Tourism Administration: 62.3% of pre-pandemic visits restored
In the first five months of 2022, international travellers made 1,180,034 visits in Georgia, an increase of 257.8 percent compared to the same period of last year and a 39.5 percent recovery compared to 2019. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia hosted 359,238 international travellers in May, posting a 49.7 percent recovery from the pre-pandemic 2019 figure and an increase of 228.5 percent year-on-year, the Georgian National Tourism Administration announced on Monday.
The GNTA also revealed the number included 264,327 tourist visits - marking a 62.3 percent recovery for the same period of 2019 and a 173.9 percent increase compared to the same period of last year.
In the first five months of 2022, international travellers made 1,180,034 visits in Georgia, an increase of 257.8 percent compared to the same period of last year and a 39.5 percent recovery compared to 2019.
During the same period, the number of tourist visits totalled 906,670, which is 213.8 percent increase year-on-year and 54.8 percent recovery compared to January-May 2019, the GNTA said.
A total of 261,400 Georgian resident travellers took a trip outside of the country in the first quarter of 2022 with most of these trips being made to Turkey (102,800) and Russia (26,300), show the latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia.
Georgia has received $582 million from international tourist visits between January-April, which is 463.1 percent more compared to the same period of last year, the Georgian National Tourism Administration has said.
Georgia has hosted 431,300 international visitors in the first quarter of the year, with the figure being 4.8 times higher compared to the same period of 2021, the latest data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia shows.
Georgia’s tourism industry has recovered to 70 percent capacity compared to the pre-pandemic period in 2019, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said earlier today, adding the country was experiencing “double-digit” growth in the economy.
Passenger flow in western Georgia's Kutaisi International Airport recovered in May by 111 percent compared to the pre-pandemic figure in 2019, while the number of flights was restored by 115 percent, the United Airports of Georgia said on Monday.
Georgia is participating at the 116th Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, which is taking place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as a member of the Council for the first time, the Ministry of Economy of Georgia announced on Tuesday.
A 240-metre glass bridge with a suspended cafe has been unveiled for visitors of southern Georgia’s Dashbashi Canyon, with the brand-new infrastructure set to receive tourists starting tomorrow.
Georgian officials and business leaders on Thursday marked the launch of Axis Towers, a complex promoted as the “first world trade centre” in the Black Sea region, in capital Tbilisi.
Georgia has received $258 million from international tourist visits in May 2022, which is 250.4 percent more compared to the same month of last year, the Georgian National Tourism Administration said on Friday.
Georgia hosted 445,894 international travellers in June, posting a 51 percent recovery from the pre-pandemic 2019 figure and an increase of 185.5 percent year-on-year, the Georgian National Tourism Administration announced on Wednesday.
Bradt Travel Guide, a “highly rated” British travel publication, is preparing a new guide on the tourist potential of Georgia, set to be released next year and distributed worldwide, the Georgian National Tourism Administration said on Monday.
Georgia hosted 912,041 international visitors in August, with the figure marking a 195.5 increase compared to the same period of 2021, latest data from the Georgian National Tourism Administration shows.