In the I quarter of 2022, the number of arrivals of international non-resident travellers in Georgia equaled 576.5 thousand, 4.3 times higher compared to the same period of previous year. The number of international visitors equaled to 431.3 thousand that is 4.8 times higher compared to the same period of 2021, National Statistics Office (GeoStat) has reported on Monday
The GeoStat said 89.6 percent of international visitors were only tourists. The share of excursionists amounted to 7.2 percent, while 3.2 percent of visitors were both tourists and same-day visitors.
The largest number of visitors (66.8 thousand visitors) was from Turkey, amounting to 15.5 percent of total number of visitors, and126.9 percent higher compared to I quarter of 2021. The largest number of visits (103.8 thousand) comes on the citizens of Turkey, 104.7 percent higher compared to the same period of previous year, the GeoStat noted.
