Saturday, May 28, 2016

New website helps tourists book local guides in Georgia

28.05.2016. A new online platform is being created in Georgia allowing tourists to find and book a guide to lead them to the country’s most beautiful destinations.

The Tourism Development Initiative Society started developing a webpage about two months ago that provides a guide booking service to tourists coming to Georgia.

The organisation’s director Giorgi Kvezereli told Agenda.ge the webpage was still being developed but the guide booking service was already available in Russian and English, and it was proving very popular.

More than 50 local guides were registered on the webpage and "dozens of guides” have already been booked said Kvezereli.

The cost to book a guide per day started at 120 GEL (about $56/€50*).

Our goal is to create an informative online catalogue for foreigners which will give them all the information they need about Georgia’s touristic opportunities. From Georgia’s iconic touristic destinations to the hospitality sector – all information will be available on the webpage,” Kvezereli said.

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Chinese airline to perform direct service from Georgia to USA

25.05.2016 (Hvino Tour News).  According to Igor Aptsiauri, first deputy director of the civil aviation agency, Chinese Hualing Group - Georgia’s major investment company - plans to introduce Chinese airline My Way Airlines to Georgia, to perform direct flights to the USA.

My Way Airlines is a new airline that was established in China and that will operate in Georgia. The airline will be incorporated in Georgia, Igor Aptsiauri said.

 “Currently, there is a solution of technical issues and consultations at the expert level. We have already received a notification from the Chinese aviation authorities about the fact that the company will be called My Way Airlines”, Mr. Aptsiauri said.

Dmitry Kumsishvili,  Georgian Economy Minister, announced about appearance  of the new airline in the Georgian civil aviation market.

Hualing intends to bring a new airline to Georgia, which will have two Boing-737s and one Boeing-777. It will operate its flights to Europe and Asia, then, as expected, it will begin direct flights to the U.S.”, he said.

My Way Airlines will have the base in Georgia and employ local residents.

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Friday, May 20, 2016

Tripadvisor and Georgian Tourism Board launch joint campaign

20.05.2016. Georgia’s National Tourism Administration signed a joint advertising agreement on Wednesday with travel web site Tripadvisor.

The campaign will include posts and detailed information about Georgia over the next six months.

Tripadvisor’s marketing manager Chad Shiver arrived in Georgia to discuss the terms of the agreement. Shriver said the web portal would post photos, video and banners about Georgia.

“It is my first time in Georgia, but I appreciated the beauty of Tbilisi, and I am sure the country has great potential to attract tourists from different countries,” said Shiver.

In the first phase, the advertising campaign will target ten countries including Azerbaijan, Germany, Israel, Italy, Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Russia. The cost of the campaign amounts to 200,000 GEL (USD 93,000).

Monday, May 16, 2016

World Bank to help Georgia with tourism infrastructure

At Vani Archaeological Museum
16.05.2016 (Hvino News). The World Bank (WB) will allocate Georgia $9 million for the restoration of urban, municipal and tourist infrastructure in Imereti region, Western Georgia, to promote cultural and historical monuments as well as attract tourists.

Financial resources will be allocated for the additional financing of the second project of the regional development, which envisages reconstruction of Vani Archaeological Museum-Reserve and the access road to it, as well as construction of wastewater treatment plant in Tsqaltubo, Western Georgia.

Georgia joined the WB in 1992. During this time, more than 73 projects with a total value of $2.58 billion were financed.

Rehabilitation and development of tourist infrastructure is one of the main areas financed by the WB.

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