Around $17M of Georgia’s tourism income came from Azerbaijani tourists

In the first quarter of this year, Georgia’s income from international tourism amounted to $393.7 million, according to the National Bank of the country, the Georgian bureau of Report informs.

According to the document, the largest income was recorded in March, amounting to $174.5 million.

Compared to the same indicator before the pandemic (2019), revenues increased by 68%, with tourists from Azerbaijan responsible for 4.22% ($16.6 million).

The top three countries that brought Georgia the most tourism revenue in January-March were Russia ($67.7 million), the European Union ($44.4 million) and Turkiye ($40.8 million).