Georgia is the host country of the World Tourism Day for the first time - on September 27, in Tbilisi, at the Paragraphi Tbilisi Hotel, under the auspices of the United Nations Tourism Organization, an event celebrating the World Tourism Day will be held, which will be held with the welcoming words of the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, and the Executive Secretary of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, Zurab Pololikashvili. The information is distributed by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development.
According to the agency, delegations from more than 40 countries, heads of international organizations and business sector, leading leaders from the tourism industry came to Georgia to participate in the World Tourism Day event. First Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Levan Davitashvili and Deputy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili will take part in the event.
This year's theme of the World Tourism Day is "Tourism and Peace". Various discussion panels will be held within the event. During the discussion, the speakers will discuss the world trends and trends of tourism development, the importance of peace in the process of industry development, and issues of cooperation between countries in this direction. Presentations and bilateral meetings will also be held within the framework of the event.
Holding the World Tourism Day event in Georgia will significantly contribute to the strengthening of the country's tourism awareness in the international arena. World Tourism Day will be covered by leading international media representatives from Tbilisi.
In the spring of 2023, the 38 member countries of the European Commission of the United Nations World Tourism Organization unanimously supported the initiative of the Georgian delegation in connection with the celebration of the World Tourism Day in Georgia in 2024. The World Tourism Day has been celebrated by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism) since 1979, on September 27 every year," the information states.
