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Georgia’s international tourism revenue up 182.5% in 2022

Last year, 5,426,903 international travellers visited the country - 188.5 percent more than in 2021 - while the number of international tourists visits reached 3,652,949 (+131.6% y/y). Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Agenda.ge, 23 Jan 2023 - 12:02, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia received $3.5 billion from international tourist visits in 2022, a figure that represented a 182.5 percent increase compared to 2021, the National Tourism Administration said on Monday.

The body also said revenue from international tourism had also recovered by 107.6 percent compared to the pre-pandemic 2019.

Last year, 5,426,903 international travellers visited the country - 188.5 percent more than in 2021 - while the number of international tourists visits reached 3,652,949 (+131.6% y/y).

The number of international tourist visits recovered by 71.9 percent in 2022, while the number of international traveller visits rebounded by 58 percent, the GNTA also said.

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