#SpendYourAutumnInGeorgia campaign officially kicks off
Among picturesque mountains in western Georgia Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province, the mountain resort town of Lebarde is an attraction for hikers who prefer locations off the beaten tourist track. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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A new social media campaign #SpendYourAutumnInGeorgia officially kicks off today.
Spend 4 Seasons in Georgia is happy to introduce its autumn logo! Let's spend this colorful Autumn in the homeland of wine”, the organisers announced on the official Facebook page.
They also informed earlier that #SpendYourSummerInGeorgia campaign that went viral after the Russia flight ban to Georgia will not be limited to summer, but continue during all four seasons as #Spend4SeasonsInGeorgia
Frederic Beigbeder, prominent French writer, literary critic and TV presenter, who was one of the first to join the new autumn campaign, released yet another video via social media.
If you don't know Georgia, you are stupid. It's beautiful. I love this country", he said.
Some of the foreigners have already responded to the new campaign on its official Facebook group:
Malcolm Barraclough: "I was just thinking about this today since I couldn’t visit this summer but I am looking forward to visiting again this autumn."
Clare Peed: "We will spend some of our Autumn in Georgia."
Piotr Woszczyk: "I'll be in autumn in Georgia!"
Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
#SpendYourSummerInGeorgia campaign that has been viral not only in Georgia but worldwide started in response to Russia flight ban that followed anti-occupation protest rallies in Tbilisi.
Hundreds of Thousands of people have united under a goal to boost tourism industry in Georgia since late June.
The United States Embassy to Georgia has posted photos of acting ambassador Elizabeth Rood, promoting the Kolkheti National Park in western Georgia.
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia James Appathurai has joined in a campaign promoting Georgia as tourism destination.
“We must always keep moving forward to reach our goals, whether crossing the Atsunta Pass to reach Shatili, or to keep our democracies strong and vibrant!” the United States Embassy to Georgia wrote in a Facebook post.
The candidate for economy minister Natia Turnava said Georgia has long had the need of a deep sea port and that the country’s government spares no efforts to implement the Anaklia project.
#SpendYourSummerInGeorgia campaign that went viral after the Russia flight ban to Georgia will not be limited to a particular season, but run all year round, its organisers say. With the last day of summer the campaign has come to its “natural end” but it will continue during all four seasons as #Spend4SeasonsInGeorgia
The British Ambassador to Georgia Justin McKenzie Smith posted photos of the mountainous Georgian region of Svaneti on Twitter, suggesting it as one of the country’s best summer destinations.
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The social campaign under the hashtag #VisitGeorgia #SpendYourSummerinGeorgia continues in Georgia where Georgians as well as foreign visitors share their personal experience of travelling in Georgia and inviting everyone to support the tourism industry by travelling in Georgia this year.
Forbes has published an article responding to the viral Facebook campaign launched by Georgian users named ‘Spend Your Summer in Georgia.’ Article author Breanna Wilson says this is not her first love letter to Georgia. “Last year I called Tbilisi one of the most exciting cities in the world,” she says.
The Spend 4 Seasons in Georgia campaign that went viral in response to the Russian flight ban in late June, has received the national award for its contribution to tourism development.
French author Frédéric Beigbeder will pay a four-day visit to Georgia next month, arriving in the country on May 3 and meeting with readers at the National Parliamentary Library the following day.