In April 2015 the number of foreign visitors in Georgia has increased by 0.4% and amounted to 394 634.
According to the Georgian Interior Ministry, in January-April 2015 the country was visited by 1.381 million people, which is 1% less than in the same period of 2014.
Among the visitors were 491 378 tourists (35% of the total number, and 6% less than in the same period of 2014), 591 083- for transit purposes - (42, 8%, 3% more).
Turkey leads by the number of visitors (a decrease of 1, 7%), followed by Azerbaijan (+8), Armenia (- 1, 3%), Russia (- 0, 7%), Ukraine (-17%). A positive growth trend of visitors from Europe maintains, in particular, Lithuania, Germany and the UK (67%, 42%, 14%), the Central Asian countries such as Uzbekistan (101%), Kazakhstan (29%).
The number of visitors from Belarus and Moldova increased by 37% and 28% respectively.
The number of visitors from the United Arab Emirates increased 54%.
Source: commersant.ge |