Head of National Tourism Administration Denies Resignation Rumors

George Chogovadze, Head of National Tourism Administration of Georgia, denies rumors within the media about leaving his post, allegedly in relation to Anaklia's electronic music festival Gem Fest, financed from the state budget which turned out to be unsuccessful financially. 

“I am not resigning; our team continues the work we started several years ago that will result in more than seven million visitors coming to Georgia. There is to be even more success in the future and our team continues its work”, he said. 

“Rumours about George Chogovadze leaving his post are simply not true, it’s absurd to connect him with the flaws of the Gem Fest festival. This festival has its own responsible people, and George Chogovadze is surely not among them,” says the statement from the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, on the matter. 

“George Chogovadze has been the head of the National Tourism Administration for almost three years now, during which Georgia has achieved significant success in the tourism sector, both on an international level, and also while developing local tourism directions, to which, various organizations from the state tourism sector, private sector and of course National Tourism Administration have greatly contributed”, the statement says.

By Nino Gugunishvili