Georgia Takes Part in New York Times Travel Show

The Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA), under the Ministry of Economy, recently took part in the New York Times Travel Show. Several Georgian companies were also represented at North America’s largest fair-exhibition.

The international exhibition in New York was attended by more than 280 tourism professionals from 150 countries. More than 500 companies were represented at the Show.

Along with the exhibition, Head of the National Tourism Administration, Giorgi Chogovadze, met with the heads of the world’s tourism companies and associations, a number of whom expressed an interest in the Georgian tourism market.

The United States is an important tourism market for Georgia. According to statistics 31,143 tourists visited Georgia from the US in 2015. This was a 10% increase compared to 2014.

Ana Akhalaia