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Q1 of 2019: Georgia hosts over 1.5 million international travellers

The countries with the most significant increase were Israel (+114.6%), China (+59.3%) and Saudi Arabia (+52.8%). Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 11 Apr 2019 - 13:27, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia hosted 882,130 tourists (+5.1%) and 1,617,548 international travellers (+2.2) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019, announces the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA).

The countries with the most significant increase were:

Israel (+114.6%)
China (+59.3%)
Saudi Arabia (+52.8%)

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

Latvia (+84.5%)
Slovakia (+81.8%)
The Czech Republic (+76.3%)
Poland (+79.1%)
Czech Republic (+66.8%)
Lithuania (+43.3%)
Germany (+30.8%)

How did Georgia benefit from more visitors?

In January-February 2019, international tourism revenue reached $333.7 million, which is $15 million more compared to the same period of 2018.

Number of tourists visiting Georgia increases 4.3% in March 2019

05 Apr 2019

Georgia hosted 328,486 tourists in March 2019, showing an increase of 4.3% year-on-year (y/y) announces the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA).

Number of tourists visiting Georgia increases 5.1% in February 2019

04 Mar 2019

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).

Eight million tourists visited Georgia in 2018

14 Feb 2019

More than eight million international, non-resident travellers came to Georgia in 2018, the Georgian National Statistics Office (Geostat) reported today.

Tourists spent $164 million in Georgia last month

12 Feb 2019

Foreign tourists spent $164.5 million in Georgia last month, which is five times more than the income received in the same month of the last year, the Georgian National Tourism Administration of the Ministry of Economy of Georgia has reported.

Number of tourists visiting Georgia increases 4.2% in April 2019

03 May 2019

Georgia hosted 348,519 tourists (+4.2%) and 647,770 international travellers (+4.6) in April of 2019, announces the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA).

Why do Georgians travel abroad and how much do they spend?

24 May 2019

A total of 677,400 Georgian resident travellers* took a trip outside of the country in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019 with most of these trips, 44.7%, being made by travellers between the ages of 31 and 50, show the latest data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).

Number of tourists visiting Georgia increases 18% in May 2019

04 Jun 2019

Georgia hosted 424,514 tourists (+18%) and 723,160 international travellers (+14.2) in May 2019, announces the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA).

Number of tourists visiting Georgia increases 18% in June 2019

03 Jul 2019

Georgia hosted 471,979 tourists (+18%) and 873,966 international travellers (+20.2%) in June 2019, announces the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA).

Foreign visitors arriving in, leaving Georgia to receive wine as gift

05 Jul 2019

All foreign visitors arriving in or leaving Georgia will receive a bottle of Georgian wine as a gift, announces the Georgian National Tourism Administration.

Number of tourists visiting Georgia increases 8% in Jan-July 2019:
Most visitors from Russia

05 Aug 2019

Georgia hosted 2,697,624 tourists (+8%) and 4,961,918 international travellers (+7.8%) in January-July 2019, announces the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA). Most visitors came from
Russia (+22.1%), Azerbaijan (+5.6%), Armenia (+2.9%) and Turkey (-0.3%).

Why do foreigners travel to Georgia, how much do they spend?

15 Aug 2019

A total of 2.2 million international, non-resident visitors came to Georgia in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019, with 45% being made by travelers between the ages of 31-50.

Batumi named as Europe’s leading emerging tourism destination

09 Jun 2019

Georgia's Black Sea town of Batumi received the title of ‘Europe’s Leading Emerging Tourism Destination’ at the World Travel Awards ceremony held in Madeira, Portugal last night. Baku (Azerbaijan), Derry (North Ireland), Kutná Hora (Czech Republic), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Matera (Italy), Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Sofia (Bulgaria) were competing Batumi in this nomination.

9 mln international travelers visited Georgia in 2019

30 Dec 2019

Georgia has hosted over nine million international travelers this year, which is 7.1 percent more compared to last year, announced the head of the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA) Mariam Kvrivishvili today. $3.051 billion was generated from international tourism in Georgia in January-November 2019, which was $35 million more compared to the same period of 2018, shows the data of GNTA.

Jan-Oct 2021: Georgia hosts 1,393,914 international travellers

11 Nov 2021

A total of 1,393,914 international travellers visited Georgia in January-October 2021, which is 1.8% less than in the same period of 2020, and 79% less than the same period of 2019.