Tourist arrivals up 9.1% y/y in September 2018
Total international visits to Georgia increased 5.7% y/y to 0.76mn in September 2018, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. A 9.1% y/y growth in tourist arrivals (0.54mn trips, 70.2% of total) drove the growth. Out of top countries, in September 2018, international visitors continued to increase from Russia (+27.8% y/y) and Azerbaijan (+9.8% y/y), while visitors were down from Armenia (-1.3% y/y), Turkey (-9.1% y/y) and Iran (-41.6% y/y). Total international visitors stood at 5.6mn (+12.9% y/y) in 9M18.
