New project: photographers to renew tourist photo bank of Georgia
As part of the project photographers will travel around Georgia, participate in photo tours and take part in a photo competition. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Photographers in Georgia are invited to take part in a new project of the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA) which aims to renew the tourist photo bank of Georgia, announces the GNTA.
As part of the project photographers will travel around Georgia, participate in photo tours and take part in a photo competition.
These activities will help us to collect photo materials of the tourism potential of our country. It is important for us that the groups affected by the pandemic, including photographers, get involved as much as possible in projects that are very valuable to us, which include the development of tourism in the country and the promotion of activities in the affected fields and professions", said head of the administration Mariam Kvrivishvili.
In addition to photographers. guides and tourism companies will also be actively involved in the new projects of the GNTA, which will also become part of the domestic tourism campaign.
With the implementation of new projects throughout Georgia, a new database of photos reflecting the country's tourism potential will be prepared, which will be used by the GNTA in domestic and international marketing campaigns.
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