In the II quarter of 2022 the number of Georgian resident travellers’ trips abroad equaled 515.2 thousand, which is 4.6 times higher compared to the data from the same period of previous year. Most of the trips, 47.3 percent, were made by travellers of 31-50 age groups, - according to the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
The majority of outbound visits were made in Türkiye and Russian Federation, 234.7 thousand and 45.2 thousand accordingly. In II quarter of 2022 the purpose of the majority of outbound visits (42.5 percent) was shopping.
DISTRIBUTION OF OUTBOUND VISITS BY THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IN Q2
Shopping - 42.5%
Business or Professional - 21.3%
Visiting friends/relatives - 19.2%
Holiday, Leisure, Recreation -12.6%
Health and Medical Care - 1.6%
Other - 2.7%
