Georgia is a popular choice for the rest of its neighbours
BM.GE
03.05.18 19:07
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According to Galt & Taggart Georgia is a popular choice for the rest of its neighbours, G&T says that Geographic proximity, visa-free travel and gambling are major attractions for Armenian, Azeri and Turkish visitors to Georgia in our view. As a cheap destination, the economic hurdles and currency depreciation in its neighbouring countries over 2015-17 largely benefited Georgia’s tourism industry as arrivals continued to increase. Meanwhile, arrivals from Turkey rebounded strongly in 2H17 after a temporary decline in 2016 due to travel restrictions (related to the failed coup) introduced by the Turkish government as well as renovation works at the Georgia-Turkey customs check-point.
