Czech tourists to be among first to visit Georgia after coronavirus lockdown
Israel is also promoting Georgia as a safe tourist destination; talks are underway with Greece, Poland and Baltic states as well. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Tourists from Czechia may be among the first to travel to Georgia after the country lifts its travel ban imposed in mid March amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has announced that after the phone talk with his Czech counterpart Tomáš Petříček yesterday, the latter said he promotes Georgia as a safe travel destination.
Had a comprehensive phone conversation w/my Chzech colleague! Bilateral relations were t/main topic of discussion, views were exchanged on possibilities of safe tourism cooperation btw ????????&???????? We are grateful for firm support of Georgia’s territorial integrity & EU path @TPetricek pic.twitter.com/OfsPuuhjq0
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) June 2, 2020
In his video address, Minister Zalkaliani also added that Israel has also promoted Georgia as a safe tourist destination.
Meanwhile, he said, Georgian officials are ‘in active communication’ with their colleagues in Greece, Poland and Baltic states as well.
Recently, the Georgian capital of Tbilisi was named the safest place to travel in Europe in 2020 amongst the cities selected by a travel website European Best Destinations.
The Georgian Black Sea town of Batumi was also selected among the destinations least affected by COVID-19.
As the 63-day state of emergency came to an end in Georgia on May 23, the country is planning to resume domestic tourism starting June 15 and receive international tourists starting July 1.
Tourists from Israel may be among the first visitors in Georgia after the coronavirus lockdown, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has stated at the meeting with the representatives of the tourism sector in Georgia’s western Imereti region today.
Georgia has reported just one new case of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 801. 644 of the 801 patients have recovered, while 13 others have died. As of June 4, 144 people remain infected with COVID-19 in Georgia. The new patient belongs to the Saburtalo cluster in Tbilisi. Georgia continues to maintain a low infection rate and reopen its economy.
Tourism will reopen in Georgia through so-called 'safe corridors' to ensure an organised inflow of foreign visitors from countries which have positive results in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, says the Vice Prime Minister of Georgia and the country's Minister of Infrastructure Maia Tskitishvili.
Georgia is negotiating with Czechia, Latvia and other countries to resume direct flights, announces the Ministry of Economy of Georgia. The Economy Minister of Georgia Natia Turnava held an online meeting with the Vice Prime Minister of Czechia Karel Havlicek today to discuss the issue of resuming direct flights between the countries.
Georgia is working to resume flight connections with the Baltic states after tourist bans will be lifted starting July 1. To discuss how to renew flights with the Baltic states in as short a time frame as possible, Georgian Minister Natia Turnava had an online meeting with Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania Jaroslaw Narkiewicz earlier today.
Israel may be the first country from which Georgia will welcome tourists after flight bans are lifted, announced Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia at a government meeting earlier today, noting the importance of getting the tourism sector back on its feet.
Georgia expects 10.5 million international visitors in 2024 and $6 billion in earnings from the tourism sector in 2024, said Head of the Georgian Tourism Administration Mariam Kvrivishvili.