Nearly 500,000 Azerbaijani citizens visit Georgia

Some 483,317 Azerbaijani citizens visited Georgia for 7 months, National Administration of Tourism of Georgia told Trend.

The number of visitors from Azerbaijan increased by 29 percent compared to the 7 months in 2011.

Azerbaijan ranks second in terms of the number of foreign visitors to Georgia, after Turkey. Some 810,698 people Turkish citizens visited Georgia during the period, which is 107 percent more compared to the same period last year (391,937 people). Armenia ranks third - 408,109 (up 22 percent, 335,290).

The number of foreigners who visited Georgia for January-July 2012 increased by 54 percent compared to the same period in 2011 (1.438 million) and amounted to 2.211 million.

Some 920,704 citizens from European countries visited Georgia during the reporting period compared to 480,758 in the same period last year.

Some 1.187 million people from the CIS countries arrived in Georgia, which is 32 percent more compared to the same period last year (896,338). Some 19,315 U.S. citizens visited Georgia, which is 19 percent more compared to the same period last year (16,189).

Some 237,950 people from Russia visited Georgia for the 7 months, which is 81 percent more compared to same period last year (131,730).


/Trend/