Arab tourists enjoy the sea, sunshine as well as thermal tourism

Arab tourists are rediscovering Turkey and what it offers more than sunshine and sea, according to Anadolu Agency of Turkey. Tourist from Arab Countries show great interest in thermal tourism locations in Turkey such as Yalova in Turkey's northwest.

Termal, a thermal spring only 11 kilometers away from Yalova, is visited by tourists from United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar:

"In the past three years, we had a growing number of Arab tourists visiting the Termal town. In 2011, 179,000 tourists stayed over and this rose to 530,000 in 2012. We target one million tourists for the year of 2013. A mini Arab world gets formed in the town. This especially took place after the Middle East process was initiated by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan," said Mayor of Termal town Ismail Atik.
Source : Arab tourists explore Turkey

According to Mr. Atik Arab tourists spend more than European tourists and travel as a large family even with their baby sitters included.

Yalova in North Western Turkey offers many thermal hotel accomodation.
Photo - Yalova Thermal Camlik Hotel

Yalova is not the only thermal region discovered by Arab tourists. According to Hurriyet Daily News, Pamukkale is among those regions receiving its share of the growing Arab tourist market.

Pamukkale (meaning cotton castle), a natural formation in the Aegean province of Denizli and one of the popular tourist attractions in the country, has typically been visited by tourists from Europe. However, recent figures show that there has been a notable increase in the number of Arab tourists visiting the area.
Source : Arab tourists discover Turkey’s ‘cotton castle’

Pamukkale is famous with  bizarre calcium cliff bathing pools overlooking the town of Pamukkale which are products of very hot springs with a very high mineral content (notably chalk) arose at this location. The open air hot spring SPAs allow you to swim here even in winter under snow. Traditionally mostly visited by Europeans, Pamukkale recently became famous among Russians and visitors from Far East as well as Arab visitors.