210,4 thousand visitors visited Georgia in 3Q2021, this flow of visitors is 721.8% higher than the previous year. Despite the relative recovery of tourism, its volume is 71.3% less than in the pre-pandemic period (3Q2019).
According to the updated statistics of Geostat, most visitors entered Georgia from the Russian Federation.
From which countries did the visitors enter Georgia in 3Q2021?
1. Russia - 29.2 thousand visitors;
2. Ukraine - 25 thousand visitors;
3. EU member states - 24 thousand visitors;
4. Turkey - 23.3 thousand visitors;
5. Georgia (citizens who are residents of another country) - 18.2 thousand visitors;
6. Armenia - 12.7 thousand visitors;
7. Israel - 9 thousand visitors;
8. Azerbaijan - 6.3 thousand visitors;
9. Iran - 1.3 thousand visitors;
10. Other countries - 61.5 thousand visitors.
As for the number of visits, 241.4 visits were made in 3Q2021, of which most came from Turkey (34.1 thousand visits), Russia (32.7 thousand visits) and Ukraine (25.6 thousand visits).
In 3Q2021, people aged 31-50 were amongst the most avid travelers (101.5 thousand). The majority of visitors - 120.3 thousand were men, and 90.1 thousand - women.
