In November 2019, total international visitor (tourists and same-day combined) growth accelerated to 11.9% y/y after growing 8.8% y/y in October. Out of total 0.54mn visitors, Georgia hosted 0.33mn tourists (up 10.3% y/y) and 0.2mn same-day visitors (up 14.8% y/y) in November. Strengthened tourist arrivals (+10.3% y/y) in November was supported by significantly increased visitors from Israel, Kazakhstan and EU countries (+38.5% y/y) .
Meanwhile, arrivals from neighbors (Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey) also continued solid growth, reflected in elevated same-day arrivals (+14.8% y/y). Importantly, significantly reduced arrivals from largest source markets – Russia and Iran, were fully offset by strong arrival growth from other countries.
Please see the full note here, which brings together tourist arrival data for reporting month, most recent statistical information available in the sector and 2019 forecast.
