In the I quarter of 2024 the monthly average number of Georgian resident visitors aged 15 years or more equaled 1 277.7 thousand and monthly average number of visits by those visitors on the territory of Georgia corresponded to 1 555.5 thousand units. The monthly average number of visitors has increased by 8.8 percent, as for the number of visits, it has increased by 6.8 percent in comparison to the same period of the previous year.

In the I quarter of 2024 the monthly average number of tourist visits of Georgian residents amounted to 688.2 thousand, which is 10.8 percent higher than the respective figure of the previous year. The chart №2 illustrates the distribution of monthly average number of visits made by Georgian resident visitors by the type of visit.

In the I quarter of 2024, 37.3 percent of the visitors belonged to the age group of 31-50. Herewith, women accounted for 53.4 percent of the total number of visitors.

According to the survey results, 38.4 percent of visitors are the residents of Tbilisi, 14.6 percent - Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, 8.7 percent – Adjara A/R, while the rest of the regions are represented by the lower shares in the structure. 

In the I quarter of 2024 the main purpose of majority of visits (52.4 percent) was visiting friends/relatives

In the reporting period majority of the visits were made in Tbilisi (on average 377.0 thousand visits per month) and Imereti region (on average 336.0 thousand visits per month). The chart №6 shows the monthly average number of visits by the visited regions.

The chart №7 illustrates the distribution of the number of visits carried out by Georgian residents of age 15 years or more by the level of satisfaction.

In the I quarter of 2024 the monthly average expenditure during the visits equaled 265.9 million GEL. The indicator is 8.6 percent higher compared to the same figure of the previous year. As for the average expenditure per visit it increased by 1.8 percent and equaled 170.9 GEL.