Welcome to Georgia! National Tourism Awards Second Official Ceremony

On December 2, at the “The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi” was held Welcome to Georgia! National Tourism Awards Second Official Ceremony, where were revealed 19 winners from 19 different categories:

1. BEST BUSINESS EVENT VENUE AWARD - Holiday Inn Tbilisi
2. BEST MICE TOURISM AWARD - BTL Georgia
3. BEST TOURISM RESTAURANTS SERVICES AWARD - Restaurant "Georgian House"
4. BEST TOURISM WINERY AWARD - Winery Khareba
5. BEST BOUTIQUE ACCOMMODATION AWARD - Vinotel
6. BEST STANDARD ACCOMMODATION AWARD - Courtyard by Marriott Tbilisi
7. BEST DELUXE ACCOMMODATION AWARD - Crowne Plaza Borjomi
8. BEST WELLNESS & SPA RESORT AWARD - Lopota Lake Resort & Spa
9. BEST MOUNTAIN ACCOMMODATION AWARD - Rooms Hotel Kazbegi
10. BEST SEA ACCOMMODATION LOCATED IN THE CITY - Divan Suites Batumi
11. BEST SEA ACCOMMODATION LOCATED ON THE COAST - Hilton Batumi
12. BEST LOW BUDGET ACCOMMODATION AWARD - Dvizh Hostel Eli Spali
13. BEST TOURISM INNOVATION OF THE YEAR AWARD - Check in Georgia
14. BEST FESTIVAL OR EVENT AWARD - GEM Fest
15. BEST INCOMING TOUR OPERATOR AWARD - CAPITAL GEORGIA TRAVEL
16. BEST OUTBOUND TOUR OPERATOR AWARD - Easy Travel Agency
17. BEST ADVENTURE TOURISM AWARD - rafting.ge
18. BEST TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR - Shermazana
19. THE FASTEST GROWING COMPANY OF THE YEAR IN THE SME SEGMENT - Continent Cron Palace Tbilisi

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Georgia – Dimitry Kumsishvili; Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia – Ketevan Bochorishvili; Tbilisi Mayor – Davit Narmania; Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi – Irakli Lekvinadze; Head of Georgian National Tourism Administration – Giorgi Chogovadze and more than 500 guest from tourism and hospitality industry, government officials, private business representatives, mass media and press industry _ were attended.

Award Ceremony was opened by the First Deputy Prime Dimitry Kumsishvili, he spoke about importance of the project for Georgian tourism industry, how important is to encourage companies playing in this field and handed Special Award for "AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTION TO TOURISM DEVELOPMENT" to Mariam Kvrivishvili.

At Ceremony, also has speech Tbilisi Mayor Davit Narmania and he handed special diploma for contribution development Georgian tourism industry to “Radio Holding Fortuna”.

Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Ketevan Bochorishvili, one of the jury members spoke about the evaluation methods and handed special award “OPENING OF THE AWARD” to “The Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi”

Award co-organizer, head of Georgian National Tourism Administration Giorgi Chogovadze, handed special diploma for contribution to the development tourism industry between Ukraine and Georgia to Ukrainian Magazine “International Tourism Magazine”

In the project more than 300 Nominees participated from the Georgian tourism and hospitality industry form all regions: hotels; Travel agencies and tour operators; Festivals and events; Restaurants, food spots and wineries; Travel photographer; Business and entertainment venue; The process of assessment was divided in two parts: the first part of the assessment was – ONLINE VOTING on the projects official website; The second part of the assessment – by the professional Jury Board. Members of Jury Board ware consisted of the experts of the world and local travel, culture and hospitality market. All assessment processes for each nominee calculated by the Awards Independent Auditor “BDO Georgia” and they determined the finalists and the winners in each nomination.

The main mission of the Welcome to Georgia! National Tourism Awards is to encourage tourism and hospitality industry in Georgia and also to promote the awareness of the high-achieving tourism business and brands that create a positive image of the country w