Istanbul (Turkey): A total of 5.42 million foreign tourists visited Istanbul, Turkey’s cultural capital, in the first five months of 2019 Dr. Sandeep Marwah read the report presented to him during his visit to Istanbul in Turkey.

Foreign arrivals exhibited a sharp 11 percent increase on an annual basis in January-May, Tourism representative showed data from the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism and briefed the Managing Director of National Federation of Tourism And transport Cooperatives India Limited at Hotel Swissotel The Bosphorus, Istanbul

“Istanbul is on course to meet its target of hosting 15 million tourists set for 2019,” said a statement from the Istanbul Governor’s Office.

“We offer world-class services with our hotels, bed capacity, and accommodation facilities. Our pricing policy is realistic,” Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya said. He pointed out that the newly opened Istanbul Airport has strengthened the hub status of the city.

“We target to become one of the top three tourist destinations in the world. We will make that happen,” Officer from Tourism department added. Dr. Marwah came here to study the rising tourism of Istanbul in Turkey.