In the I quarter of 2026, the number of arrivals of international non-resident travellers1 in the territory of Georgia equaled 1.3 million, which is 1.1 percent lower compared to the same period of the previous year. Most of the arrivals, 45.7 percent, were made by travellers of age group 31-50.

The number of visits2 by international visitors3 from above-mentioned figure amounted to 1.2 million, 0.2 percent lower compared to the same period of 2025.

In the I quarter of 2026 the number of international visitors equaled 994.8 thousand, which is 2.5 percent higher compared to the same period of the previous year.

In the reporting period, international visitors made 997.5 thousand tourist-type visits, which is 4.0 percent higher compared to the same period of the previous year.

85.6 percent of international visitors were only tourists4 . The share of only excursionists5 amounted to 11.0 percent, while 3.3 percent of visitors were both, tourists and same-day visitors.

In the I quarter of 2026 the largest number of visitors (202.4 thousand visitors), amounting to 20.3 percent of the total number of visitors, was from Russian Federation. Turkey was on the second place with 18.5% share and Armenia was on the third place with 11.8% share.

The largest number of visits were made by the citizens of Turkey (238.4 thousand), Russian Federation (230.7 thousand) and Armenia (160.5 thousand).

The majority of visitors (47.4 percent) belonged to the age group of 31-50 and women accounted for 38.2 percent of the total number of visitors.

In the I quarter of 2026 the purpose of the majority of inbound visits (46.5 percent) was holiday, leisure and recreation.

The majority of visits were made in Tbilisi and Adjara A/R, 698.6 thousand and 306.0 thousand, respectively. The chart below illustrates the percentage distribution of visits by the visited regions.

In the I quarter of 2026 the average number of nights spent during the visits equaled 5.87, which is 6.8 percent higher than the same figure of the I quarter of 2025 (5.50 nights). 83.6 percent of visits was repeating visit.

The expenditures during the visits made in the I quarter of 2026 equaled 2.2 billion GEL. The indicator is 5.2 percent lower compared to the same period of the previous year. Average expenditure per visit decreased by 5.1 percent compared to the I quarter of 2025 and amounted to 1 897.1 GEL.