1. Tourism Sector In Figures
2016
August

2. International Arrivals
by Years
+7.0 %
+2.3 %
+21.8 %
+56.9 %
+38.9 %

3. International Arrivals
August
-0.6%

4. Dynamics of International
Arrivals by Types
+7.0%
+2.4%
+2.1%
25.7%

5. International Arrivals
by Types

6. Dynamics of International
Arrivals by Types
+8.2%
+17.4%
+7.5%
-6.2%

7. International Arrivals
by Types

8. Dynamics of International
Arrivals by Types
-0.6%
+17.3%
-24.8%
-4.9%

9. International Arrivals
by Types

10. International Arrivals
by Months

11. International Arrivals
Top 10 Countries
Country
2016
August
Change %
Armenia
223,634
+1.6%
Azerbaijan
185,841
-2.7%
Russia
179,222
+11.9%
Turkey
98,715
-41.7%
Iran
29,832
+599.3%
Ukraine
23,754
+17.6%
Israel
13,995
+33.5%
Kazakhstan
9,138
+33%
Saudi Arabia
7,839
+223%
Belarus
7,662
+23.6%
Country
2016
8 Months
Change %
Azerbaijan
1,039,450
11.5%
Armenia
943,209
-0.2%
Turkey
868,703
-6.3%
Russia
712,856
10.7%
Ukraine
115,985
22.9%
Iran
91,256
496.6%
Israel
60,434
59.0%
Kazakhstan
36,259
34.2%
Poland
30,979
2.6%
Belarus
26,443
28.1%

12. International Arrivals
Top 20 Countries

13. Dynamics of International Arrivals
by Countries 2016

14. Top 5 International Arrivals from
EU Countries 2016

15. International Arrivals by Borders
Border Name
2015: Months
2016: Months
Change %
Sarpi
949,422
882,200
-7.1%
Tsiteli Khidi
678,739
803,903
18.4%
Sadakhlo
720,113
750,674
4.2%
Kazbegi
580,695
614,238
5.8%
Airport Tbilisi
419,766
549,013
30.8%
Tsodna
149,410
133,569
-10.6%
Ninotsminda
138,583
127,425
-8.1%
Airport Batumi
52,911
93,091
75.9%
Vale
64,654
73,881
14.3%
Airport Kutaisi
43,449
57,190
31.6%
Vakhtangisi
37,736
46,123
22.2%
Kartsakhi
25,240
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Railway Sadakhlo
21,820
25,007
14.6%
Railway Gardabani
24,709
19,389
-21.5%
Guguti
18,601
17,352
-6.7%
Port Batumi
12,090
15,947
31.9%
Port Poti
10,475
11,374
8.6%
Port Kulevi
2,037
1,609
-21.0%
Samtatskaro
230
259
12.6%
Akhkerpi
214
245
14.5%
International
Arrivals
by Borders

16. Number of Accommodation Units
Region
Number of Accommodation Units
Bed Capacity
Tbilisi
369
14,509
Ajara
255
11,278
Samtskhe-Javakheti
187
8,137
Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti
333
4,938
Kakheti
158
3,091
Imereti
149
4,635
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
137
4,246
Guria 67
3,101
Racha-Lechkumi 56
1,272
Lower Kartli 19
564
Inner Kartli 11
200
Bed Capacity
by Types

17. Pipeline of Confirmed Projects
Brand Hotels Under Construction
Location
Opening Year
Number of Rooms
Bed Capacity
Intercontinental
Tbilisi
2017
200
400
Crowne Plaza
Batumi
173
346
Hilton Garden Inn
2018
165
330
Radisson Park Inn
Rixos Tbilisi
143
300
Hyatt Regency
170
340
Moxy by Marriott
130
260
Radisson BLU Tsinandali
Tsinandali
111
Babylon Tower
168
336
BEST WESTERN
Kutaisi
2016 45 90
Pullman Hotels & Resort
234
Radisson Blu Gudauri
Gudauri
105
240
Courtyard Marriot
150
Radisson BLU Telegraph
350
Ramada Encore
152
250
125
190
Golden Tulip 80
160
Marriott Autograph Collection-Panorama Freedom Square
220
440
Marriott Autograph Collection-Panorama Sololaki
187
Best WESTERN VIB 54
Swissotel
180
320
Le Meridien
110
230
Marriott Autograph Collection-Hotel & Spa Resort
Shekvetili
Best Western Plus
Bakuriani 30
120 60
Princess Hotel
146
Other Hotels
100 +
7,763 + Beds
Expected by 2019 total namber
Accommodation Units
15, Beds

18. Direct Flights Statistics by Georgian Airports
Airline
Direction
Flights
(per week)
Georgian Airways
Tbilisi - Amsterdam 2
Tbilisi - Vienna
Tbilisi - Tel Aviv 7
Tbilisi - Moscow 14
Tbilisi-Saint Petersburg
Tbilisi - Yerevan 5
Batumi – Tel Aviv 3
China Southern Airlines
Tbilisi – Urumqi - Pekini
Skat
Tbilisi - Aktau
Batumi - Aktau
Air Astana
Tbilisi – Almaty 6
Tbilisi - Astana
Azerbaijan Airlines
Tbilisi - Baku
Qatar Airways
Tbilisi - Doha
Fly Dubai
Tbilisi - Dubai
Ural Airlines
Batumi - Moscow
Kutaisi – Moscow 1
Tbilisi - Yekaterinburg
Batumi - Yekaterinburg
Tbilisi – Saint Petersburg
Batumi – Saint Petersburg
Batumi - Samara
LOT
Tbilisi - Warsaw
Ukraine Intern. Airlines
Tbilisi - Kiev
Kutaisi - Kiev
Kutaisi - Kharkiv
Dnipravia
Tbilisi - Dnipropetrovsk
Batumi - Dnipropetrovsk
El Al Israel
Arkia Airlines
Israir Airlines
Belavia
Tbilisi - Minsk 7
Batumi - Minsk 3
Lufthansa
Tbilisi - Munich
Aeroflot
Tbilisi - Moscow 14
S7 airlines
Batumi - Moscow 5
Aegean Airlines
Tbilisi - Athens 4
Air Baltik
Tbilisi - Riga
Turkish Airlines
Tbilisi - Istanbul 28
Batumi - Istanbul 10
Atlasjet Airlines
Pegasus Airlines
Ata Airlines
Tbilisi-Tehran
Batumi-Tehran 1
Qeshm Air
Air Cairo
Tbilisi - Hurghada 2
Air Arabia
Tbiilisi - Sharjah
Batumi - Sharjah
Yanair
Batumi - Kiev
Tbilisi - Kiev
Tbilisi – Odesa
Elinair
Tbilisi - Thessaloniki
Wizz Air Hungary
Kutaisi - Budapest
Kutaisi - Warsaw
Kutaisi - Katowice
Kutaisi - Vilnius
Kutaisi - Bergamo
Kutaisi - Berlin
Kutaisi - Dortmund
Kutaisi - Munich
Kutaisi - Larnaca
Kutaisi - Thessaloniki
Kutaisi - Sofia
"()" _ Planned number of direct flights.

19. Share of Tourism
in GDP

20. International Tourism
Receipts
1000 USD

21. Foreign Card Operations
by Years
1000 GEL
+34.2%
+61.9%
+33.5%
+38.6%
+1.1%
+27.8%

22. Foreign Card Operations
by Years
1000 GEL

23. Foreign Card Operations
by Years
1000 GEL

24. Foreign Card Operations
by Years
1000 GEL

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