Twenty-four Georgian wines have received two double-gold, 15 gold and seven silver medals at the 6th Sakura Japan Women’s Wine Awards 2019, the National Wine Agency of Georgia says. See the winning wines here. Different Georgian wines were selected among 4,326 items from 34 countries after the tasting assessment held from 29 January to 30 January, …
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More than eight million international, non-resident travellers came to Georgia in 2018, the Georgian National Statistics Office (Geostat) reported. The number of arrivals equalled 8.7 million which is 9.8% higher compared to 2017,” Geostat says. The agency states that 66.7% of international visitors were only tourists, the share of excursionists amounted to 27.4%, while 5.9% …
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Forbes magazine has published an article on 25-year-old Georgian winemaker Baia Abuladze and put her family business ‘Baia Wines’ on the Forbes’ 2019 30 Under 30 Europe List. The magazine says that their ‘organic, biodynamic wine’ is available at the world’s finest restaurants like Hitimisu in Washington, D.C. and a bottle costs about $26. Baia Wines …
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National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) published new report on inbound tourism statistics in Georgia. According to the report, 498 000 visitors entered Georgia with the purpose of shopping. This indicator constitutes to 6.9% of overall number of visits by international non-resident travellers. Geostat reports that the visitors have spent 7.9 billion Lari in Georgia. …
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According to GALT & TAGGART’s prediction, Georgia’s income from tourism will amount to $ 3.6 billion in 2019. Head of GALT & TAGGART Research Department Eva Bochorishvili stated about it during his “business morning”. “GALT & TAGGART estimates the number of tourists in Georgia will be around 5,3 million this year, which is 11% increase. …
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The exhibition Niko Pirosmani – Wanderer between Worlds brings together almost thirty paintings by the Georgian artist (1862–1918) presenting a real and fantastical panorama, suffused with great calm, of an epoch in the midst of transition. Pirosmani’s imposing figures and motifs, with their powerful graphic quality, are wide-ranging: a train steaming through the countryside at night, a …
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Georgian customers will have the opportunity to enjoy French taste in “Ladurée” restaurant since February 2019, on Abashidze street # 21a. Along with pastry and confectionery, “Ladurée” will present French cuisine. Together with Georgian cuisine, experienced international culinary team will work at the restaurant. Ladurée is a French luxury bakery and sweets maker house created in 1862. It …
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The first Georgian application for Companion Traveler has been developed, the idea author Nika Bazadze told BM.GE. The startup was introduced about 1 month ago. The application is for the drivers without commercial purposes. Therefore, it is ruled out that taxi, minivan and minivan taxi drivers use this application, he added. „To prevent the mentioned cases …
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The Adjara government is looking for an investor for arranging a runway on a mountain ski resort “Goderdzi”. As explained in the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Adjara, the project underway, and implementation will be launched in case of interesting proposal. The region’s government is interested in arranging a runway at the “Goderdzi” resort …
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Georgia has improved its position and now takes 16th place in the Best European Countries for Business report, published by the European Chamber (EuCham) a non-profit think tank headquartered in Italy. In last year’s report Georgia was 18th among 46 European countries. Georgia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia are in the bottom of the list. …
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