Number of international arrivals to Georgia stood at 2.8 million in Q3 2024

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 percent higher compared to the same period of the previous year. Most of the arrivals, 41.7 percent, were made by travellers of age group 31-50.

The number of visits by international visitors from above-mentioned figure amounted to 2.4 million, 2.5 percent 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 percent 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 percent 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 percent of international visitors were only tourists. The share of excursionists amounted to 16.9 percent, while 3.9 percent 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 Russian Federation, which amounted to 24.6 percent of the total number of visitors. Turkey was the second with 17.4% and Armenia was the third with 13.1% share. Correspondingly, the largest number of visits were made by the citizens of Russian Federation (583.5 thousand), Turkey (436.3 thousand) and Armenia (344.6 thousand).

The majority of visitors (46.3 percent) belonged to the age group of 31-50. The number of women equaled to 47.1 percent of the total number of visitors.

In the III quarter of 2024 the purpose of the majority of inbound visits (59.2 percent) 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.

In the III quarter of 2024 the average number of nights spent during the visits equaled 6.2, which is 7.2 percent higher than the same figure of the III quarter of 2023 (5.8 nights). 72.8 percent of visits was repeating visit.

The expenditures during the visits made in the III quarter of 2024 equaled 5.7 billion GEL, 18.1 percent higher compared to the same period of the previous year. Average expenditure per visit increased by 15.2 percent compared to the III quarter of 2023 and amounted to 2 426.6 GEL.