The number of tourists visited Georgia in July increased by 1%

Georgia hosted 1,099,474 tourists in July 2019, showing an increase of 5.8% year-on-year (y/y).

According to the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA), the number of tourist arrivals totaled 570,482, which is 1% growth, compared to July 2018.

The countries with the most significant increase were:

• Azerbaijan (+ 13.1%)

• Russia (-6.4%)

• Turkey (+ 9.6%)

• Armenia (+ 3.2%)

A positive trend was maintained by visitors from the European Union:

• Germany - (+ 33.7%)

• France - (+ 29.6%)

• Lithuania - (+ 20%)

• Latvia - (+ 17.4%)

• Poland - (+ 15.7%)

Particular growth was recorded from following countries:

• Kuwait - (+ 58.1%)

• China - (+ 55.6%)

• Uzbekistan - (+ 50.9%)

• Saudi Arabia - (+ 42.1%)

• Korea - (+ 38.9%)

• Kazakhstan - (+ 28.5%)