In the III quarter of 2024 the number of Georgian resident travellers’ trips abroad equaled 758.9 thousand, which is 7.4 percent lower compared to the same period of the previous year, the National Statistic Service (GeoStat) reported.

Most of the trips, 44.4 percent, were made by travellers of age group 31-50. The number of outbound visits by Georgian visitors3 from above-mentioned figure amounted to 603.0 thousand, 6.8 percent lower compared to the same period of 2023.

Outbound visitors made 402.1 thousand tourist-type visits, which is 1.1 percent higher compared to the same period of the previous year.

The majority of outbound visits, 47.4 percent, were made by the visitors of age group 31-50. The number of visits made by women equaled 47.0 percent of the total number of visits.

In the III quarter of 2024 the purpose of the majority of outbound visits (32.0 percent) was visiting friends/relatives.

The majority of outbound visits were made in Turkey and Russian Federation, 237.4 thousand and 119.0 thousand respectively. The chart below illustrates the distribution of outbound visits by the visited countries.

In the III quarter of 2024 the average number of nights spent during the visits equaled 7.9 nights, which is 9.3 percent higher than the same figure of the III quarter of 2023 (7.2 nights). 98.2 percent of outbound visits was repeating visit. The chart below shows the distribution of outbound visits by the level of satisfaction in the III quarter of 2024.

The expenditures during the visits made in the III quarter of 2024 equaled 675.9 million GEL. This indicator is 14.1 percent higher compared to the same period of the previous year. Average expenditure per visit increased by 22.5 percent compared to the III quarter of 2023 and amounted to 1 120.8 GEL.