In the third quarter of 2022, more than 443 thousand visitors from Russia came to Georgia

In the third quarter of 2022, 2.3 million of international non-resident travelers were recorded on the territory of Georgia, which is 2.8 times higher than the corresponding period of the previous year. The largest part of the entry, 42.9 percent, was made by travelers from 31-50 - reads the information released by Geostat.

According to their data, the number of visits made by international visitors was 1.9 million, which is 2.6 times higher than the same period of 2021.

In the III quarter of 2022, the number of arrivals of international non-resident travellers1 in the territory of Georgia equaled 2.3 million, which is 2.8 times higher compared to the data from the same period of previous year. Most of the incomes, 42.9 percent, were made by travelers of 31-50 age groups.

In the III quarter of 2022, the number of arrivals of international non-resident travellers1 in the territory of Georgia equaled 2.3 million, which is 2.8 times higher compared to the data from the same period of previous year. Most of the incomes, 42.9 percent, were made by travelers of 31-50 age groups.

In the III quarter of 2022 the number of international visitors equaled to 1.6 million that is 2.5 times higher compared to the data from the same period of previous year. In the reporting period, international visitors have made 1.5 million tourist-type visits, which is 2.2 times higher compared to the data from the same period of previous year. The chart below shows the distribution of visits made by international visitors by the type of visit.

78.7 percent of international visitors were only tourists4 . The share of excursionists5 amounted to 17.3 percent, while 4.0 percent of visitors were both tourists and same-day visitors.

In III quarter of 2022 the largest number of visitors (443.6 thousand visitors) was from Russian Federation, which amounts to 27.7 percent of total number of visitors. On second place is Armenia with 15.3% share and on third place – Turkey with 13.7% share. Correspondingly, the largest number of visits were made by the citizens of Russian Federation (533.2 thousand), Armenia (326.0 thousand) and Turkey (281.3 thousand).

The majority of visitors (47.3 percent) belonged to the age group of 31-50 years. The number of women equaled to 44.9 percent of the total number of visitors.

The majority of visits comes on Tbilisi and Adjara A/R, 1 021.9 thousands and 1 005.7 thousands accordingly. The chart below illustrates the distribution of visits by the visited regions.

In III quarter of 2022, the purpose of the majority of visits (60.3 percent) was holiday, leisure and recreation.