Q1 2019: 918,400 Georgians spend 121.7m GEL on domestic tourism
People aged 31-50 were the most avid domestic travellers (37.6%). 53.4 per cent of visits were made by women, says Geostat. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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About 918,400 Georgian Georgian tourists aged 15 years or more made 1.1 million visits (+11.9%) on the territory of Georgia in the first quarter of 2019, reports the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
People aged 31-50 were the most avid domestic travellers (37.6%). 53.4 per cent of visits were made by women, says Geostat.
About 28.3 per cent of visitors were residents of Georgian capital of Tbilisi, 16.8 per cent - Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region, 12.8 per cent – Adjara region.
The main purpose of the majority visits (55.1%) was visiting friends/relatives, while the majority of the visits came from Tbilisi (average 298,800 visits per month) and Imereti region (213,600 visits per month).
The monthly average expenditure during the visits equaled 121.7 million GEL (about $44.50m/€39.42m)
As for the average expenditure per visit it has been decreased by 11.9 GEL (about $4.35m/€ 3.85m) and equaled 110.5 GEL (about $40.40m/€35.80m).
Over one million Georgians aged 15 and older took trips within their home country in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2017, reports the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
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Visiting friends or relatives is the most common reason for domestic travellers in Georgia, reports the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
In total 914,300 Georgians aged 15 and older took trips within their home country in the second quarter (Q2) of 2018, reports the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
In total 983.600 Georgians aged 15 and older took trips within their home country in the first quarter (Q1) of 2018, reports the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
In the third quarter (Q3) of 2019, the monthly average expenditure during visiting Georgia by its resident visitors (aged 15+) came out to 235.4 million GEL ($82.13 mln/€73.79mln) which is 22.6 per cent more compared to the same period of last year, reports the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
About 992,900 Georgian resident visitors aged 15 years and older made on average 1.2 million visits per month on the territory of Georgia in 2019, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).