AKTOB President Kaan Kavaloğlu said that they received the first information of the tourism sector regarding 2025 at the World Travel London Fair held in November and that the Netherlands had a general idea about the end of the season with Ultrech, Istanbul EMITT and ITB Berlin. Kavaloğlu announced that the Moscow Fair, which is one of the two most important markets for the sector with the Moscow Fair for the Arabian Peninsula for the Arabian Peninsula in March-April, said that the fairs will end in April and the season will begin.
Possibility of the end of the Russian-Ukrainian war
Kavaloğlu pointed out that the Berlin Tourism Fair is different especially for the Resort Tourism Region. We do not expect Ukraine to recover in the short term.
‘April looks very good’
Aktob President Kavaloğlu, who stated that the reservations that come so far are above last year, said, “When we look at the number of tourists coming as of March 18, it is almost the same level as last year. It seems to be recovered in the coming weeks. Especially the Easter holiday will lead to April. Periods are determined by 1 year in advance.
‘Now the double -digit growth is very difficult’
Kavaloğlu said that the double-digit growth in Antalya is now very difficult, said 6-7 percent growth. Kavaloglu, “Because the figure has passed 17 million, our goal is to exceed 18 million. When we exceed 18 million we will have achieved great success. Antalya can reach 20 million targets, but it can reach with the end of the problems in our geography. Turkey is a geopolitical place in a very important place, we are influenced by this geopolitical feature in the world. Very big disadvantage because we are the number 1 tourism destination of Ukraine. “
Russians are expected to pass 4 million
Reminding that 6 million Russians came to Antalya in 2019, Kavaloğlu said, “We could reach 3 million 900 thousand people in 2024. We think that this could increase in 2025, but we will come to 2019 levels in 2027-2028. In addition, the Russians are able to make holidays in different destinations such as Vietnam, Egypt, UAE. It continues to be a positive frame for us to exceed 4 million.
Increase in Germany, England and Poland
Stating that there is a 15 percent increase in early reservations in Germany, Kavaloğlu said, “This year, our goal in Germany is to catch 4 million people in Antalya. Our chances of exceeding 4 million does not appear. We predict that this figure will remain at the level of 3 million 750 thousand. We expect 1.5 million visitors in 2025, “he said.
