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Türk Turistlerin Profili: Yurtdışını Ziyaret Eden Türk Vatandaşlara Yönelik Bir Araştırma
The Profile of Turkish Tourists: A Research on Turks Travelling Abroad

Author(s): Günay Erol
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Present Times (2010 - today), Marketing / Advertising, Tourism
Published by: Gazi Üniversitesi- Turizm Fakültesi
Keywords: Turks; Tourist; Destination; Tourism; Statistics;

Summary/Abstract: International tourism mobility and its impact is growing day by day and tourism is among the most important sectors. Thus, many countries that want to benefit from tourism mobility are trying to be a preferable destination. This leads to better recognition and analysing of international tourists. In addition, the factors that influence the choice of destination and the results of these effects should be analyzed well. The aim of this study is to determine the profile of Turkish citizens visiting abroad. With this aim, the data obtained from TURKSTAT has been compiled and the profile of the citizens visiting abroad has been tried to be determined in a wide extent. In this study, between 2012-2018, it was concluded that the number of citizens visiting abroad increased, the number of spending and overnight stays decreased and the countries differed according to the reason of outgoing and overnight stay. In addition, variables such as education, income, visiting period, spending and accommodation type were tried to be analyzed.

  • Issue Year: 4/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 837-855
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Turkish