The Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Levan Davitashvili highlighted it was very symbolic that the main theme of this year’s World Tourism Day occasion was Peace and Tourism, while delivering a speech at a reception for participants arriving in Tbilisi to attend events dedicated to the annual date.
“We all understand well how important peace is, especially amid the current global challenges in the region and beyond. Peace is of utmost importance for well-being, success, and also for sustainable tourism”, - Davitashvili emphasized.
Davitashvili noted the great importance and even greater potential of tourism for Georgia’s economy, saying it accounted for more than 10 percent of the country's GDP as it encompassed every region of our country and countless families involved in developing the industry.
In his address at the Ceremonial Palace of Georgia, Davitashvili also pointed out that the significance of tourism went beyond business and economics and was primarily about hospitality, describing it as the strongest feature of Georgian tourism and an inseparable part of our identity.
The Georgian capital city of Tbilisi is hosting World Tourism Day, an annual event held under the auspices of the UN World Tourism Organization and marked since 1979, for the first time.
Government officials, representatives of international organizations and the tourism industry from around the world are hosted in the city, with discussion panels focusing on global tourism trends and the role of peace in fostering industry development.
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