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Tourism: An Engine for Employment Creation and Economic Stimulus

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:25:46 -0700

The tourism industry continues to be amongst the most dynamic economic sectors, generating a wide range of benefits including a growing contribution to GDP, in some cases over 10%, and substantial foreign exchange earnings. Tourism as a reliable tool for sustainable job creation was at the centre of the 5th UNWTO International Conference on Tourism Statistics (Bali, Indonesia, 30 March-2 April 2009), with 450 participants from 70 countries and nine international organizations.

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ATA at Caucasus Tourism Fair 2009 (CTF)

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:52:00 -0700

�During 3-5 April, 2009 in Tbilisi was organized Caucasus Tourism Fair 2009 (CTF), where ATA was presented together with Department of Tourism and Resorts of Adjara AR.�

Government allocates Gel 130,000 for the tourism exhibition in Batumi

admin — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:34:17 -0700

The tourist season has not yet started in Adjara, but Tourist and Resorts Department of Adjara has decided to hold the tourist exhibition in Batumi, on May 8-10.Government of Georgia, has allocated about GEL 130,000 for the event from the budget of Tourism Department.

Meeting between representatives of Adjara Tourism Sector

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:09:00 -0700

On 2nd April, 2009 at Hotel �Georgia Palace� by the initiative from Department of Tourism and Resorts of Adjara was hold the meeting with public and private sector about of preparing of summer season 2009.

Placing Tourism and Travel in Global Stimulus Packages and the Green Economy

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:18:50 -0700

As a result of the challenges posed by the global economic crisis and the upcoming G20 meeting in London, UNWTO stresses that tourism and travel can play an integral role in any stimulus package and the shift towards a green economy.

Difficult Times for Hotels in Tbilisi

zviadi — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:28:27 -0700

Number of� tourists decreasing at Tbilisi Hotels

Spain still tops for tourists

admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:21:04 -0700

The top tourist destination in the EU remains Spain, measured in per night stays in hotels, almost 270 million in 2008, although this was down by a little more than one percent compared to the year before.
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Turkey receives 26.3 million foreign visitors in 2008

admin — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:43:53 -0700

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Strolling on the Georgian riviera!

admin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:52:41 -0700

THE CATCH WORDS for Batumi is clean, safe and exiting. Every morning at 8 the beach police gather to get the assignments of the day. They patrol the beaches and the centre of the city armed and very polite. There are a lot of them. In Batumi, and other Georgian cities, you will not see overly drunk people or be hustled by prostitutes. A pleasant surprise. The City has also been spared for the rather importunate �Khrushchev apartments�; those horrible monuments over Stalinist functionalism.

Tourism Falls 80% after War � Minister

admin — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:13:06 -0700

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