More than 130,000 people are employed in the field of tourism

According to the assessment of the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Mariam Kvrivishvili, among the main economic areas that are directly proportional to the influx of foreign citizens in Georgia, the tourism industry should be highlighted. As the minister noted, the government of Georgia has done a lot for the tourism sector of Georgia to grow actively from year to year. The Minister of Economy spoke about these issues in the "Open Air - Debate" program of the "Imedi" TV company.

"I think we all see the record data that are recorded in the tourism sector every year. For example, we can take last year and say that the data that we received from tourism in the country in 2025 was record and historic due to the efforts of the state - more than 4.7 billion US dollars came directly from tourism, the country was able to host more than 7.8 million international visitors," he said. Minister.

Mariam Kvrivishvili Sh In terms of prices, tourism in general has the greatest positive transmission effect. According to the minister, more than 130,000 people are employed in this sector and virtually every family in the country is directly or indirectly dependent or involved in the tourism sector.

"Accordingly, when every year we see increasing flows, including in the capital, regions, villages - people of foreign nationality are observed everywhere, however, it is always noted that Georgia is an exceptionally good, successful example of how our government was able to ensure such rapid growth of the sector with a balanced immigration policy, as well as with a liberal visa policy" - noted the Minister of Economy.

According to Mariam Kvrivishvili, citizens of 96 countries enter Georgia without a visa, however, approximately the same number of citizens - 97 countries - need a visa.

"In close cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in fact, we observed and are observing the Inamika, which, along with the growth of tourism, can increase the level of migration in the country. Therefore, at the end of last year, the government made a decision, within the framework of which, among other things, the existing visa regulation was tightened and an additional restriction was imposed for citizens of 17 countries - they additionally need a one-year valid residence permit, especially from the Gulf countries, in order to cross the country without a visa, otherwise, if this period is less than one year, they will need a visa" - said the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development.

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