Georgia named as top emerging travel destination for 2020
People are seen gathering on a hilltop overlooking the Georgian resort town of Gomismta to watch spectacular sunset scenes above cloud cover. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia has been named as Travel Lemming's top emerging destination on the planet for 2020 and number one overall in Europe.
The website promoting emerging travel destinations around the world, unveiled the selection this morning.
A view on the valley that marks as a natural separation between Guria and Adjara provinces through the town. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
Having received the #1 Judges Choice Award, Georgia is described as “possibly the world's greatest hidden travel gem” in “the stunning Caucasus mountains”.
It’s hard to think of a country that more underrated as a travel destination. I especially think Georgia has all the ingredients to become a thriving hub for digital nomads in the 2020s”, Travel Lemming CEO Nate Hake said.
Fast WiFi, affordable housing, easy visas, and nomad-friendly programs like work from Georgia make the country an excellent destination for those who work online and travel”, Hake added.
The winners of the Emerging Destination Awards were selected by world's 30 popular travel bloggers.
The site is also inviting its readers to cast votes for their favourite destination, with winners on each continent being crowned with the annual Readers' Choice Award.
Georgia’s Black Sea resort town of Batumi has been nominated as Europe’s leading, growing tourist destination at the World Travel Awards, often referred to as the Oscar of tourism awards.
‘Tbilisi is one of the best, most strikingly original cities in the world’
The National Geographic Travel has shared on its official Facebook page some of the best destinations from 2018, including Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi.
Secretary General of the UN World Tourism Organization Zurab Pololikashvili has praised Georgia’s reforms in the tourism sector saying the country is among the world’s leaders in tourism while attending an international tourism fair in Spain.
‘One Blood: Georgia’, a short video produced by the Georgian National Tourism Administration and GLP Films, has been nominated for Best Adventure Film of 2019 among 750 films in the Adventure Travel World Summit (ATWS) in Gothenburg, Sweden.
The leading association of travel agents and tour operators, the British Travel Association (ABTA), previously known as the Association of British Travel Agents, has named Georgia as one of “12 destinations to watch” in its Travel Trends 2020 report.
Georgia 's work for developing and promoting its tourist potential has been recognised at northern Europe's largest travel industry event with the Foreign Destination of the Year award for the country's representation at the Matka 2020 fair.
Campbell writes that since posting about the incident on the Georgian Facebook group Spend 4 Seasons in Georgia on January 26, he was ‘inundated with messages of support’ by ordinary Georgians, with companies offering him a new bike.
Georgian capital of Tbilisi has been named as the third trendiest destinations for 2020 after Colmar, France and Athens, Greece, on travel website European Best Destinations. More than 600,000 people voted for their favourite destination online between January 15 and February 5.
Forbes has noted Tbilisi’s coming in third in the European Best Destinations (EBD) 2020 awards, writing that the capital bested a number of other high-profile destinations.
Tbilisi has been named as the 2020 Emerging Culture City in the latest Leading Culture Destinations Awards, an "Oscars for Museums", with the Georgian capital emerging among winners from 50 destinations.
The Washington Post and CNN have spoken of Georgia’s plans to reopen its economy and boost tourism development after the coronavirus pandemic.
Georgian highland region of Svaneti is among 25 amazing places to inspire future journeys listed by the National Geographic, that shared 'these 25 timely tales of timeless places that will define our future itineraries'.
Travel bloggers and influencers from across the world will see some of the most iconic sights of Georgia over the next week and a half before introducing their experiences to travellers following them on online platforms, in the latest move of the Georgian National Tourism Administration to promote the potential of the country to visitors.