Number of tourists visiting Georgia increases 5.1% in February 2019

During January-February of 2019 Georgia hosted 553,644, that is 5.5% year-on-year increase, says the GNTA. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 04 Mar 2019 - 14:40, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia hosted 247,705 tourists in February 2019, showing an increase of 5.1% year-on-year (y/y) announces the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA).

The countries with the most significant increase were:

  • Israel (+198.4%)
  • China (+52%)
  • Saudi Arabia (+48.6%)

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

  • Latvia (+111.1%)
  • Slovakia (+84.8%)
  • Poland (+76.7%)
  • Lithuania (+46.1%)
  • The Czech Republic (+41.6%)
  • Italy (+34.8%)

During January-February of 2019 Georgia hosted 553,644, that is 5.5% year-on-year increase, says the GNTA.

How did Georgia benefit from more visitors?

In January 2019 international tourism revenue reached $164.5 million that is $8 million more compared to the same month of 2018. 

About $3.2 billion was generated from tourism in Georgia in 2018, which was $498 million more compared to 2017, said the GNTA.

Meanwhile, in all of 2017 international tourism revenue reached $2.7billion, which was $594 million more compared to 2016.