In the III quarter of 2024, the number of arrivals of international non-resident travellers in the territory of Georgia equaled 2.8 million, which is 2.5% higher compared to the same period of 2023. Most of the arrivals, 41.7%, were made by travellers of age group 31-50, reads the repost of GeoStat.
The number of visits by international visitors from above-mentioned figure amounted to 2.4 million, 2.5% higher compared to the same period of 2023.
In the III quarter of 2024 the number of international visitors equaled 2.0 million, which is 2.9% higher compared to the same period of the previous year.
In the reporting period, international visitors made 1.9 million tourist-type visits, which is 8.3% higher compared to the same period of the previous year. The chart below shows the distribution of visits made by international visitors by the type of visit. 79.2% of international visitors were only tourists. The share of excursionists amounted to 16.9%, while 3.9% of visitors were both tourists and same-day visitors.
In the III quarter of 2024 the largest number of visitors (496.0 thousand visitors) were from Russia, which amounted to 24.6% of the total number of visitors. Turkey was the 2nd with 17.4% and Armenia was the 3rd with 13.1% share.
Correspondingly, the largest number of visits were made by the citizens of Russia (583.5 thousand), Turkey (436.3 thousand) and Armenia (344.6 thousand).
The majority of visitors (46.3%) belonged to the age group of 31-50. The number of women equaled to 47.1% of the total number of visitors.
In the III quarter of 2024 the purpose of the majority of inbound visits (59.2%) was holiday, leisure and recreation.
The majority of visits were made in Adjara A/R and Tbilisi, 1 179.5 thousand and 1 124.8 thousand, respectively. The chart below illustrates the distribution of visits by the visited regions.
In the III quarter of 2024 the average number of nights spent during the visits equaled 6.2, which is 7.2% higher than the same figure of the III quarter of 2023 (5.8 nights). 72.8% of visits was repeating visit. The chart below shows the distribution of visits by the level of satisfaction in the III quarter of 2024.
The expenditures during the visits made in the III quarter of 2024 equaled 5.7 billion GEL, 18.1% higher compared to the same period of the previous year. Average expenditure per visit increased by 15.2% compared to the III quarter of 2023 and amounted to 2 426.6 GEL.