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Welcome to Georgia! National Tourism Awards 2019

• Annual Awards Ceremony– is a unique Project in the field of Tourism and

Hospitality for Georgian tourism and travel industries and a celebration of Georgian heritage, culture, traditions and modern achievements, whose history begins from 2015.

• Welc ome to Georgia! National Tourism Awards is a transparent and

motivating challenge for companies working in the field, that increases their creativity and experience in providing the best service.

• During the 5 wonderful and successful years we are encouraging tourism

and hospitality industry in Georgia and promoting the awareness of tourism business and brands!

• The main mission of the project is to

promote country’s tourism and hospitality industry in a new level and develop the tourism and hospitality progress of the country, it is a chance to celebrate the highest-achieving tourism businesses and brands that work towards creating a positive image of Georgia worldwide.

WTG! National Tourism Awards 2015-2018

Since 2015:

• We created 90 Categories for Tourism and Hospitality companies
• More than 5000 participants of hotels, restaurants, tour operators, travel

agencies, wine companies and industry other main players were integrated to the project!

• We announced 8000 publications about our participants and promoted our

winners!

• We awarded 90 Winners, opened new possibilities for them and spread

information at local and international tourism market!

• We motivated companies to increase their creativity and experience in

providing the best service.

• We Promoted Georgian heritage, culture, traditions and modern

achievements.

• We created a positive image of Georgia Worldwide!
• Generally Introduced Georgian Tourism and hospitality market worldwide!

• More than 65 Publications

during 2018 about Project’s Participants and Georgia in the leading International and Local Media

Media Outreach 2018

Media Outreach 2019

• More than 55 Publications

during 2019 about Project’s Participants and Georgia in the leading International and Local Media

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Categories of the Welcome to Georgia! National Tourism Awards 2019

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SAVE THE DATE! The Registration opens TO DAY! O ur new WEB: www.wtgawards.com

The Award processes 2019

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

• Hotels; travel agencies and tour operators;
• Festivals and events;
• Restaurants, cafe and wineries;
• Tour O perators
• Companies who focusing towards the hospitality industry or tourism

sector, who specialized tourism services

• Choose a Category and Make a Registration
• Fill in online questionnaire via nominee’s online cabinet
• Prepare the Presentation in PDF for Jury Expert Board
• Upload Presentation, 4 image and logo via nominee’s online cabinet
• Celebrate your success

RULES FOR PARTICIPATION

• Independence and impeccable reputation are the core values of the Award.
• Each nominee is assessed in accor

dance with internationally recognized methodology by the Professional Jury Boa r d, consisted of experts of international and local tr avel, culture and hospitality markets.

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d is separ ated accor ding to categories depending on the kind of their ma in professionalactivity

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d will g ive each nominee points based on the c riteria relevant to each nomination.

• On each stage of the Awa r

ds Project Round T able with Jury Expert Boa r d is held for discussion of all the relevant issues including Categories,Criteria, Assessment and etc.

ASSESSMENT PROCESS

Jury Expert Board 2018

GEORGE CHOGOVADZE

GENERAL DIRECTO R O F UNITED AIRPO RTS O F GEO RGIA

ZURAB POLOLIKASHVILI

SECRETARY GENERAL AT THE UNWTO

MARIAM KVRIVISHVILI

HEAD O F NATIO NAL GEO RGIAN TO URISM ADMINISTRATIO N

Jury Expert Board 2018

ANDRIA BASILAIA

HEAD O F ECO NO MIC DEVELO PMENT O FFICE, TBILISI CITY HALL

IRAKLI LEKVINADZE

BUSINESS O MBUDSMAN O F GEO RGIA

GIORGI DANELIA

CHIEF INVESTMENT O FFICER, PARTNERSHIP FUND

Jury Expert Board 2019

ZURAB MASURASHVILI HEAD O F SME BANKING DEPARTMENT AT BANK O F GEO RGIA KETEVAN BOCHORISHVILI CEO ANAKLIA CITY ALEXANDRE ONOPRISHVILI DIRECTO R O F MO UNTAIN RESO RTS DEVELO PMENT CO MPANY Jeanene Mitchell Stakeholder Exchange Expert UNDP

Jury Expert Board 2019

IA TABAGARI

CHAIRWO MAN AT THE GEO RGIAN TO UR O PERATO RS ASSO CIATIO N

MAIA TSERETELI

EXECUTIVE DIRECTO R AT KEY MANAGEMENT SO LUTIO NS

NATALIA BAKHTADZE- ENGLANDER

CO NSULTANT O N THE MANAGEMENT LEVEL, GEO RGIAN ECO TO URISM ASSO CIATIO N

Jury Expert Board 2019

NATALI BARNABISHVILI

PRESIDENT O F GEO RGIAN WINE AND FO O D TO URISM ASSO CIATIO N

SHALVA KHETSURIANI

PRESIDENT O F THE GEO RGIAN SO MMELIER ASSO CIATIO N

NICK MANJGALADZE

GENERAL MANAGER TRAVELSHO P

Jury Expert Board 2019

ILIA OKROMELIDZE

CHAIRMAN O F GEO RGIAN ECO TO URISM ASSOCIATIO N)

AKO AKHALAIA

CEO / FO UNDER AT MARKETER.GE

NATALIE KVACHANTIRADZE

CHAIRPERSO N O F GEO RGIAN TO URISM ASSO CIATIN (GTA)

MAIA SIDAMONIDZE

Managing Partner at Protravel Georgia

• As the guarantee of fairness and transparency of the Awards Project

Independent Auditor “BDO Georgia” monitors all the processes.

• An Independent Auditor of the Award calculates the number of points awarded

to each nominee by the Jury Expert Board and determines the finalists and the winner in each nomination.

• The Final Results and scores of all participants will be discussed by the Jury

Expert Board at the round table before the O fficial Awards Ceremony to ensure the final results of the Award.

Independent Auditor of the Awards Project

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Eka Skorokhodova Phone: +995 591 60 69 99 Eka .skorokhodova @a wa rds-tourism.com