TOURISM
04.06.19 16:00
Georgia hosted 424,514 tourists (+18%) and 723,160 international travellers (+14.2) in May 2019, announces the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA).
The countries with the most significant increase were:
Kirgizstan (+135.4%)
Uzbekistan (+90.5%)
Kazakhstan (+84.6%)
China (+56.4%)
Belarus (+45.8%)
A positive trend was maintained by visitors from the European Union:
The United Kingdom (+48.2%)
Sweden (+31.2%)
Poland (+27.2%)
Germany (+26.4%)
France (+26%)
In January-May 2019 Georgia hosted 2,988,478 international travellers (+5.4%) and 1,655,163 tourists (+7.9%).
How did Georgia benefit from more visitors?
In January-April 2019, international tourism revenue reached $856 million, which is $66 million more compared to the same period of 2018.
Meanwhile, in 2018 international tourism revenue reached $3.2 billion, which was $518 million more compared to 2017.
source: agenda.ge
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