foreign tourists flying to Antalya so far this year

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Number of foreign tourists flying to Antalya so far this year

The famed Turkish resort city of Antalya has seen a record number of German and British tourists arrive so far this year.

The Turkish Riviera resort welcomed more than 13 million foreign tourist arrivals from Jan. 1 to Nov. 15, up 48% from a year ago, according to Antalya City Culture and Tourism Directorate data compiled by Anadolu Agency.

Despite the end of high season, on a daily basis around 8,000-10,000 tourists still fly to the city, which boasts 2,575 facilities and a capacity of 635,000 beds.

Russians made up the largest chunk of foreign visitors, at 2.8 million in the 10-month period. Germans followed with 2.7 million and Britons were third with 1.1 million.

The governor stressed that tourism income this year is expected to soar by 30%; and also hopes to close out the year with 13.5 million tourists,

Source: Anadolu Agency

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