Georgia Tourism in the First Half of 2026: Visits from the EU and UK Rise 23.4% to a Record 249,201
In the first half of 2026, Georgia recorded just over 3.05 million international visits, down 3.3% year on year. Tourism revenue fell 2% to $1.9 billion. Tourist visits proper, excluding same-day trips, stayed almost flat at 2.27 million (+0.1%).
Visits from the EU and the UK reached a record 249,201 (+23.4%), and revenue from them grew 21.2% to a record $335.7 million. Visits from China totalled 54,554 according to GNTA (+16.7%).
Visits from Israel fell 14.4%, and revenue from Israeli tourists dropped from $242 million to $223 million. The data cover January–June 2026 against the same period of 2025, as reported by Investor.ge.
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