Georgia hosted 244,293 international travellers in April, posting a 37.7 percent recovery from the pre-pandemic 2019 figure and an increase of 184.9 percent year-on-year, the Georgian National Tourism Administration announced on Wednesday. 

The GNTA also revealed the number included 182,381 tourist visits - marking a 52.3 percent recovery for the same period of 2019 and a 140.5 percent increase compared to the same period of last year. 

In April 2022, the highest number of visits were reported from the following countries:

• Turkey - 35,959 visits
• Russia - 33,556 visits
• Armenia - 32,228 visits
• Georgia (non-resident) - 20,936 visits
• Israel - 15,709 visits
• Ukraine - 13,018 visits 
• Azerbaijan - 11,360 visits
• Belarus - 7,507 visits
• Kazakhstan - 6,032 visits
• Iran - 5,994 visits

In the first four months of 2022, 820,796 international travellers visited the country, an increase of 272.3 percent compared to the same period of last year and a 36.2 percent recovery compared to 2019.

A total of 642,343 international tourist visits were registered in January-April in Georgia, posting a 233.9 increase year on year and a 52.2 recovery from the pre-pandemic figure, the Administration also said.

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