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Nino Abesadze, Lala Amanova, Otar Abesadze: Trends in The Growth of Tourıst Flows From
Azerbaıjan to Georgia

Figure 5: Purpose of the visit according to the residency

80,0%
70,0%
60,0% Azerbaijan
50,0%
40,0% Turkey
30,0% Russia
20,0%
10,0% Armenia
0,0%
Central and Eastern Europe
Another Europe
Another

Source: National Statistics Office

30.8% of tourists from Azerbaijan came to Georgia to see their relatives, friends and
loved ones. 68.2% of tourists from Azerbaijan tasted Georgian cuisine and Georgian
wine. 58.8% are arriving in the country for shopping, 28.9% to see cultural and
historical sights, etc. Analyzing the dynamics of this data, it was found that this
trend has not changed.

Table 1: Activities carried out according to residency

Central
and
Eastern Another
Azerbaijan Turkey Russia Armenia Europe Europe Another
Taste local cuisine and
wine 68.2% 58.1% 88.1% 70.2% 86.1% 85.2% 77.3%
Shopping 58.8% 42.3% 66.8% 83.2% 55.9% 50.5% 55.8%
Visiting landmarks, cultural
and historical heritage sites,
museums 28.9% 54.3% 49.8% 4.4% 72.1% 78.8% 81.3%
Visit the amusement park 14.2% 11.3% 15.4% 7.2% 19.7% 20.2% 28.1%
Swimming on the sea, on
the lake, on the river, on
the beach 12.9% 35.3% 19.2% 9.3% 35.8% 24.2% 17.6%
Visiting nature landscapes,
reserves 11.4% 17.5% 15.1% 2.3% 24.4% 30.6% 33.9%
Night club life 4.4% 7.4% 1.7% 3.6% 5.5% 5.6% 7.4%
Gambling 2.4% 23.0% 0.8% 0.1% 1.2% 5.8% 3.5%
Participate in agricultural
activities 1.7% 0.1% 0.5% 0.0% 2.5% 1.7% 1.4%

Source: National Statistics Office
Let's see how many nights Azerbaijani tourists spend in the country? To do this, we
analyzed the distribution of tourists by the number of nights spent in Georgia.Number of
nights spent by Georgian visitors in Azerbaijan.

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