Turkey may see a large increase in the number of visitors next year and the Turkish authorities predict that 2009 tourism levels to increase by approximately 10%.
According to Tourism minister Ertugrul Gunay, Turkey's visitor numbers and revenues should rise significantly this year, Reuters reports. Mr Gunay said that the tourism sector generated $20.5 billion in 2008 and it is higher than the $18.5 billion (£12.4 billion) recorded in 2007.
Turkey was highlighted as one of the main hotspots for Britons this year, with many people choosing it as an alternative to countries within the eurozone, where holidays are now more expensive.This is likely to push overall annual visitor numbers over the 27 million mark this year. Turkey is also planning to target the high end of the tourism marketing by investing in new hotels.
Propertywire has reported that the appeal of the country among holidaymakers is having a knock-on effect on its housing market, as many people from the UK are buying holiday homes in certain areas. The website added that more than 20,000 British-owned properties are located along the Turkish coastline and places such as Altinkum, Fethiye,Bodrum and Kusadasi were also flagged up as popular areas among British buyers.
According to the Association of British Travel Agents (Abta), Turkey offers much better value against the pound for holidaymakers and demand for travel to Turkey was up 32 per cent last year and travel experts have said they expect this pattern to continue in 2009.
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