Improvements in tourist business

The Department of Tourism says that in January–June 2010 Georgia was visited by almost 800,000 tourists, whereas in the same period of last year less than 600,000 came. The Department states that the number of visitors from European countries has increased by 36%, those from the American continent by 28%, those from Asian countries by 33% and from CIS countries by 37 % compared with the same period of last year.