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Τετάρτη 9 Μαΐου 2012

Istanbul is likely to have a record year in 2012


Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry Istanbul Directorate announced the number of foreign tourist arrivals for April 2012.
If Istanbul will receive a record number of tourists in 2012, it would not be a surprise as tourists numbers to the city is keep its growth. A total of 818.788 tourists visited Istanbul in April 2012; an increase of 17.8 per cent compare to April 2011. Since beginning of 2012, a total of 2.424.400 tourists visited that states 17.6 percent increase compared to previous year.
Since beginning of 2012, Istanbul respectively recorded 19.4%, 14.5%, 18.7% and 17.8% increase in each month compare to same month one year earlier.
German tourists continue their leadership with 10.9% of all tourists visiting Istanbul in April. Russians follow Germans with 6.8%. Other nationals choosing Istanbul as a tourist destination were Iranian 4.6%, French 4.5%, British 4.4%, American 4.2%, Italian 4.0%, Dutch 2.9%, Libyan 2.6%, Ukranian 2.4%, Japanese 2.3%, Azerbaijani 2.1%, Spanish 2.1%, Iraqi 1.9%, S. Korean 1.9%, other nationalities 42.4%.