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'We don't see a tourism boom' – Georgia's hotel and restaurant owners question 7% growth claim

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is experiencing a record-breaking year in tourism, according to the government, but some among the industry are wondering why they are not seeing the same trend. With over 2.3 million international tourist visits recorded in the first half of 2025, the country can note a 6.9% increase from the same period in 2024. … Read more

Number of Tourists declined in Jan-Feb, 2015: MIA

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Border with Azerbaijan (DFWatch)

Tbilisi, DFWatch – In the wake of tightening visa regulations by the Geoorgian government and crisis in Ukraine, the latest data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia showed decline in numbers of tourists and overall visitors in Georgia. However, according to the same data, number of the transit visitors increased. 

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Georgia had 8 percent increase in visitors in March

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10% more tourists visited Georgia in January-March 2014, compared to the year before. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia had an 8 percent increase in number of visitors in March, 2014, compared to the same period last year.

There came 392,725 visitors in the third month of 2014, according to new monthly figures published by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

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