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MONTHLY TOURISM UPDATE (DECEMBER 2019)

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- Number of international traveler trips has increased by 7.8% (compared to 2018) and has reached all time high – 9.3 million;

- Number of tourists visiting Georgia has increased by 6.8% (compared to 2018) and has also reached all time high – 5.1 million;

- In 2019, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia and Turkey accounted for 33.6% of all international visitor trips in Georgia;

- Since 2011, annual number of arrivals in Georgia has increased by 200.4%;

- On average, 2.8 times as many foreigners visit Georgia in August compared to February;

- State-owned Mountain Resort Development Company has experienced loss of 16.5 million lari in 2018;

- In December 2019, compared to November 2019, hotel price index increased by 9.1%;

- In December 2019, compared to the same period of 2018, hotel price index increased by 1.2%.

SEASONALITY IN GEORGIAN TOURISM

2019 was a successful year for Georgian tourism sector.