Ministry of Tourism expressed that the hotel occupancy rate in July compared to the previous year was increased. In the written statement from the Ministry of Tourism it was stated that the hotel occupancy rate in July 2014 was 42.6% and it was noted that this rate increased 2.6 percent and reached to 45.2% in July 2015.
In the statement, it was noted that the increase in occupancy rates which experienced in the previous years also continued in the January-July period of 2015. According to tourism statistics report, in July 2015 the hotel occupancy rate increased 2.6% compared to July of last year.
In July 2015, passengers from Poland, Slovenia, UK, Iran, France, Italy, Denmark, Hungary and the Czech Republic has been transported to the country by charter flights.
While the total number of tourist accommodation in January-July 2014 period was 422 thousand 873, this ratio was increased 15% compared to previous year and has reached to 486 thousand 252 in this year.