More Azerbaijanis visit Georgia
The number of tourists visiting Georgia increased by 14.1 percent in October 2013 compared to the same period of 2012, the Georgian Interior Ministry reported.
Around 4,556,110 visitors visited Georgia in January -October which is 23.7 percent more than in the same period of 2012. The figure exceeded the total index for entire 2012.
The largest number of tourists in October 2013 was registered from Azerbaijan (13.5 per cent more), Turkey (10 per cent more), Ukraine (58.6 per cent more), Russia (37 per cent more), Iran (26.7 per cent more) and Armenia (34.3 per cent more).
There is also a positive trend regarding tourists from EU countries. Alongside traditional tourists from Poland, the Czech Republic and Austria, there are also tourists from France, Italy and Germany. Kazakh citizens are the most active in Central Asia (39 percent) and the Middle East - Israeli citizens (31 per cent).
During this period, the number of Belarusian citizens visiting Georgia increased by 61 percent.
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