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The online travel platform published travel data for the first half of 2024. Accordingly, the most expensive international one-way flight ticket in the first six months of the year was sold for 299,177 TL on the Istanbul - Paris route. The most expensive one-way flight ticket on domestic routes was sold for 9,117 TL on the Istanbul - Antalya route. In the first half of the year, the most preferred domestic routes were Istanbul - Antalya, Izmir - Istanbul and Adana - Istanbul.

The 6-month balance sheet of the travel sector, whose contribution to the global economy is expected to reach an all-time high, was announced. Online travel platform turna.com published the travel report for the first half of 2024 based on user behaviour.

Noting that the travel industry is increasing its momentum every year, turna.com General Manager Dr. Kadir Kırmızı said, ‘We continue to provide perfect service with our efforts focused on improving the travel experience. Our report for the first six months of 2024, which we prepared based on the preferences of our users, sheds light on both the present and the future of our industry."

The most expensive one-way flight ticket was sold for 299,177 TL

According to the report published by online travel platform turna.com, the most expensive international one-way flight ticket in the first six months of the year was sold for 299,177 TL on the Istanbul - Paris route. The most expensive international round-trip flight ticket was sold for 243,060 TL on the Istanbul - Bangkok flight. In the same period, the most expensive domestic one-way flight ticket was 9,117 TRY on the Istanbul - Antalya route, while the most expensive domestic round-trip flight ticket was 15,327 TRY on the Istanbul - Dalaman route.

According to Turna.com's travel data, the most preferred domestic routes in the first half of the year were Istanbul - Antalya, Izmir - Istanbul and Adana - Istanbul. On international routes, Istanbul - Bangkok ranked first, followed by Izmir - Tehran and Izmir - Berlin routes.

The cheapest domestic ticket was 432 TL

The cheapest domestic flight ticket of 2024 was sold for 432 TL on the Istanbul - Izmir flight, while the cheapest domestic round-trip flight ticket was sold for 1,043 TL on the Balıkesir, Edremit - Istanbul route. The cheapest international one-way flight ticket was sold for 642 TL on the Istanbul - Tehran route, while the cheapest international round-trip flight ticket was sold for 2,145 TL on the Istanbul - Bucharest flight.

The cheapest flights were made in January and March

According to Turna.com's report, the cheapest period in flight ticket prices was determined as January for international flights and March for domestic flights. In January, one-way tickets in international flights were recorded as the period with the lowest prices with an average of 4,763 TL and round-trip tickets with 8,209 TL. In March, these prices reached the highest levels with an average of 5,192 TRY for one-way tickets and 10,596 TRY for round-trip tickets.

On domestic routes, one-way tickets were sold at an average price of 1,370 TRY and round-trip tickets were sold at an average price of 2,608 TRY in March. On the other hand, in June, domestic flight ticket prices reached the highest levels with an average of 2,000 TL for one way and 3,813 TL for round trip.

Young people preferred Istanbul, Antalya and Izmir

According to the information obtained from online travel platform turna.com, passengers over the age of 65 flew mostly to Istanbul, Izmir and Antalya on domestic routes, and to Vienna, Stuttgart and Düsseldorf on international routes. Students mostly travelled to Istanbul, Antalya and Izmir on domestic routes, and to Düsseldorf, Stuttgart and Frankfurt on international routes.

Couples flew mostly to Amsterdam, Düsseldorf and Bangkok on international routes, and to Istanbul, Antalya and Izmir on domestic routes. Families with children travelled mostly to Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich on international routes, and to Istanbul, Antalya and Izmir on domestic routes.
‘We introduce travellers to the privileges of our platform’

Dr. Kadir Kırmızı, General Manager of Turna.com, said, ‘We are very pleased to diversify the services we offer to our users in line with the increasing travel demands. In addition to flight, bus ticket and hotel categories, we have expanded our range by including Greek Islands ferry tickets and international tour options in our services. Thanks to the investment and marketing support we received from Manivela Ventures at the beginning of 2024, we reached a wider customer base by increasing the awareness of our platform."

"We are working with great motivation to take our services and customer experience to the highest level. We introduce all travellers to the privileged world of turna.com with our slogan “travelling to opportunities”. We are also continuing our preparations to announce our new campaigns."