Deputy Economy Minister: “greatly increased” flight applications promise more international travellers
The Deputy Minister also said the Government was supporting the tourism sector and referred to the recent initiative to write off property taxes from the country’s tourism sector businesses, including hotels and restaurants. Photo: Georgian Economy Ministry
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The Georgian Government expects “even more” international travellers to visit Georgia for the current tourist season due to the “greatly increased” number of applications to the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency, Mariam Kvrivishvili, the Deputy Economy Minister, said on Thursday.
Kvrivishvili pointed out “especially large” applications to the Agency had been submitted from the European Union and Persian Gulf countries, noting the flights would be operated by 34 airlines from 70 destinations in 30 countries, based on the schedule for the 2022 summer navigation season.
She also noted the flights would be carried out 385-395 times a week, adding the number would increase during the peak of the season.
The Deputy Minister also said the Government was supporting the tourism sector and referred to the recent initiative to write off property taxes from the country’s tourism sector businesses, including hotels and restaurants.
In March Georgia hosted 211,484 international travellers, marking a 34.1 percent recovery from the pre-pandemic figure in 2019, while the number of entrances for tourism totalled 159,199 - a 48.5 percent recovery compared to the same period of 2019.
Revenue from international travellers totalled $114 million in January 2022 in Georgia, an increase of about $104 million compared to January 2021 and a reduction of $79 million in comparison to January 2020, the Georgian National Tourism Administration revealed on Tuesday.
A total of 211,484 international travellers visited Georgia in March, a 34.1 percent recovery from the pre-pandemic figure in 2019, the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA) announced on Thursday.
The Georgian Government has decided to write off the property taxes from the country’s tourism sector businesses, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili revealed on Monday.
The estimated real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Georgia increased by 14.6 percent in February 2022 year-on-year, while the average real GDP grew by 16.3 percent in January-February, the latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) shows.
Georgian airports have served 700,200 passengers in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of 565 percent compared to the same period of last year, and a 69 percent recovery from the pre-pandemic figure in 2019, the Civil Aviation Agency announced on Tuesday.
United Airports of Georgia has scheduled four additional domestic flights to Georgia's northwest Mestia and Ambrolauri towns in anticipation of the Easter holidays, the organisation announced on Wednesday.
The Adjara Tourism Department of Georgia's Black Sea region and the National Tourism Administration have launched business meetings and presentations to attract tourists from the Baltic states, the Government organisation announced on Wednesday.
Georgia hosted 244,293 international travellers in April, posting a 37.7 percent recovery from the pre-pandemic 2019 figure and an increase of 184.9 percent year-on-year, the Georgian National Tourism Administration announced on Wednesday.
The Georgian National Tourism Administration, local travel companies and hotels are promoting the country’s tourist sights and potential at the Arabian Travel Market, a trade exhibition hosted in the United Arab Emirates.
Georgia will be the host country of next year’s edition of the world's leading tourism exhibition ITB Berlin, enabling the country to present its tourist destinations to an international audience, Levan Davitashvili, the Georgian Economy Minister, announced on Tuesday.
A “growing and positive” dynamics of tourism recovery in Georgia’s Black Sea region of Adjara was one of the topics discussed by Tornike Rizhvadze, the Head of the regional Government, at a Supreme Council meeting on Tuesday.
About 1.2 million Georgian citizens aged 15 and above made 1.3 million monthly visits within the country in the first quarter of 2022 and spent ₾210 million GEL (about $71.43mln/€68.36mln), the latest data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia show.