Antalya, despite all the pessimistic forecasts, is rapidly making up for lost time and is approaching the results of a record number of tourists in 2019. Such statistics were announced by the Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism of the Governor of Antalya.
First of all, Turkish experts did not forget to remind that the resort “despite the epidemic, received more foreign guests than its foreign competitors in the Mediterranean.” And 2022 Antalya, by their definition, began “with nice numbers”: the number of visitors to Antalya by air in the period from January 1 to April 23 amounted to 1 million 18 thousand 246 people.
Experts reminded that last year the total number of tourists in Antalya was about 9 million people. And for the first 4 months, when the “covid restrictions” were still in force, the result was quite modest – only 413 thousand tourists. As a result, last year’s increase was 147%.
“Only growth in April was 245%,” Turkish media added. As a result, Antalya is approaching the figures of the “tentative” 2019 – then the resort received 1 million 204 thousand tourists. “This year is called the year of records in tourism, and Antalya is again close to the figures of 2019 after 2 years of stagnation. It is expected that tourist activity in the city will continue to grow,” – added Turkish experts.