Tbilisi hosts the International Congress and Convention Association forum
The forum delegates have discussed the development perspectives of business and MICE tourism. Photo: GNTA
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The two-days international meetings forum of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) has been opened in Tbilisi today by the Prime Minister of Georgia, Mamuka Bakhtadze.
The forum delegates have discussed the development perspectives of business and MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) tourism.
While delivering his keynote speech at the meeting Minister of Economy, Giorgi Kobulia has emphasised the importance of tourism sector for Georgian economy.
“Every year the number of tourists coming to Georgia is twice as much as the total population of the country and with this number we are ahead of several european countries,” he said.
He has also described the plans of the Georgian government aimed at improvement of the service quality in the hospitality sector, development of the tourist infrastructure and increase of the number of direct flights to the country.
Georgia hosted 3,561,961 international travellers in January-June 2018 of which 1,933,774 were tourists, says the Georgian National Tourism Administration.
Georgia has taken the fourth position as the world’s most fast-growing tourism destinations in the World Tourism Organisation’s (UNWTO) 2017 report. The report reads that in 2017 the number of tourists particularly increased for trips to Egypt, Togo, Vietnam and Georgia.
Georgia hosted 892,463 international travellers in September 2018, showing an increase of five per cent year-on-year (y/y) announces the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA).
The summer tourist season in Georgia saw some 3,061,338 international visitors, showing an increase of 10.9 per cent compared to June-August 2017, announces Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA).