In the III quarter of 2024 the monthly average number of Georgian resident visitors aged 15 years or more equaled 1 458.6 thousand, whose monthly average number of visits on the territory of Georgia corresponded to 1 759.4 thousand. The monthly average number of visitors has increased by 3.8 percent and the number of visits decreased by 0.4 percent, compared to the respective period of the previous year.
In the III quarter of 2024 the monthly average number of tourist visits of Georgian residents amounted to 859.6 thousand, which is 4.5 percent higher than the corresponding indicator of the previous year.
In the III quarter of 2024, 35.4 percent of the visitors belonged to the age group of 31-50. Herewith, women accounted for 57.5 percent of the total number of visitors.
According to the survey results, 39.3 percent of visitors are the residents of Tbilisi, 14.4 percent — Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region, 10.2 percent — Kvemo Kartli region, while the rest of the regions are represented by the relatively lower shares.
In the III quarter of 2024 the main purpose of majority of visits (47.4 percent) was visiting friends/relatives.
In the reporting period majority of the visits were made in Tbilisi (on average 360.9 thousand visits per month) and Imereti region (on average 327.0 thousand visits per month).
In the III quarter of 2024 the monthly average expenditure during the visits equaled to 411.0 million GEL. This indicator is 12.2 percent higher than the corresponding indicator of the previous year. As for the average expenditure per visit, it increased by 12.7 percent and equaled 233.6 GEL.
