The tourist season has started very successfully in Antalya this year. Warm weather contributed to an early start to the season. Good value for money is also why many Europeans are planning a holiday on the Turkish Riviera this year.
According to the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Antalya received more than 2.66 million foreign tourists in the first four months of 2024. This is 14% more than in the same period last year. This is the best start of the tourist season in Antalya in years.
Tourists from which countries prefer to spend their holidays in Turkey?
- The Germans know a lot about choosing a good vacation spot. 539.6 thousand tourists came from Germany. Germany ranked first among the countries that sent the most visitors to Antalya in the first four months of 2024.
- Turkey remains one of the popular foreign tourist destinations among Russian tourists. Russia took second place in the number of tourists in Antalya - 366.7 thousand tourists.
- Residents of Great Britain love to spend their holidays on the Mediterranean coast. Tourists from the UK took third place with 266 thousand visitors.
There are also many holidaymakers coming from Poland, the Netherlands, and Iran. For reasons unknown to us, tourists from North America are infrequent visitors to the Mediterranean coast of Turkey.
Tourism statistics for April confirm Turkey's popularity among European tourists. The number of tourists visiting Antalya in April was 4.8% more than in the same period last year - more than 1.6 million people. This is a record number.
Antalya is one of the most important tourist centers in the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean coast of Turkey is often called the Turkish Riviera. This is a fairly long stretch of coastline, on which there are such popular cities as Antalya, Kemer, Side, Alanya.
If you intend to spend your summer holidays in Antalya, then this, in our opinion, is a good decision.
In our opinion, it may still be too hot on the Antalya coast in July and August. In our opinion, May, June, September and October are more comfortable months.
Warning: Scammers are reported to be active again this season. Be careful when booking your holiday online.
With the start of the tourist season, a new method for scammers is to create copies of hotel websites and hotel booking sites. They scam money from careless tourists. Be very careful, pay attention to all the details and the website URL. Scammers can turn your vacation into a nightmare.