Georgia has received 266,544 visitors in August 2021, which is a record number since the beginning of the pandemic. According to the National Tourism Administration, the tourist flow has increased by 510% compared to 2020, but the figure still remains 75% less compared to 2019. Accordingly, tourist number is recovered merely by 24.5% in August compared to 2019.
According to the National Tourism Administration, more than half of the visitors - 156,101 - arrived in the country by air in August.
Top-15 Countries With The Most Number Of Tourists In Georgia:
1. Russia - 39 909 visitors, an increase of 809% over the previous year
2. Turkey - 34 847 visitors, an increase of 114% over the previous year
3. Ukraine - 29 372 visitors, an increase over the previous year 2849%
4. Georgia (non-resident) - 23 117 visitors, an increase of 390% over the previous year
5. Armenia - 22,733 visitors, an increase of 161% over the previous year
6. Saudi Arabia - 16 436 visitors, an increase of 16435% over the previous year
7. Belarus - 13 494 visitors, an increase of 5678% over the previous year
8. Kazakhstan - 12 221 visitors, an increase over the previous year 2489%
9. Azerbaijan - 11 181 visitors, an increase of 198% over the previous year
10. Poland - 6 954 visitors, an increase over the previous year 12100%
11. Germany - 4,567 visitors, an increase of 962% over the previous year
12. Uzbekistan - 4 455 visitors, an increase of 437% over the previous year
13. USA - 3,777 visitors, an increase over the previous year of 4805%
14. India - 3,085 visitors, an increase over the previous year of 102733%
15. Kuwait - 2 766 visitors, an increase over the previous year 27650%
In July 2021, Georgia received $ 205.3 million in revenue from international tourism, a record amount since the pandemic began. According to the National Bank of Georgia, the economy received $ 505.1 million in tourism revenue in the first seven months of this year.
