Joint Press Conference of Welcome to Georgia! National Tourism Awards and BOG

On June 14, within the scope of Welcome to Georgia! National Tourism Awards, the Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel hosted the press conference, dedicated to the 4^th Tourism & Hospitality Conference, which is to take place on Tuesday, June 18. The results of the project were summarized at the event. In addition, new nominations for the upcoming ceremony of the 5^th anniversary were announced.   

The press conference was attended by Maryna Chayka, Founder of the Welcome to Georgia! National Tourism Awards; Zurab Masurashvili, Head of Retail Business Banking Department of Bank of Georgia; Medea Janiashvili, Deputy Head of the Georgian National Tourism Administration; Nino Maghradze, Head of the Municipal Department of Economic Development of Tbilisi City Hall; Maia Khachidze, BDO-partner, Head of Corporate Finance Direction and Nino Kvariani, Head of Public Relations Department at JSC Partnership Fund. 

The significance of the Welcome to Georgia! Project was accentuated at the press conference, focusing on the fact that the initiative contributes to the development of the field of tourism, motivation of the representatives of this sector and increasing the number of tourist inflow in Georgia.

The organizers of the project spoke about the importance of launching the initiatives of this type. The 4^th Tourism & Hospitality Conference is to be attended by over 400 representatives of public and private sectors, as well as international and local experts and media reps.

In addition, Maryna Chayka, Founder of Welcome to Georgia! National Tourism Awards Project, announced the new nominations of 2019 as follows:

1. The Best Airline Company
2. The Best Outbound Tour Operator
3. The Best Niche Tourism
4. The Best Small Winery Award
5. The Best Weekend Hotel Award
6. The Best Newcomer Hotel
7. H2Otel Water Saving Award;
8. Traveling Responsibility Award;
9. Best Destination Award;
10. Best Traditional Craft Award;
11. Best Rural Tourism Award; 

The project has been held for 5 years with the co-organization of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia and National Tourism Administration. Official supporters of the event are Tbilisi City Hall and the Partnership Fund. The co-organizer of the project is Bank of Georgia. The Independent audit – BDO Georgia.

Translated by Ketevan Kvaratskheliya