Turkey expecting 31 million tourists in 2011

28 million foreign visitors came to Turkey in 2010 representing an increase of more than 5 percent over 2009.

28 million foreign visitors came to Turkey in 2010 representing an increase of more than 5 percent over 2009.

In the Turkish Hoteliers Federation (TUROFED) annual tourism report, Mr Ahmet Barut, the President of TUROFED said โ€œThe total tourism revenue is expected to reach USD 25 billion in 2011 with 31 million visitorsโ€.

Turkey is on the way to becoming one of the top tourist destinations and is currently ranking as 7th in visitors numbers in the world. The tourism sector in Turkey has grown nearly 16% in the last 3 years whereas the more traditional destinations of Spain and France have contracted by a similar amount.

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