Georgian PM announces int’l artist performances to promote tourism in Georgia
PM Garibashvili announced a series of music performances by popular international artists to promote tourist potential of the country this August, in a Government programme launched for the purpose. Photo: PM's press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday announced a series of music performances by popular international artists to promote tourist potential of the country this August, in a Government programme launched for the purpose.
While Garibashvili acknowledged the hosting of the events could potentially cost around ₾70 million ($30mln), he said the programme would lead to “direct and indirect” income of ₾100 million ($39.92mln) from the concerts.
In addition to the income, the concerts will help raise Georgia’s “awareness and prestige”, the PM said.
The Government head cited “serious progress” made in the tourism sector, noting “more efforts” were needed for the development of the field. He also noted the country had hosted over five million visitors in the past year.
In the programme for hosting the artists in the summer, the line-up will bring French multi-instrumentalist performer FKJ, house and techno mainstay Damian Lazarus, American pop rock band Imagine Dragons and other performers to the Black Sea town of Shekvetili and other locations.
Beside shows at Black Sea Arena - a 10,000 capacity venue in the resort - the programme will see spaces in capital Tbilisi and other venues across the country host the events.
Globally popular musical artists, from the French multi-instrumentalist performer FKJ to house and techno mainstay Damian Lazarus and American pop rock band Imagine Dragons, will host music enthusiasts in Georgia’s Black Sea town of Shekvetili and other locations to promote the country’s potential in tourism, economy and culture.
Three-time Grammy Award-winning guitarist and composer Nile Rodgers will bring his band to Georgia's modern Black Sea Arena venue in the summer, with the headlining artist for the concert hall's new season announced on Wednesday.
A famous hip-hop group, Black Eyed Peas, will perform in front of fans at Georgia’s newest performance venue, the Black Sea Arena later on today. The founding trio will open the summer festive season at the Black Sea Arena with their original lineup.
Award-winning film score composer and conductor Ennio Morricone will travel to the Georgian seaside to lead a show celebrating a new season at the country’s premier Black Sea Arena performance venue next month.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Tuesday said Starring Georgia, a planned summer series of music performances by popular global artists in the country, would ensure an “effect” of ₾100 million ($39.92mln) on the domestic economy and promote the domestic tourist potential.
The Georgian National Tourism Administration and 52 travel companies and hotels from the country are promoting visitor sights and tourist potential of Georgia at the Arabian Travel Market, a trade exhibition hosted in Dubai between Monday and Wednesday.
Permanent Representatives of Benin, Comoros, Congo, Dominican Republic, Libya and Saint Lucia to the United Nations got acquainted with Georgia’s tourism potential with David Bakradze, the country’s Permanent Representative to the UN, the Georgian National Tourism Administration said on Tuesday.
The Georgian National Tourism Administration and 52 domestic tourist businesses are promoting visitor sights and destinations of Georgia at the Arabian Travel Market, a trade exhibition running between Monday and Wednesday in Dubai.
Georgia's Black Sea city of Batumi will host Summer Festival, a programme of events hosted over weekends to officially launch the tourist season in the western region, the regional Tourism Administration announced on Monday.
The popular American singer Bruno Mars will perform on October 1 at the Dinamo Arena stadium in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi as part of Starring Georgia, a series of shows promoting the country's tourism potential and showcasing it on the map of entertainment events around the world.
Tickets for the show of the popular American performer Bruno Mars, a headlining act for the Starring Georgia, a series of performances for promoting the country as a visitor destination, will go on sale on Tuesday, with prices ranging from ₾125-₾1,450 ($48-$556), Black Sea Arena venue announced on Monday.