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to Borjomi were citizens of Central Asia (Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan), and 23.6% were
citizens of Azerbaijan; 64% of visitors to Bolnisi and Marneuli turned out to be
residents of Azerbaijan; 38% of Azerbaijani visitors were in Gudauri; 12% of the
respondents were in Kobuleti, 42.8% in Armenia and 30.4% in Russia; Of the surveyed
visitors, 35.2% were from Ukraine, 27.3% from Russia, 20% from Azerbaijan and
others. (Abesadze N., Mindorashvili M., Paresashvili N., 2018. 45-47).

It should be noted that in parallel with the growth of Georgia's attractiveness, there are
problems with improving infrastructure. Undoubtedly, the number of hotels in Georgia
has increased, but as studies show, visitors point out that there is still a problem with the
inappropriate level and quantity of accommodation, which they believe does not meet
the relevant standards. Unsurprisingly, one of the problems is the improper equipment
and quality of food facilities, especially in popular tourist areas and near pedestrian
paths, less or not fully sanitary facilities, etc. (O. Abesadze 2018. 23-27).

CONCLUSION
There is a growing trend of tourist flows from Azerbaijan; The main places to visit
are Tbilisi, Batumi, Sighnaghi, Borjomi and Bakuriani; Most visitors come to
Georgia for leisure; 68.2% of tourists from Azerbaijan tasted Georgian cuisine and
Georgian wine. 58.8% are arriving in Georgia for shopping, 28.9% to see cultural
and historical sights, etc. 94.6% of tourists from Azerbaijan visited Georgia again
and only 5.4% visited the country for the first time, which indicates that Georgia is
attractive for the residents of Azerbaijan. 41.7% of tourists from Azerbaijan do not
spend the night in the country, 16% only 1 night and 18.4% 2-3 nights. 44.1% of
tourists come to the country alone, and 37.5% with family members and relatives,
17.6% travel with friends. The need for diversity and infrastructural improvement of
the tourism product is still relevant, etc. Despite the above-mentioned defects,
international and domestic tourism is developing in Kakheti region and its importance
for the revival and development of the current Georgian economy is gradually
increasing, as it is distinguished by its unique tourist potential and diversity in the world
as Georgia is considered among 200 global eco-regions identified by the World Wildlife
Fund (WWF). (Paresashvili, N., 2014)

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Abesadze,N., Kinkladze, R., Paresashvili N.,(2019) Increasing Trends of Tourist Flows
from the European Countries to Georgia. Scientific Conference on Economics
and Entrepreneurship Proceedings. Pp 4-11
Abesadze, N., .Kinkladze, R., Chitaladze, K., (2017) Statistics for Tourism.
Universal Publishing House, Tbilisi.

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