Saturday, June 21, 2008

Invitation: GTA Project Presentation on July 3rd

GTA's Hotel-Booking-Systems registration support project is proud to present results & future activities. Information and support to register with International Hotel Booking Systems & membership in Georgian Tourism Association (GTA).
Hotels /Guesthouses and other tourism stakeholders are invited.
The project is supported by USAID SME project.
Venue: Courtyard Marriott Ballroom, July 3rd, 16 hours

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Workshop: Regional Best Practices in Tourism in Yerevan (Armenia)

Coming up: Regional Best Practices in Tourism Workshop in Yerevan (Armenia) on 24th-25th of June. More detailed information about the conference can be found on the web site: http://registration.bcserdon.com/index.php?etype=1

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Intro: GTA postcard drafts for comment

Please find below 15 possible GTA postcards. Please comment if you like them or not, with slogan or without...
You can either rate the cards (5: very good to 1: unacceptable) and add a comment for each of the cards or choose 5 cards (out of 15) that you do not like. We can print a maximum of 10 cards.

The backside of each card will show GTA Logo & website, the location of the photo and the name of the photographer.

If you have a photo taken in Georgia -Tbilisi that you think is particularily suitable for a GTA postcard, please send it as a high resolution JPG file (at least 1 MB) to info@tourism-association.ge not forgetting to mention location and name of photographer.

Your GTA Team

GTA postcard drafts for comment

No 1: Tbilisi

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No 2: Skitour

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No 3: Mestia

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No 4: Mountains of Ajara

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No 5: Kakheti

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No 6: Meteostation

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No 7: Metekhi Church

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No 8: Medea

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No 9: Mt. Kazbeg

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No 10: Tbilisi Basroba

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No 11: Chaukhi Mountain

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No 12: Monastery Martkopi

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No 13: Old Wolga

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No 14: Rafting

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No 15: Mtskheta

Online Booking Systems for Georgian Hotels


GTA supports Georgian Hotels & Guesthouses to register with international Online Booking Systems. The project is supported by USAID SME support project.
Interested Hotels & Guesthouses can become member of Georgian Tourism Association (GTA). Inquiries at info@tourism-association.ge .

Selected Activities February-May 2008

May 2008:
Participation in 3rd Regional Competitiveness Workshop in Budva (Montenegro), 20-22th of may 2008.

May 2008:
Tourism Course in Ilja Chavchavadze State University
The representatives of Georgian Tourism Association and member companies attended the presentation of new founded Tourism Course in Ilja Chavchavadze State University, 7th may 2008.

April 2008:
Tbilisi City Hall meeting for tourism stakeholders with participation of 7 GTA members, 18th of April 2008.

April 2008:
Caucasus Tourism Fair (CTF)
GTA participated at Caucasus Tourism Fair (CTF) with Association Stand together with partner associations from Adjara and Guria. The activity was supported by GTZ Private Sector Development Project, 10-12 of April.

April 2008:
Wine Tourism Symposium 2008
Presentation of examples from practice in Wine Tourism in Georgia at the Symposium
"Wine tourism facts & trends - a benchmarking for Georgia", 10th of April 2008.

March 2008:
Guide training at Newkaz Guide School
GTA conducted seminar: "Issues in Intercultural Communication for Tour-Guides", 7th of March 2008.

March 2008:
ITB Berlin
A delegation of GTA member companies participated in International Tourism Fair ITB Berlin. The Exposure & Meeting Visit with German Tourism Associations and Tourism Companies was supported by GTZ Private Sector Development Project, 5th-7th od March.

February 2008:
Meeting in Italian Embassy consular section to discuss Visa Issues for Italy and Malta. 25th of February.

WELCOME Georgian Hotels & Guesthouses

Hotels & Guesthouses are invited to become members of Georgian Tourism Association (GTA)

Advantages:
- cooperation with tour companies
- support for registration with international hotel booking systems
- representation at selected tourism fairs
- offers for capacity building
- marketing support
- be part of GTA information network

For more information please contact: info@tourism-association.ge

WELCOME Tourism Associations in Georgia

Associations involved in tourism are invited to join GTA as partners.
Existing partnership with Ajara Tourism Association, Guria Tourism Association.
For more information please contact us: info@tourism-association.ge

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

ABOUT GTA

About GTA:
Georgian Tourism Association (GTA) is an organisation of private sector companies based in Tbilisi promoting cooperation for a more sustainable tourism development in Georgia / Caucasus.
The association is open for every tour operator, hotel, guesthouse, regional tourism association with legal business practices. We are committed to strengthen cooperation, service quality, capacity building & information resources in Georgia / Caucasus.

Welcome to GTA news & info page

view also:

www.tourism-association.ge

e-mail to:

info@tourism-association.ge