PM Holds Reception to Celebrate Success of 6 Millionth Tourist Campaign

Georgian Prime Minister, Giorgi Kvirikashvili has held a special reception with the cabinet members and representatives of advertising industry, to celebrate Six Millionth Tourist Campaign and its video - Dinner with Georgia, which won silver and bronze lions at Cannes International Festival of Creativity.

Kvirikashvili congratulated the audience with great success and international recognition of the Georgian advertising industry. He pointed out company Windfor, which prepared the video.

“I would like to thank each of you, because this is a joint success. In our country there is a great potential. We are a small country with great people and great hearts. Traveling is, first of all, a heart and a character, this is what brings so many tourists to Georgia,” he stated.

Celebrating our great success of Sixth Million Tourist Campaign at #CannesLions. #Georgia #tourism #travel #Windfors pic.twitter.com/rpj3FzYDVs

— Giorgi Kvirikashvili (@KvirikashviliGi) June 26, 2017

The reception was also attended by Georgia’s 6 millionth tourist in 2016, Jesper Black, who was the lucky one a young Dutch man, turned out to be the lucky tourist.

Jesper Black thanked the Prime Minister of Georgia for his hospitality and noted that Georgia has totally changed his life.

 The 6th Millionth Tourist Campaign was shortlisted in three categories winning a Bronze and a Silver Lion, making it the first Silver for Georgia and WINDFOR'S was among the winners for the first time in its history. 

• PR – Public Sector
• PR – Events & Stunts
• PR – Territory Marketing & Communication

The clip was made by the initiative of the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA).

Thea Morrison