Domestic tourism data: number of domestic visits down 37.2% in Georgia
Domestic tourism resumed on June 15 in Georgia after months of lockdown due to the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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About 596,500 Georgian tourists aged 15 years or more made 675,700 visits (-37.2%) within Georgia in the second quarter of 2020.
Domestic tourism resumed on June 15 in Georgia after months of lockdown due to the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
In order to promote domestic tourism the government of Georgia has launched a new state programme 'Travel for Georgia', while the Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and other officials have encouraged citizens to travel in Georgia and visit its regions.
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The Georgian capital city of Tbilisi was the most visited destination by domestic tourists in Georgia.
Here are top five most visited areas:
- Tbilisi – 20 per cent of domestic travellers
- Imereti – 19 per cent
- Adjara (Black Sea coast) – 11.5 per cent
- Kakheti – 9.9 per cent
- Mtskheta-Mtianeti – 9.6 per cent
The Georgian capital city of Tbilisi was the most visited destination by domestic tourists in Georgia. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
The top reasons for internal travel were:
- Visiting friends/relatives – 47.9 per cent
- Visiting another property [summer cottage, house, etc.] – 17.8 per cent
- Shopping – 13.9 per cent
- Health and medical care – 8.9 per cent
- Holiday/leisure – 5.5 per cent
- Business or professional – 2.8 per cent
- Religion/pilgrimage – 1.4 per cent
- Education/trainings – 0.5 per cent
Distribution of the monthly average number of visits made by the Georgian residents of age 15 years or more on the territory of Georgia by satisfaction level in Q2 of 2020. Image: Geostat.
People aged 31-50 were amongst the most avid domestic travellers (39.1 per cent). 50.5 per cent of visits were made by women, says Geostat.
The government of Georgia is launching a new state programme 'Travel for Georgia' to promote domestic tourism, announced Georgian Prime MInister Giorgi Gakharia at today's government meeting.
Domestic tourism resumes today in Georgia, while the country will open its doors to international tourists on July 1. Railway travel also resumes today. Georgian Railway officials say the company is ready to ensure the safe transportation of passengers and to implement the regulations imposed by the Ministry of Health of Georgia.
The opening day of domestic tourism is approaching and soon Georgians will be able to seek out ways to explore the beauty of their home country.
Domestic tourism starting June 15, int’l tourism from July 1
Georgia is setting the goal of becoming the first country to open its doors to foreign tourists starting July 1 after months of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and to welcome international travellers with a new image - 'Georgia - Safe Destination!'. Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava said that Georgia will be promoted as a safe destination for international travellers, as an internationally acclaimed and successful country in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
About 1.14 million Georgian resident visitors aged 15 years and older made on average 1.31 million trips on the territory of Georgia in the third quarter of 2020, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
About 910,800 Georgian tourists aged 15 years or more made one million visits (-37.2%) within Georgia in 2020. The number of visitors has decreased by 8.3% year-on-year, says the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
About 1.09 million Georgian resident visitors aged 15 years or more made 1. 23 million visits within Georgia per month in the first quarter of 2021, show the latest data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
About 1.23 million Georgian resident visitors aged 15 years or more made 1. 41 million visits within Georgia per month in the second quarter of 2021, show the latest data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). The number of visitors has increased twice in comparison to the corresponding data for the second quarter of the previous year.