Deputy PM: int’l visitors can visit Adjara via flights that connect Georgia to other countries
Deputy PM said that tourists will be greeted by a country which has been opening step by step and will be finally prepared for the touristic season. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgian Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister Maia Tskitishvili says that 'our international guests' can still visit the Georgian region of Adjara via flights that connect Georgia to other countries.
She said that tourists will be greeted by a country which has been opening step by step and will be finally prepared for the touristic season.
Tskitishvili said that today's meeting with the local business society discussed the plan on how to reopen tourism.
We can not unilaterally reopen tourism... we all live in a world where the probability of unpredictable decisions is very high", Tskitishvili said.
She said that meetings with businesses will continue and the government will meet market representatives and tour operators in the coming days.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia said at today's inter-agency coordination council meeting that if the community transmission rate continues to remain at over 4% any talk about normal economic performance is 'nothing more than gossip'.
Two low-cost airlines Flydubai and Air Arabia will resume flights to Georgia starting the end of this month, says the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency.
International flights will resume in Georgia starting February 1, announces Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava, stating that all airline companies that have already operated or plan to enter the country's aviation market in the future will be able to operate regular flights.
Several coronavirus-related restrictions will be lifted in Georgia in February and in March, following a plan approved at today's Interagency Coordination Council meeting. Georgian Infrastructure Minister and the first Deputy Prime Minister Maia Tskitishvili said that since there are signs of an easing of the epidemiological situation in some regions of Georgia, there is also the possibility of lifting several restrictions.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has tested positive for coronavirus. FM Zalkaliani has wrote on Facebook earlier today that on January 23 he went into self-isolation after contact with an infected individual. He tested positive following a PCR test.
Georgian Health Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze says that it is important for Adjara region of Georgia to be fully reopened and keep the community transmission rate at 3%. After the meeting with the local business community Tikaradze said that business is ready to cooperate with the government.
A total of 49,260 international visits have been carried out to Georgia in December 2020 which is a 90.8 per cent decrease compared to the same period of last year, says the Georgian National Tourism Administration.
Starting today international flights are resuming in Georgia and all airline companies that have already operated or plan to enter the country's aviation market in the future are able to operate regular flights. Air traffic in Georgia was completely suspended in March 2020. In July 2020, Georgia opened its borders to travellers from Germany, France, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.
Georgia is easing regulations for Turkish travellers to enter the country, announces Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava. Following the new rules Turkish citizens should present a negative PCR test from the past 72 hours at the border and retest on the third day. Further self-isolation will not be required if the test returns negative.
Qatar Airways, the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar, will operate daily flights between Doha and Tbilisi, reports local media outlet interpressnews (IPN).
Georgia is easing regulations for international travellers to enter the country as well as for the citizens of Georgia who are returning to the country from abroad. When coming to Georgia foreign visitors must present at the border a document that proves that he/she underwent a complete course of coronavirus vaccination. Citizens of all foreign countries who are vaccinated will be able to enter Georgia.