number of visitors to Georgia

Influx of visitors to Georgia jumped 8 % in 2016

By | January 5th, 2017|Categories: Economy|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch–Almost 6.3 million people visited Georgia from abroad in 2016. This is 7.9 percent more than last year, the head of Georgian National Tourism Administration announced on Tuesday. Out of the total number, over 2.7 million stayed in the country for 24 hours or longer […]

Georgia notes 18% rise in number of tourists in first half of 2016

By | July 4th, 2016|Categories: Economy|Tags: , , |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of foreign visitors to Georgia went up 12.9% and the number of tourists 18.1% in the last six months, the National Tourism Administration said on Monday. The latest figures confirm that Georgia continues to attract more visitors. […]

17% more visitors to Georgia in March 2016 compared to last year

By | April 5th, 2016|Categories: In brief|Tags: |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of visitors entering Georgia in March grew by 16.7 percent, compared to same period last year, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. According to the new monthly report of MIA the number of visitors in March was 450,875. […]

Georgian airports served 12% more passengers in 2015

By | January 13th, 2016|Categories: Economy|Tags: , , , |

Kutaisi airport. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian airports served 12 percent more passengers in 2015 than the previous year, according to figures published on Tuesday by the Aviation Agency of the Ministry of Economy. Airports in Georgia served a record 2,261,006 passengers in 2015, […]

7% increase in visitors to Georgia in 2015

By | January 3rd, 2016|Categories: Economy|Tags: , |

Bakuriani skiing resort. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The steady increase in visitors continued in December, with seven percent more people arriving last month, compared to the same period in 2014. In the year as a whole, there was also a seven percent increase, according to a new monthly report […]

Seven percent more visitors in Georgia so far this year

By | December 2nd, 2015|Categories: News|Tags: |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–There were 6.9 percent more visitors to Georgia during the last eleven months, compared to the same period last year, according to the Interior Ministry. There is no official data about how many of visitors are tourists, but the MIA counts the number […]

13% more visitors to Georgia in September

By | October 2nd, 2015|Categories: In brief|Tags: |

Lake Sioni outside of Tbilisi. (DF Watch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of visitors to Georgia increased 12.6 percent in September, compared to the year before, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ department for analysis. The total number of visitors in September was 568,663. Out of this, 227,130 […]

Number of visitors to Georgia in July up 9.5% from 2014

By | August 3rd, 2015|Categories: In brief|Tags: |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of visitors to Georgia in the month of July was 9.5 percent higher than in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA). According to the MIA’s monthly report, 737,696 people visited Georgia in July. […]

9% more visitors to Georgia in June

By | July 2nd, 2015|Categories: In brief|Tags: |

(adjara.gov.ge) TBILISI, DFWatch–There were 9.3 percent more visitors to Georgia in June, 2015, compared to same month last year, according to the latest monthly report from the Interior Ministry. The new figures show that 496,758 people visited the country in June […]

15% more visitors to Georgia in May ’15 than last year

By | June 5th, 2015|Categories: In brief|Tags: |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of visitors to Georgia in May, 2015, was 14.7 percent more than in the same month last year. According to the Interior Ministry, the number of people crossing the border in May was 454,545. In the first five months of 2015, the total number of people […]

Three percent drop in visitors to Georgia in January

By | February 3rd, 2015|Categories: Economy|Tags: |

(Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Three percent less people visited Georgia in January 2015, compared to the same period last year, according to new figures from the Ministry of internal Affairs. The figures were presented on Tuesday by the ministry’s Department of Analysis, […]

Georgia had 2% growth in tourism in 2014

By | January 6th, 2015|Categories: Economy|Tags: |

Tourists at Jvari Church in Mtskheta. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia had a two percent growth in tourism in 2014. More than 5.4 million people visited the country last year, which is a 1.9 percent increase compared to 2013. The Interior Ministry published its monthly statistics of visitors to Georgia, […]

Less visitors to Georgia in August than last year

By | September 4th, 2014|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

Georgia had less visitors this August. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–772,216 people visited Georgia in August, which is 0.5 percent less than in August 2013. The new statistics published by the Interior Ministry shows that 3,685,834 people visited Georgia in the first eight months of 2014. This is a 3 percent drop […]

Drop in summer visitors to Georgia

By | July 7th, 2014|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

Until now, more people have come to Georgia every summer since the war in 2008. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The number of visitors to Georgia in June dropped eight percent compared to the same period last year, according to new figures published on Monday by the Interior Ministry. Around 450,000 people visited Georgia in June. The summer drop breaks […]

Number of visitors to Georgia continues to grow

By | May 5th, 2014|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

Also the number of tourists to Georgia is increasing. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–New figures published by the Georgian Interior Ministry show that 390,685 people visited the country in April. This is 7.4 percent more than in the same period last year. In the first four months of the current year, 1,396,952 people visited […]

14% more visitors to Georgia in Jan ’14 than Jan ’13

By | February 5th, 2014|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

Bazaleti Lake, one of the tourist destinations near Tbilisi. (Photo: Mari Nikuradze.) TBILISI, DFWatch–There were 14.1 percent more visitors to Georgia in January 2014 than in the same month last year, according to the Interior Ministry. The ministry publishes monthly reports with statistics over the number of visitors, in categories defined by the purpose of the […]

21% more visitors to Georgia in 2013

By | January 6th, 2014|Categories: News|Tags: |

Tbilisi airport. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–There were 5 365 356 visitors to Georgia in 2013. This is a 21.2 percent increase from 2012. According to the Interior Ministry’s department of information and analysis, there came 391 724 visitors to the county in December 2013, which is five […]

23 % more visitors to Georgia in Jan-Nov

By | December 5th, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

(Ministry of Internal Affairs.) TBILISI, DFWatch–4 973 632 people visited Georgia in January-November, 2013 according to the Interior Ministry. This is 22.6 percent more than the same period last year, and 12.3 period more than the total number of visitors in 2012. The highest number of visitors […]

14 % more visitors to Georgia in October

By | November 5th, 2013|Categories: Economy, News|Tags: |

TBILISI, DFWatch–There were 14.1 percent more visitors to Georgia in October, compared to last year, according to the Interior Ministry’s monthly report. The number of visitors in October was 480 510. In the entire first ten months of this year, there were 4 556 […]

21 percent more visitors to Georgia in April

By | May 12th, 2013|Categories: In brief, News|Tags: |

Tbilisi international airport. (Interpressnews.) TBILISI, DFWatch–21 percent more foreigners visited Georgia in April 2013 than in the same month the year before. In the first five months of the year as a whole, 32 percent more foreigners visited the country, compared to the preceding year. These figures […]