Number of International Travelers up 43% in January-September, 2023
5.57 million international travelers visited Georgia in January-September, according to information released by the National Tourism Administration on October 23. According to the given statistical data, this number of visitors is a 76.9% recovery of the pre-pandemic data. At the same time, compared to the same period last year, the growth reached 43%.
Specifically, the number of international travelers in the third quarter was 2.7 million. This represents a 80.2% recovery from pre-pandemic data and a 19.4% increase over 2022.
As for international tourist visits, in nine months 3.66 million visits were made to the country, which is a recovery of 91.6% of the 2019 data and an increase of 35.2% compared to 2022.
In particular, 1.7 million international tourist visits took place in Georgia in July-September, which represents an 92.6% recovery of 2019 data and a 15.4% increase compared to the previous year.
According to the administration, “the number of international travelers and international tourist visits is calculated according to the methodology developed in accordance with the recommendation of the World Tourism Organization and includes visits already made and completed”.
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