2,988,478 international travelers visited Georgia in the first 5 months of 2019. This is 5.4% increase compared to the same period of 2018.
The number of tourist visits reached 1,655,163, which is 121,378 more than the January-May indicator (growth + 7.9%).
According to the Georgian Tourism National Administration, Tbilisi is leading with 52% (670 000 tourists) among the places visited by travelers during Q1, 2019. Batumi comes next with 19% (249 288 tourists) in the same period.
Places visited by international travelers in Q1, 2019:
Tbilisi
670 062 tourists – 52.1% of the total number
Batumi (Kvariati, Botanical Garden, Gonio Fortress and others)
249 288 tourists – 19.4%
Marneuli
191 735 tourists – 14%
Gudauri
Quantity – 135 693 tourists (10.6% of the total share)
Kazbegi (Gergeti Trinity Church and others)
43 222 tourists – 3.4%
Mtskheta (Svetitskhoveli Cathedral, Jvari Monastery, Armazi Castle and etc.)
40 967 tourists – 3.2%
Kutaisi (Gelati Monastery, Bagrati fortress, Tskaltubo caves and others)
22 588 tourists -1.8%
Bakuriani (Kokhtagora, Didveli and others)
20 079 – 1.6%
Lagodekhi (National Reserve and other)
18 173 tourists – 1.4%
Borjomi (Likani, Mineral waters, Green Monastery, Borjomi Park and more)
14 698 tourists – 1.1%
The rest of the shares come from other places. For example, Stalin museum in Gori, Gori Fortress, Uplistsikhe, etc. were visited by 14 363 tourists, Martkopi Monastery in Gardabani by – 13 612.
According to the preliminary data, income from International Tourism is more than USD 856 million in January-April period. This is 8.4% growth compared to the same period of 2018.
