Over 1 million Romanian tourists visit Turkey in 2024, the country’s “most successful year in tourism”
<p>Roughly 1.17 million Romanian tourists visited Turkey between January and December 2024, an increase of 18.52% compared to 2023 (990,005), according to data from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Overall, the same source said, 2024 has been Turkey's most successful year in tourism.</p>

<p>By the end of 2024, Turkey also hosted 329,796 tourists from the Republic of Moldova, 14.36% more than in 2023 (288,377).</p>

<p>Overall, Turkey achieved a 9.8% year-on-year growth in its visitor numbers and hosted almost 62.27 million visitors in 2024, representing a 20.3% growth compared to 2019, the pre-pandemic year. With this figure, it also surpassed its targets of 60 million visitors, which it announced earlier in 2024, and 61 million visitors, which it renewed last October.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In addition, Turkey generated USD 61.1 billion in tourism revenue, which is 8.3% more than the previous year.</p>

<p>"Overall, 2024 has been Turkey's most successful year in tourism," reads the press release.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia have remained Turkey's biggest source markets, while emerging markets such as the Americas, India, and China showed significant growth in 2024.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While Russia, Germany, and the United Kingdom remained Turkey's top three biggest source markets, the growth in the number of visitors from emerging markets was 8.1% for the USA, 65.1% for China, and 20.7% for India.</p>

<p>Turkey's international visitors spent an average of 10.7 days in the country, and the revenue per visitor was USD 972.&nbsp;</p>

<p>According to UN Tourism, Turkey was among the world's top five most visited destinations in 2023.</p>

<p><i>irina.marica@romania-insider.com</i></p>

<p><i>(Photo source: PR)</i></p>