Number of visitors to Georgia from Azerbaijan announced

292,902 people visited Georgia from Azerbaijan In the first quarter of this year, Report's local bureau informs citing the Georgian National Tourism Administration.

An increase of 8,651 people or 3% was recorded in the number of people traveling to Georgia from Azerbaijan.

With this indicator in January-March, Azerbaijani citizens took the first place in the number of visitors to Georgia.

Russia with 254 077 people took the second place and Armenian citizens with 232 449 travelers ranked third.

During the reporting period, 1,617,548 foreign tourists visited neighboring country, which is a growth of 2.2% than in the same period last year. The number of tourists rose by 5.1% compared to the same period of 2010 settling at 882,130 people.