According to the National Tourism Administration, as of October 2019, 782 670 international travelers visited Georgia, the figure is 8.8% up y-o-y. The number of international visitors has made up 665 055, which is 8.8% more than in 2018, while the number of tourist visits has been 438 805, which is 7.8% higher comparing to […]
On November 8-10, 2019, the capital city of Georgia will host a regional event entitled Startup Grind, which is the biggest international network of startupers. As part of this event, Georgia expects to attract investment to domestic startups, on the one hand, and develop Georgia’s startup ecosystem on the other, Startup Grind Tbilisi Director Giorgi […]
The head of the new holding will be Irakli Burdiladze. Georgia Real Estate Holding will unite MR Group (which involves M2 and building company BK CONSTRUCTION) and the field of hotels and real estate property that is used for business activities. This will be positioned on the market with the name of Amber Group. Amber Group intends to open […]
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is launching regular flights to Tbilisi and Kutaisi. The first flight will take place at Tbilisi International Airport on November 6. On October 24, 2019, the airline was granted a permit by the Civil Aviation Agency of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. Flights to Milan-Tbilisi-Milan, Marseille-Kutaisi-Marseille and […]
Georgia will join the International Olive Council (IOC) at the end of November, 2019. This organization has named Georgia as the third olive hub in Europe, Giorgi Svanidze, Georgian Olive founder told BusinessPartner. As noted, in late November Georgia will become an IOC member and, in 2020, our country will preside over this organization too, […]
A new platform for wine-loving businessmen has emerged in the market, a tourist-active zone – the Wine Village. According to Giorgi Begadze, founder of 7S project, the project will be implemented in Kakheti, Kvareli in particular, with a total cost of $ 76,000 in GEL. Specifically, the idea behind the project is that the company […]
One of the largest wine and food exhibition, “Stockholm Food and Wine 2019”, was held in Stockholm, Sweden, with 12 Georgian wine producers participating with the support of the National Wine Agency. The exhibition is very popular in the Scandinavian region and is visited by over 40,000 wine professionals and consumers each year. Participating in […]
Bacho Khachidze and his friend, Ilia Datunashvili came up with this idea in Kakheti, during Rtveli, which they conveyed in one sentence: “Grow a vine anywhere in Georgia in your friend’s or your name and receive a bottle of wine from your very own vineyard” Filled with enthusiasm, the authors of global startup Treepex became […]
According to the data of January-October 2019, 75,6 million bottles (0.75 liters) of wine have been exported to 53 countries around the world, which is 11% higher than the same period in 2018. Exported wine costs reached 195 million USD, which is 20% higher than in the same period in 2018. Exports to strategic Georgian […]
Georgian Railway has delivered 64,000 containers (TEU) in the 10 months of 2019, which is a record figure. This data is 34% more than the same period last year and is double compared to 2016 data. The total volume of freight transported by the Georgian Railways this year, excluding crude oil, is 8,57 million tons, […]