms of growth, Turkey's Tourism Ministry reports that most incoming tourists are from Russia with seven million people visiting Turkey in 2019, followed by Germany, with five million visitors arriving the same year. Bulgarians are in third place with 2.7 million visitors visiting the country, followed by the UK and Iran. The UK and Iran are at the fourth and fifth spots.
The country has succeeded in attaining high standards both for its hospitals and healthcare professionals with help of the programme over the past decade. According to Bilir, European countries, which are the most important target market for Turkey, will have a substantial elderly population. Turkey will serve these people with its developed facilities in coming years.Great tourist influx to Antalya has become a brand renowned all around the world in recent years. It has more than 1,700 attractions together with a 600,000 bed capacity when it comes to accommodation.
“Antalya offers separate alternatives not only with sea, sand, sun, but also with its historical and natural beauty,” he added.Efforts to increase income Vocational schools for the tourism and hospitality sector will be active and effective year around. The concept of 'seasonal tourism' is ending and employees will work year around.
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