Georgian resident travellers made 2.8 million trips outside the country in 2024, with the majority of visits – 871,100 – made to Turkey, the National Statistics Office said on Monday.
The next most in-demand destinations were Russia (with 18.3 percent), Armenia (12.1 percent), Azerbaijan (2.2 percent), EU member countries (16.3 percent) and other states (13.8 percent).
The Office said the number of trips made by Georgian residents had decreased by 1.4 percent year-on-year, while most of the trips (45.7 percent) were made by travellers of the 31-50 age group.
The travellers spent ₾2.3 billion ($800,000) while on trips abroad last year – an 11.3 percent increase y/y. The average expenditure of the visit increased by 11.2 percent and amounted to ₾1,007.9 ($352.45).
Georgian residents spent the highest amount of money on shopping ($302.03mln).The Office said the purpose of the majority of outbound visits – 33.4 percent – was visiting friends or relatives.
Last year, the average number of nights spent during outbound visits was seven, which was 6.9 percent higher than the figure indicated in 2023 (6.5 nights).
The Office also said 98 percent of outbound travels had been repeat visits.
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