BSEC Tourism Associations Forum, Athens

FORUM ON THE COOPERATION OF THE ASSOCIATIONS OF TRAVEL AGENCIES OF THE BSEC MEMBER STATES

Athens, Greece 22-25 November, 2008

BSEC Forum on the Cooperation of Associations of Travel Agencies of the member states of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation was held in Athens on the 24th of November.

Participants from Georgia were Department of Tourism and Resorts (DoTR) (Beka Jakeli - head of department) and Georgian Tourism Association (GTA) (Nata Kvachantiradze- Director).

The objective of the forum was to establish a network of Associations of Travel Agencies of the BSEC member States:

- Exchange views, experience and best practices
- Promote multi-destination packages to promote tourism flows among the BSEC countries as well as attracting tourists from third countries.
- Exchange information concerning the tourist infrastructure of the Member States, the tourist events and fairs organized in their territory, etc.

The Forum created hopes for a future cooperation of Associations of Travel Agencies within the BSEC member states and constitutes the first step for an establishment of a Union of Travel Associations of BSEC member states.