Tbilisi in National Geographic‘s top 3 places to visit next year
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Tbilisi has been named as one of National Geographic's top three travel destinations for 2018, with the Georgian capital featured in an end-of-year list revealed by the website.
The Georgian capital was listed among Places You Need to Visit in 2018, a ranking of 21 locations around the world from Hawaii to Jordan and Sweden.
Looking for your next adventure? Our editors’ top picks will have you discovering new trails, tasting local foods, and spotting vibrant wildlife around the world", said authors of the travel list.
Tbilisi was placed in the top three of the ranking alongside the city of Harar in Ethiopia and the Jujuy Province in Argentina, with the editors noting the "authentic charms" of the city's Old Town as a sight to witness.
Development is reshaping the cityscape of Georgia’s capital city at a dizzying pace. Traditional Georgian experiences [...] persevere in disarmingly disorganised Old Tbilisi", said the brief profile of the capital in the list.
Georgia was also named Discovery of the Year in the 2016 National Geographic Traveller Awards for the Russian language edition of the magazine.
The country was also named among 10 locations that deserve more tourists according to National Geographic, while a special edition about Georgia was published this year.
National Geographic magazine has issued a special edition about Georgia. In this special issue of the magazine, National Geographic tells the story about Georgia’s mountainous and sea resorts, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, its protected areas, cuisine, and wine.
Georgia has become the ‘Discovery of the year’ in the National Geographic Traveller Awards 2016. Georgia was also among the top tourist destinations and was praised for its culinary tours.
Georgia has been named among the 10 countries that the National Geographic says deserves more tourists. The magazine said the country was a "surprising destination” that deserved to be explored by more guests.
"The decision to include Georgia into the top tourism destinations has already been made by the National Geographic Traveler and in my opinion this will help Georgia to develop its tourism industry and to improve the country’s image among world travellers.”
A story about medieval energy efficient towers from Shatili, Georgia published in the National Geographic Magazine Georgia has been picked as the Best Edit of January 2018 by the magazine’s Head Quarters in Washington DC.
The Georgian government is starting a large scale promotion campaign of Georgia’s touristic potential in cooperation with National Geographic magazine aiming to reach more than 4 million people.