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Saudi and Iranian spending fell while Ukraine's rose 52%, and the visitor mix shifted
Georgia took 3.06 million international visits in the third quarter and $1.9 billion in travel revenue. The totals moved little; underneath them, several source markets moved a…
All four ski resorts carry a 20 December opening date this season
Gudauri, Bakuriani, Mestia and Goderdzi are all scheduled to open on 20 December 2026. Prices for the new season are not out yet, and Gudauri's groomed total is going up to 86 km.
Travel insurance of 30,000 lari has been compulsory to enter Georgia since January
The requirement took effect on 1 January 2026 under the Law on Tourism. It applies to tourists generally, with a short list of exemptions, and the policy must cover the whole stay.
EU and UK spending in Georgia rose 30% while total visits barely moved
Over the first nine months of 2026, international visits to Georgia were flat at 6.11 million. Revenue still rose to $3.8 billion, and the EU and UK accounted for a…
Five carriers added Georgian routes across 2026 — and none to Batumi
Wizz Air, Norwegian, Condor, Air China and AJet were all announced for Tbilisi or Kutaisi in 2026. The list says something about which Georgian airports European traffic actually…
Nearly 900,000 visits to protected areas, and 41% were Georgians
In the first eight months of 2026 the protected-areas system reported about 900,000 visitors, with Prometheus Cave, Martvili Canyon and Mtirala the most visited. Agency revenue…
The road to Tusheti is shut for the season, and the park service says helicopter only
If Tusheti is on a client's list for this trip, it is not available. The protected-areas service puts the Abano Pass season at late May to October and the winter closure at about…
Georgians spend ₾172.7 a trip, and over half are visiting family
Geostat's domestic tourism figures for the first quarter of 2026 describe a market most operators here do not price for. Georgian residents made a monthly average of 1,584,000…
Bakuriani opens 20 December, and the winter road in is via Borjomi
The season opening for Didveli and Kokhta is confirmed for 20 December 2026, snow permitting, with closing expected at the end of March — last season's final day was 29 March. The…
The Gudauri–Kobi stretch can shut to everything, without notice
On 10 February 2026 the Roads Department of the Ministry of Infrastructure suspended all traffic on the Gudauri (Post)–Kobi section of the Mtskheta–Stepantsminda–Larsi highway,…
Revenue fell 2% while European visits rose 23.4%
Georgia earned USD 1.9 billion from tourism in the first half of 2026, down 2% on the year, with second-quarter receipts of USD 1.1 billion down 3.8%. Total international…
Svaneti's winter runs five months; the road is the hard part
Georgia's national tourism site puts the Svaneti winter season from the end of November to mid-April, which is longer than most of the country's resorts hold snow. The distances…
The Baku–Tbilisi sleeper is running again, from 81 manat
Azerbaijan Railways resumed daily passenger service between Baku and Tbilisi on 26 May 2026, using Stadler sleeper trains, after the old service was withdrawn in 2019. APA…
The small ski resorts cost less to ski and much more to reach
Gudauri has fifteen lifts and about eighty kilometres of runs; Hatsvali above Mestia has three lifts and ten kilometres, and Goderdzi in Adjara has four lifts and eight. Day…
Gudauri and Bakuriani both open on 19 December this season
Skiresort.com lists Gudauri's 2026/2027 season as 19 December 2026 to 18 April 2027, and Bakuriani's as 19 December 2026 to 29 March 2027. An adult main-season day pass is given…
Every tourist now needs 30,000 lari of insurance to enter Georgia
Since 1 January 2026, under Georgia's Law on Tourism, every tourist entering the country must be able to show valid health and accident insurance with a sum insured of at least…
Getting to Sighnaghi and Telavi without booking a tour
Kakheti has no passenger train, so the wine region is reached by marshrutka or shared taxi, and both are cheap enough that a day trip costs less than lunch. Minivans to Sighnaghi…
EU and UK visits hit 249,201 while the Middle East markets fell
An analysis published on 14 October sets out how Georgia's visitor mix shifted in the first half of 2026. Total international traveller visits came to just over 3.05 million, down…
Royal Jordanian added a weekly Amman-Tbilisi flight this week
A schedule listing published on 29 September records Royal Jordanian opening Amman to Tbilisi for the northern winter season, starting 22 October with one flight a week on an…
Tusheti is closed for the winter, and the road is the reason
If Tusheti is on your list, the planning question is next June rather than this month. A transport guide updated in January says the Abano Pass road is usually open from mid-June…
Mestia: the cheapest lift pass in Georgia and the longest drive to reach it
Svaneti's two ski areas, Hatsvali and Tetnuldi, are scheduled to open for the 2026/27 season on 20 December, with 14 lifts and 37 km of groomed trails between them and a top…
The Batumi train is down to two departures a day, and costs 36 lari
Georgia's summer rail timetable to the coast has ended. On the autumn schedule the double-decker leaves Tbilisi at 08:05 and 17:10 and Batumi at 08:00 and 16:50, daily, with the…
Gudauri has no published dates or prices yet for this winter
As of early October the mountain resorts authority had not published opening dates or a 2026-27 price list for Gudauri. Dates are normally announced in mid-December, and last…
Georgia's domestic flights leave from Natakhtari, not Tbilisi airport
The national tourism portal lists Natakhtari, a small airfield 20 to 30 minutes' drive from Tbilisi, as the main departure point for domestic flights — not Tbilisi International.…
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