UNWTO Secretary General Praises Georgian Reforms in Tourism
Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), while attending international tourism fair FITUR 2019 in Spain, said that Georgia is among the world’s leaders in tourism.
Pololikashvili praised the Georgian reforms in the tourism field, saying that they have been very successful. He added that Georgia has been actively participating in FITUR for 15 years already.
“All this once again confirms and reflects the motivation of Georgia to be represented as the leading country on the international tourism market,” he state.
The UNWTO Secretary General added that FITUR is the most important international event in the field of tourism, one that is traditionally opened by the King of Spain. David Zalkaliani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, also visited the fair, where Georgia had its own stand.
FITUR is a global meeting point for tourism professionals and the leading trade fair for inbound and outbound Ibero-American markets.
FITUR 2019 took place from January 23 to January 27. Last year it beat the participation record with 10,190 exhibiting companies from 165 countries/regions, 140,120 trade participants and 110,860 people from the general public. The volume of agendas organized by FITUR within the B2B event reached 6,800 business appointments.
By Thea Morrison
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