Deputy Economy Minister promotes Georgia’s visitor attractions at World Tourism Day in Saudi Arabia
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili at the Forum of Tourism Leaders, hosted as part of the World Tourism Day in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Ministry of Economy
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Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili on Friday informed participants of the Forum of Tourism Leaders, hosted as part of the World Tourism Day in Saudi Arabia, about Georgia’s preparations to host next year’s edition in its capital.
The Ministry of Economy cited Kvrivishvili as saying Georgia continued to be an “interesting and attractive” tourist destination in the world.
The status of the host of the World Tourism Day will give us the opportunity to meet 3,000 leaders from the tourism industry and the aviation sector in our country next year. We will be able to represent Georgia's tourism and investment potential”, she said.
With this victory [of the right of hosting the event], we have taken another step towards the recognition of Georgia, increasing its awareness and, most importantly, strengthening the tourism industry of our country”, the Deputy Minister added.
Thirty-eight countries of the Commission for Europe of the United Nations’ World Tourism Organisation chose Georgia as the host country for next year’s World Tourism Day, with the selection made at their 68th meeting this June in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Maya Omiadze, the Head of the Georgian National Tourism Administration, on Wednesday congratulated domestic professionals of the industry with World Tourism Day by praising their role in establishing Georgia “firmly on the world map” as “one of the most popular and attractive” tourist destinations.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said it was “no coincidence” that the main theme of next year’s World Tourism Day - set to be celebrated in Georgia - would be “Peace and Tourism”.
Thirty-eight countries of the Commission for Europe of the United Nations’ World Tourism Organisation have chosen Georgia as the host country for next year’s World Tourism Day, with the selection made at their 68th meeting on Thursday in Sofia, Bulgaria. Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili praised the news as “another great recognition of our country”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday received a letter of gratitude from management of the Messe Berlin fairgrounds in the German capital that hosted this year’s edition of the ITB Berlin tourism fair, with representatives of the venue noting the “outstanding effort” by Georgia in its capacity as the Host Country for the event.
Georgia’s Black Sea region of Adjara and the city of Batumi on Friday won the award of Europe's Leading All-Season Destination 2023 at the so-called tourism “Oscar” - the World Travel Awards, hosted in Batumi for the first time.
Glimpses of Georgia, a video prepared by the Bloomberg media platform on a commission by the Georgian National Tourism Administration, won the category of Tourism Films, the very best in corporate media & TV of the year award at the annual Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, the national body said on Monday.
The Enterprise Georgia state agency on Wednesday said its Director Mikheil Khidureli had met Khalid A. Al-Falih, the Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia, as well as Saudi companies and potential investors from the country to discuss investment opportunities in Georgia.
The Georgian National Tourism Administration is featuring in the eighth edition of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism, an event focusing on fostering rural development, building economic resilience and preserving cultural heritage.
Thirty-eight countries of the Commission for Europe of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation have supported hosting next year’s World Tourism Day in Georgia, with heads of tourism organisations set to feature at the event, the Georgian National Tourism Organisation said on Tuesday.