Tourism in Georgia up 90% on 2019 - Tourism Administration Head
The growth in visitor flows was facilitated by increased frequency of flights and direct links to European cities, Omiadze said, as well as ongoing promotion initiatives in target markets of Europe and the Persian Gulf. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Maia Omiadze, the Head of the Georgian National Tourism Administration, on Monday said the flow of tourist visits in the country had increased by 90 percent compared to the pre-pandemic year of 2019.
The Georgian National Tourism Administration cited Omiadze as saying about 3 million international travellers visited Georgia before the summer tourist season reached its peak.
She also noted the Administration anticipated a large number of visitors during the season and expected "quite impressive" figures from the third quarter.
The growth in visitor flows was facilitated by increased frequency of flights and direct links to European cities, Omiadze said, as well as ongoing promotion initiatives in target markets of Europe and the Persian Gulf.
The GNTA released data on foreign visitors between January and June, which showed 2,860,117 foreign visitors in first and second quarters, or a 74 percent increase on pre-pandemic levels. Compared to the same period in 2022 the increase was 75.9 percent.
The figures also showed 1.930.483 international tourist visits over the past six months - a 90.8 percent increase over the figures from 2019 and a 59.6 percent increase over 2022.
Influencers and bloggers from Azerbaijan visited the western Georgian region of Adjara to explore its Black Sea shores and mountainous areas and share impressions with thousands of their followers on social networks.
Georgia’s three international airports served 2,485,263 passengers between January-June, marking a 45 percent year-on-year increase, the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency said on Wednesday.
Georgian Wings will launch direct domestic flights between Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital and the Black Sea resort city of Batumi later this month.
Journalists of Germany’s leading media outlets visited Georgia before publishing articles on adventure tourist attractions, eco-tourism and Georgian culture, as well as nightlife in the capital Tbilisi, the Georgian National Tourism Administration announced on Saturday.
The Kazakh budget airline FlyArystan has started regular flights from Almaty to western Georgia’s Kutaisi Airport, the United Airports of Georgia said on Monday.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on Monday said more than 50 airline companies operating on the Georgian airline market with around 60 direct flights contributed to the increase of international visitors to Georgia up to 2.8 million.
Georgian recipients received ₾930.6 million ($355.5 mln) in remittances from abroad in June, marking a 16.8% decrease year-on-year, the latest data from the National Bank of Georgia shows.
Bloomberg will promote visitor destinations, cuisine and wine of Georgia through the end of 2023 in a new promotional campaign by the National Tourism Administration.
Maia Omiadze, the head of the Georgian National Tourism Administration, on Tuesday said revenues from international tourism had amounted to a “record-high” $1.8 billion between January and June of this year, claiming numbers for the third quarter would be “even more impressive”.