Georgian airports body features in ITB Berlin tourism trade fair
The fair is bringing together over 400 speakers and more than 24,000 participants, including hotels, tourist boards, tour operators, system providers, airlines and car rental companies, to discuss challenges facing global tourism, with the event ending on Thursday. Photo: Tbilisi and Batumi International Airports
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TAV Georgia, the company operating Tbilisi and Batumi airports in the country, on Tuesday featured in ITB Berlin Convention, a major international tourism trade fair, to promote domestic airport services.
The company said General Manager Tea Zakradze held talks on launching flights to Georgia with representatives of “major airlines” participating in the exhibition.
It also said tourism industry professionals had the opportunity to receive “detailed information” about services offered by the two airport facilities in Georgia managed by TAV.
The fair is bringing together over 400 speakers and more than 24,000 participants, including hotels, tourist boards, tour operators, system providers, airlines and car rental companies, to discuss challenges facing global tourism, with the event ending on Thursday.
The Ministry of Economy on Thursday announced Khmaladze Architects, an architecture office firm based in Tbilisi, had won the competition for designing the new terminal of Telavi Airport, earmarked for Georgia’s eastern region of Kakheti.
The departure terminal of Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital city has been expanded, TAV Georgia, the company operating Tbilisi and Batumi airports, said on Friday.
Georgian culture, hospitality and visitor destinations have been highlighted on social media by ITB Berlin, a major international tourism fair set to run with Georgia as the Host Country, as the global event is gearing up for its launch next week.
Irakli Karkashadze, the Director of the United Airports of Georgia, on Thursday congratulated employees of the Georgian airline industry on the “historic” 100th anniversary of establishment, coincided with International Civil Aviation Day celebrations.
Self-check-in kiosks have been installed at Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital city to allow passengers to choose their seats, check in and print their boarding passes hours before departure, TAV Georgia, the company managing two of the largest airports in the country, said on Monday.
Tbilisi International Airport in the Georgian capital will enjoy updated infrastructure including a new terminal, upgraded runway and additional aircraft stations according to a master plan project involving "several hundred million dollars", managing company TAV Georgia said on Wednesday.
The Georgian National Tourism Administration on Thursday featured in ITB Berlin Convention, a major international tourism trade fair, to promote the country’s potential to international tourist markets and plan marketing campaigns.