By DailySabah News
with Cappadocia reaching its highest January tourism numbers in a decade, by hosting 123,244 local and foreign tourists, the intense tourist activity has raised the hopes of sector representatives for 2019.
Tourism professionals operating in the region, known for its fairy chimneys, valleys covered with natural rock formations, historical monasteries, boutique hotels and hot air balloon tours, are expecting to experience the region’s most intense tourism period ever.
This year, a new record expectation prevails in Cappadocia, which hosted over 2.9 million domestic and foreign tourists in 2018.
Having previously experienced calm winter seasons, Cappadocia welcomed 123,244 tourists in the first month of the year.
Cappadocia hosted 50,664 tourists in January 2010, followed by 50,137 tourists in the same period of 2011, 62,665 in 2012, 72,665 in 2013, 92,879 in 2014, 91,956 in 2015, 45,960 in 2016, 44,532 in 2017 and 102,540 domestic and foreign tourists in January 2018, while the region reached a 10-year high in January 2019 with 123,244 visitors.
Göreme Tourism Development Cooperative Chairman Mustafa Durmaz told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the intensity in the region would rapidly rise starting in spring when the tourism season begins
