Experience Georgia, 8000 Years of Hospitality, Past, Present & Future, 27 January, 5 pm Tbilisi
New York 8 am . London 1 pm . Paris 2 pm . Istanbul 4 pm . Dubai 5 pm . India 6:30 pm . China 9 pm
Online Conference With Expert Panel
Ms. Natalie Kvachantiradze
Chairperson
Georgian Tourism Association
Ms. Maia Omiadze
Head of Georgian National Tourism Administration, Ministry of Economy
Ms. Tamar Koriauli
First Deputy Head Georgian National Tourism Adm, Ministry of Economy
Dr. Tamar Khakhishvili
Deputy Chair of Agency on Protected Areas, Ministry of Environmental
Ms. Cordula Wohlmuther
Regional Director for Europe
UN Tourism
Dr. Eduardo Santander
CEO - Executive Director
European Travel Commission
Mr. Jose Antonio Vidal
Founder & President of
Global Wine Tourism Organization
Ms. Elene Otarashvili
Hotelier, Hospitality Executive
General Manager of Golden Tulip Hotel
Mr. Giorgi Khidesheli
General Manager
Kvareli Wine Cave
Prof. Nino kekelidze
Head of Educational
Tourism Committee of GTA
Moderator: Prof. Nino Kekelidze
17:00 – 17:05 | Opening and welcome | Ms. Natalie Kvachantiradze –Chairperson of Georgian Tourism Association (GTA) |
17:05 -17:10 | Welcome speech | Ms. Maia Omiadze – Head of Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA), Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia |
17:10 – 17:25 | Overview of Georgian Tourism, Resorts and statistic | Ms.Tamar Koriauli- First Deputy Head of Georgian National Tourism Administration(GNTA), Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia |
17:25 – 17:35 | Regional Tourism development on the perspective of UN tourism | Ms. Cordula Wohlmuther- Regional Director for Europe UN Tourism |
17:35 -17:50 | Experience of Global Wine Tourism Development and Achievements | Mr. Jose Antonio Vidal – Founder & President of the Global Wine Tourism Organization |
17:50 – 18:05 | Protected Areas of Georgia as a component of Eco and Sustainable tourism development. | Dr. Tamar Khakhishvili – Deputy Chair of the Agency on Protected Areas, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia |
18:05 -18:20 | Hospitality sector of Georgia, as a strong part of tourism infrastructure, cultural landmarks and high-performing destinations. | Ms. Elene Otarashvili –Hotelier | Hospitality Executive, General Manager of Golden Tulip Design Hotel |
18:20 – 18:35 | 8000 Years of wine history, Georgian Gastronomy and Wine as a part of Georgian hospitality | Mr.Giorgi Khidesheli -General Manager of Kvareli Wine Cave (Khareba Winery) |
18:35 – 18:50 | Global Travel Trends and Innovations | Mr. Eduardo Santander– CEO Executive Director, European Travel Commission |
18:50 – 19:00 | Q/A | |
19:00 – 19:30 | B2B meetings |