January-May 2017: Georgia hosts over 2 million international travellers

Georgia hosted 552,958 international travellers in May 2017, which was 5.7 percent increase compared to the same month of 2016, show data from the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA).

Meanwhile, 245,403 tourists* spent time in the country, making for a 19.6 percent year-over-year (y/y) increase.

Meanwhile, during the first five months of 2017 Georgia hosted 2,329,677 international travellers (9.7 percent increase), including 981,668 tourists (25 percent increase).

The highest number of visitors who came to Georgia in January-May 2017 were from Iran (224 percent increase), Russia (22.1 percent increase), Turkey (17.8 percent decrease), Armenia (13.2 percent increase), and Azerbaijan (5.6 percent increase).

A positive trend was also maintained by visitors from the European Union:

• Netherlands - 34 percent increase
• Germany – 27 percent increase
• France – 27 percent increase
• United Kingdom – 22 percent increase
• Poland - 21 percent increase

Exceptional growth in visitor numbers was recorded from the following countries:

• Iran – 224 percent increase
• Uzbekistan – 192 percent increase
• India - 123 percent increase
• Israel - 55 percent increase
• China – 40 percent increase

Ed. - *Tourists are considered individuals that spend more than 24 hours in the country.