In the I quarter of 2026 the monthly average number of Georgian resident visitors aged 15 years or more equaled 1 287.9 thousand, whose monthly average number of visits on the territory of Georgia corresponded to 1 584.0 thousand, reads the report of National Statistics Office of Georgia.

The monthly average number of visitors increased by 2% and the number of visits increased by 5.1%, compared to the respective period of the previous year.

In the I quarter of 2026 the monthly average number of tourist visits of Georgian residents amounted to 665.0 thousand, which is 6.6% higher than the corresponding figure of the previous year.

The majority of visitors, 36.2%, were from the age group of 51-70 and women accounted for 55% of the total number of visitors.

According to the survey results, 37.2% of visitors are the residents of Tbilisi, 15.2% - Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti region, while the rest of the regions are represented by the relatively lower shares.

In the I quarter of 2026 the main purpose of the majority of visits (54.7%) was visiting friends/relatives.

In the reporting period majority of the visits were made in Tbilisi (on average 415.0 thousand visits per month) and Imereti region (on average 322.4 thousand visits per month).

In the I quarter of 2026 the monthly average expenditure during the visits equaled 273.6 million GEL, 12.9% higher compared to the corresponding figure of the previous year.

Meanwhile, the average expenditure per visit increased by 7.4% and equaled 172.7 GEL.