PM Gakharia: 'Adjara should become main driving force for Georgian tourism'
PM Gakharia said that Georgia must be promoted as a safe destination for international travellers, as an internationally acclaimed and successful country in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: PM's press office.
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Georgia's Black Sea region of Adjara should become the main driving force for Georgian tourism and the economy, said Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia at today's meeting with representatives from Adjara's tourism sector.
We will create a group together with the head of the Adjara government which will work to recover tourism fast and effectively in Adjara", said Gakharia.
Georgia will resume domestic tourism starting June 15 and will receive international tourists starting July 1.
The government has set the goal of making Georgia the first country to open its doors to foreign tourists after months of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and to welcome international travellers with a new image - 'Georgia - Safe Destination!'.
PM Gakharia met the representatives from tourism sector of Adjara today. Photo: PM's press office.
Gakharia said that Georgia must be promoted as a safe destination for international travellers, as an internationally acclaimed and successful country in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tourism has become the driving force of Georgian economy, an important sector. Georgia has become well-known in the world as a tourism destination with 8,000 years history of winemaking, with its history, cuisine, and culture. Lots of people flocked to Georgia and wanted to see our country. To all the marketing programs that presented Georgia as one of the fastest growing tourist locations, a new component should be added - a safe zone from a pandemic. This is extremely important", said Gakharia.
Gakharia said that Georgia needs to show the world that the country can host tourists, run the economy and, at the same time, successfully treat its citizens and guests infected with COVID-19.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia considers that Georgia can use the very conditions created by the coronavirus crisis to help in the process of economic recovery.
Ministers of tourism from several dozens of countries will gather in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi in September 2020 to discuss the future prospects of the tourism industry at a ministerial under the aegis of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava held a presentation today on how the government is planning to help the tourism industry reopen and overcome challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Domestic tourism starting June 15, int’l tourism from July 1
Georgia is setting the goal of becoming the first country to open its doors to foreign tourists starting July 1 after months of lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and to welcome international travellers with a new image - 'Georgia - Safe Destination!'. Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava said that Georgia will be promoted as a safe destination for international travellers, as an internationally acclaimed and successful country in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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