Since the war between Israel and Hamas broke out, Georgians who make a living from tourism are noticing a large number of cancellations and fewer visitors to Israel.
tourism in Georgia increased between 2022 and 2023, but since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas, and the regional instability that has entailed, Georgians who make a living from the tourism sector are noticing a large number of cancellations and fewer visitors from Israelwho are normally some of the main tourists visiting the country.
“This loss is notable. The situation in the region affected the number of tourists from Israel. Compared to previous years, the number of Israeli tourists decreased noticeably. “I can’t say that there aren’t any more, but they are coming less,” says Levan Giorgadze, a guide with the Tbilisi Free Tours tour company.
Expectations are low for summer
Shota Burjanadze, president of the Association of Restaurateurs of Georgia, also says that This year’s tourist season will not be up to par of expectations.
“Reservations have been canceled and new reservation forecasts they are very low. Therefore, unfortunately this year will not live up to expectations,” he told ‘Euronews’.
According to the Tourism Administration, the countries with the highest number of visitors come from the Persian Gulf and the European Union, from countries like Germany, Poland and Francebut last year the largest number of tourists, 1.2 million, They came from Russia.
