Georgia named most desirable emerging destination by UK travel magazine
The Georgian embassy in the UK on Tuesday said ambassador Sophie Katsarava and representatives of the Georgian national tourism administration had collected the prize at the Wanderlust Travel Award. Photo: ministry of economy
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Wanderlust, a leading travel magazine in the United Kingdom, has named Georgia its most desirable emerging destination of this year.
The Georgian embassy in the UK on Tuesday said ambassador Sophie Katsarava and representatives of the Georgian national tourism administration had collected the prize at the Wanderlust Travel Award.
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— Georgia in UK (@GeoEmbLondon) November 9, 2022
This little-visited country has been voted the most desirable emerging destination in the world. We at Wanderlust have had Georgia on our radar for a while now, as we have explored its Caucasus mountains, Black Sea beaches and thriving wine scene”, awards organisers said.
In their summary for the selection, they also paid tributes to the long winemaking tradition of Georgia and attractions of its capital Tbilisi, calling the country a “rising star in travel”.
The award ceremony was hosted at the Tower of London and brought together tourism industry professionals from across the world.
Georgian deputy economy minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on Tuesday announced the country’s authorities had started talks with easyJet airline for resuming direct flights between London and Tbilisi.
Bradt Travel Guide, a “highly rated” British travel publication, is preparing a new guide on the tourist potential of Georgia, set to be released next year and distributed worldwide, the Georgian National Tourism Administration said on Monday.
London-based Wanderlust travel magazine has prepared a quiz, which makes it simpler for travellers to spot the difference between the US state of Georgia and the country of Georgia in the Caucasus. "Sometimes, telling them apart is as easy as (peach) pie. Other times? When you dig a bit deeper, it’s ot always as straightforward as you’d think", it said
BirdWatching, the United Kingdom’s best-selling bird magazine will write about Georgia’s protected areas and birdwatching potential of the country.
Georgian deputy economy minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on Wednesday called the naming of Georgia as the most desirable emerging destination 2022 by the British leading travel magazine Wanderlust - a great recognition.
The Black Sea city of Batumi on Saturday won the award of the world’s leading emerging tourism destination 2022 at the 29th World Travel Awards, in Oman’s capital of Muscat.
The United Nations World Tourism Organisation has named northern Georgia's highland town of Mestia among the winners of its ranking of Best Tourism Villages of the past year, the Georgian National Tourism Administration announced on Tuesday.