Georgia may host record number of tourists this year

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said tourism is one of the “most important areas” for the country's development.

According to Kobakhidze, Georgia received revenues of $808 million from tourism in the first quarter of the year, marking a 40% increase over pre-pandemic figures.

He also cited the number of 1.3 million international travelers, including 929,000 tourists, being hosted in the first quarter of the year, calling it a “historic record” and adding the “positive trends should be maintained and strengthened”.

“More than 1,400,000 passengers have used the airports, which is also a historic maximum. This year, we expect $ 4.5 billion in revenues from tourism. This will be the maximum rate. We expect 7.9 million international travellers and 5.2 million tourists this year. This will also be a historic maximum”, Kobakhidze said.