PM expects Georgia to host over 8m international visitors in 2018
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Over 8 million international visitors will arrive in Georgia in 2018, believes Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili.
While summing up the results of 2017 at the newly opened Moxy Hotel in Tbilisi, the PM stated that tourism has become an important locomotive of the country's economy.
Last year Georgia hosted 7,554,936 international visitors and received $2.7 billion in tourism, showed statistics.
Kvirikashvili stated it is important to further develop tourism infrastructure in Georgia. Speaking on the importance of proper infrastructure, the PM accented the spatial arrangement plan which is one of the components of the government’s four-point reform plan.
Developing modern infrastructure in all interesting areas for tourists is one of the most important tasks, which is also important for developing the tourism field in general. We are building highways, developing winter infrastructure and improving services for exactly that reason. The government will continue its efforts in the future and I am sure the positive tendency of tourism growth will be maintained”, Kvirikashvili said.
A total of 440,806 international travellers visited Georgia in February 2018 of which 177,845 were tourists, says the Georgian National Tourism Administration.
Month-on-month, the number of international travellers (tourists, transit, other) increased by 19.8 percent, while the number of tourists (individuals that spend more than 24 hours in the country) increased by 27.1 percent.
The number of international travellers visiting Georgia is increasing year-on-year, show the latest data from the Georgian National Tourism Administration, which said Georgia hosted 444,241 international visitors in January 2018.
A record number of international visitors visited Georgia in 2017, says head of the Georgian National Tourism Administration Giorgi Chogovadze. Georgia hosted 7,554,936 international visitors (tourists, transit, other), which was a 18.8 percent increase year-on-year (y/y). As for tourists alone, last year Georgia hosted 3,478,932 tourists* (+27.9 percent).
Almost seven million international travellers visited Georgia between January-November of which over three million were tourists, says the Georgian National Tourism Administration.
Georgia is currently experiencing a building boom of new hotels and guesthouses, which is providing new beds for the growing number of tourists and guests.
A total of 578,514 international travellers visited Georgia in March 2018 of which 292,017 were tourists, says the Georgian National Tourism Administration. Year-on-year, the number of international travellers increased by 13.2 percent, while the number of tourists increased by 33 percent.
The world’s largest travel website will promote Georgia’s tourist destinations to help the country attract more tourists. TripAdvisor, a popular travel internet portal enabling travellers to plan and book their trips, will promote Georgia as a tourist destination among its users from 24 countries.
The number of international travellers visiting Georgia is increasing year-on-year, show the latest data from the Georgian National Tourism Administration.
YouTube will promote Georgia’s touristic destinations to help the country attract more tourists. Advertising videos on Georgia’s summer touristic hot-spots will be showed at Youtube space, announced the Georgian National Tourism Administration.
The school, which is among the top three hospitality management schools globally, will offer its program to students from Georgia and neighboring countries at the Business and Technology University based in Tbilisi.
The number of international travellers visiting Georgia is increasing year-on-year, show the latest data from the Georgian National Tourism Administration.