The number of foreigners arriving in Turkey hit a 21-month high in July in a major rebound for one of the country’s most critical industries, bolstered by the gradual easing of coronavirus-related travel restrictions around the world.
Turkey hosted more than 4.36 million tourists last month, up by a whopping 367.5% from a year ago when only 932,927 foreigners arrived, data from the Culture and Tourism Ministry showed Monday. Over 2 million tourists had arrived in June, more than doubling the May figure.
The July figure marked the highest level since October 2019 but was still down 86% versus the same month of that year before the eruption of the pandemic dealt a major blow to international travel.
In a separate encouraging development, British media reported over the weekend Turkey could be struck off the U.K.’s red travel list in the coming days.
Turkey is said to be moved to the “amber list,” which would allow double-jabbed Britons and all under 18s to enjoy quarantine-free travel to the country.
