Among the countries of origin of foreigners who visited Georgia in the third quarter of 2026, Armenia took the third place. Armenian citizens accounted for 11% of visitors, "Georgia Online" reports. The leader is Russia with a share of 26.7%, and Turkey is in second place with 14.5%. These data are presented by the National Statistical Service of Georgia ("Sakstat"). In general, 3.1 million international non-resident travelers entered Georgia in July-September, which is 3.6% more than in the same period of 2025. The number of visits by international visitors reached 2.6 million, increasing by 3.3%, and the number of actual visitors was 2.2 million, which is 3.1% more on an annual basis. Armenian citizens visited Georgia 316.2 thousand times. Russians took the lead with 695.8 thousand visits, and Turkish citizens took second place with 398.1 thousand. The main purpose of the trips was rest and entertainment, which accounted for 58.8% of the visits. 82.1% of international visitors were exclusively tourists, 14.3% were only excursionists, and 3.6% combined both types of trips. The largest share of visitors fell to Tbilisi, 1.35 million, and the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, 1.29 million. The average length of stay was 6.4 nights compared to 6.3 nights last year. Moreover, 76.7% of the visits were double. Despite the increase in the number of trips, spending by foreign visitors has decreased. In the third quarter, they amounted to 5.7 billion lari, 8.2% less than last year. Average costs per visit decreased by 11.1%, reaching 2,194.4 GEL.
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Armenia entered the top three countries in the number of tourists visiting Georgia

Source: KARTSIQ