Tbilisi (GBC) - In 4Q2024 the monthly average number of Georgian resident visitors aged 15 years or more equaled 1.31 million, whose monthly average number of visits on the territory of Georgia corresponded to 1.5 million. The monthly average number of visitors has increased by 5.6 percent and the number of visits decreased by 2.1 percent, compared to the respective period of the previous year, - according to the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
In 2024 the monthly average number of tourist visits of Georgian residents amounted to 735.8 thousand, which is 6.1 percent higher compared to the previous year. The chart №2 illustrates the distribution of monthly average number of visits made by Georgian resident visitors by the type of visit.
The majority of visitors, 36.5 percent, were from the age group of 31-50 and the number of women equaled 55.6 percent of the total number of visitors.
In 2024 the monthly average number of tourist visits of Georgian residents amounted to 735.8 thousand, which is 6.1 percent higher compared to the previous year.
According to the survey results, 38.8 percent of visitors are the residents of Tbilisi, 14.9 percent — Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, 9.2 percent — Kvemo Kartli region, while the rest of the regions are represented by the relatively lower shares.
In 2024 the main purpose of the majority of visits (51.4 percent) was visiting friends/relatives.
In the reporting period majority of the visits were made in Tbilisi (on average 373.5 thousand visits per month) and Imereti region (on average 340.3 thousand visits per month).
In 2024 the monthly average expenditure during the visits equaled 300.0 million GEL, 7.9 percent higher compared to the previous year. As for the average expenditure per visit, it increased by 5.4 percent and equaled 183.1 GEL.
