Omani online commentators have been calling on each
other to avoid traveling to Georgia after two Omani families were reportedly
denied entry to the east European country last week.
With the trending hashtag #لا_تسافر_جورجيا (Don't travel to Georgia), hundreds of Twitter users weighed on the Georgian decision to return two Omani families who were planning to spend their vacations in Georgia.
"Warning: Don't think of traveling to Georgia. They mistreat Omani families and return them from the airport without providing clarification. It is true that they have full control over who they let in but this is humiliating for us. My advice is don't accept such treatment for you or your family and avoid traveling to Georgia."
According to the Omai ambassador to Turkey, the decision followed Georgia's new COVID-19 travel restrictions which ban travelers from a number of countries, including Oman. However, he said such regulations should have been made clear by the airlines before families were boarded to the flight headed to Tiblisi.
"Are there job opportunities in
Georgia? No. Do you have relatives to visit there? No. Is there an exceptional
natural environment you can't find anywhere else? No. There are 200 other
countries in the world and yet you still insist on visiting Georgia despite the
mistreatment you hear about!"
Despite this clarification, Omanis expressed anger towards the treatment reported by the two Omani families, saying that people should reconsider travel plans to Georgia in the future. Some users suggested that more Omanis think of domestic tourism to avoid being mistreated by other countries.
Others stressed the importance of checking out the latest travel updates in countries they plan to visit during the pandemic, to avoid such incidents.
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