The Turkish Tourism Board in India shared that a total of 16 million international visitors arrived in Turkey in the year 2020 and the revenue that emerged from international tourism & visitor arrivals stood at $12.1 billion. In 2021, Turkey is targeting to host 30 million international visitors.
Turkey was amongst the first few countries to open its borders for tourism after implementing stringent measures like Safe Tourism Certification to safeguard the health of tourists and those involved with touristic activities. Tourists travelling to Turkey from many different countries return to their countries healthy and safe having spent their holidays in certified facilities in Turkey.
In regard to Indian tourist arrivals, Turkey registered a number of 45 thousand arrivals. Out of these, 30,000 travelled to Turkey between January & March 2020. Turkey is open to all foreign visitors including Indians since June this year. Once the restriction on international flights is lifted in India, the flights between both countries will resume immediately.
Turkey opened its borders for tourism in June 2020 with well-planned Covid regulations in place due to which the country has emerged as a major tourist destination. The pickup in Turkey’s tourism continues as the country that welcomes millions of tourists from all over the world every year launched the Safe Tourism Certification program which is implemented in various areas including transportation and accommodation to ensure a safe vacation for tourists this season.
