Cost of a 5-night holiday in Turkey rises to 200,000 Turkish Lira
The cost of a 5-night holiday in Turkey has risen to 200,000 Turkish Lira. For a family of 3, planning a 5-night bed and breakfast stay in the Ege or Akdeniz regions in August would require a minimum of 16,500 Turkish Lira. The cost goes up to 150,000 Turkish Lira for full board and all-inclusive stays in mid-range hotels, and up to 200,000 Turkish Lira for luxury accommodations.
There has been a increase of up to 80% in early booking prices for summer vacations, leading to the cost of a 5-night holiday in Turkey reaching 200,000 Turkish Lira. While a package deal including flights for a 5-night hotel stay in Antalya is sold to German tourists for 500 Euros, domestic tourists can only purchase the room for the same price.
The impact of rising inflation and exchange rates is burning a hole in the pockets of domestic tourists. In branded 5-star hotels, there is a price difference of 20-30 thousand Turkish Lira between Germany and Turkey sales prices. The price gap widens in July and August. For a family of 3 with a 7-year-old child, the price of a 5-night holiday in hotels in the Aegean and Mediterranean regions starts from a minimum of 16,500 Turkish Lira in August. Options range up to 150,000 Turkish Lira for mid-range hotels and up to 200,000 Turkish Lira for luxury segment hotels.
Tourists coming from Germany pay 20-30 thousand Turkish Lira less for their holiday. This summer, tourists from Germany wanting to come to Turkey in July-August can purchase 5-night tours including flights starting from 500 Euros from tour operators like Bentour and TUI. The 5-night packages from Turkish tour operators, excluding flights, are on average 500-550 Euros. Additionally, when looking at 5-night bed and breakfast prices on online reservation platforms like Booking and Holidaycheck, the cheapest option starts from 700 Euros, mid-range hotels go up to 5,000 Euros, and luxury hotels go up to 7,000 Euros. Looking at reservations for the same hotels in the mid to upper segments, it’s observed that they are sold for an average of 20-30 thousand Turkish Lira cheaper in Germany compared to Turkey.
According to data from Neredekal.com, especially in provinces with many facilities catering to summer vacation concepts like Antalya and Muğla, when considering only room or bed and breakfast concepts in pension and apartment concepts, it’s possible to make a 5-night reservation between 12,000 TL -16,000 TL. However, the cost of a 5-night stay in full board and all-inclusive hotel concepts averages 50,000 Turkish Lira, reaching up to 150,000 Turkish Lira for mid-range options. The highest luxury segment hotels offer options up to 180,000 Turkish Lira per night.
