In January – April, 2017 the number of international arrivals in Georgia amounted to 1,776,719, showing an increase of 11.1 % compared to the same period of previous year. Out of the total number of visits, 736,265 lasted longer than 24 hours (+ 26.9%). The majority of foreign travelers were Azerbaijanian (+4.9%), Armenian (+14.6%), Turkish (-15.5%), Russian (+24.1%) and Iranian (+227.3%).
A positive trend in arrivals was also observed among citizens of the European Union countries. A notable increase was registered of German +43%, Polish +30%, French +30%, British +26% and Lithuanian +25% travelers. Exceptional growth in arrivals was recorded of citizens of the following countries: Iran +227%, Uzbekistan +190%, India +140%, Saudi Arabia +116%, Israel +67% and Russia +24%.
