The export value of Georgian wine has not changed compared to the previous year. Both last year and this year, the average price of 1 liter of Georgian export wine is 2.94 USD.The wine import partners are as follows:1) Russia - $23.9 million for 5.6 million liters (69% of wine exports)2) Ukraine - $1.8 million for 624 thousand liters (5.2% of wine exports)3) Poland - $1.7 million for 685.2 thousand liters (4.9% of wine exports).

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The Civil Aviation Agency of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia granted the airline the necessary permission for regular air traffic on March 15 of this year.Aegean Airlines has been operating on the Georgian aviation market since 2012. After the restrictions imposed due to COVID-19, the airline has resumed regular air traffic on the Athens-Tbilisi-Athens air route from June 2021.

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Tbilisi International Airport was included in this category for the tenth time in a row, and Batumi - for the second time.In the result of the passenger survey, the international airports of Budapest, Tallinn, Riga, Sofia and Tbilisi are among the top five in Eastern Europe.In the Skytrax 2023 ranking,Batumi International Airport is among the top ten airports in Eastern Europe.Skytrax World Airport Awards ceremony took place within the framework of the Passenger Terminal Expo 2023.The general manager of TAV Georgia, the managing company of Tbilisi and Batumi international airports attended the event. Within the framework of the event, Tea Zakaradze met Skytrax CEO Edward Plaisted.Skytrax is an influential British consulting company which has been researching and evaluating service quality at airports and airlines around the world since 1999.

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According to the document, the number of outbound visits by Georgian visitors from the above-mentioned number made up 1.7 million, which is 3.2 times higher compared to the data of 2021 year.Outbound visitors have made 944.2 thousand tourist-type visits, which is 99.4 percent higher compared to the data of the previous year.The majority of outbound visits, 49.2%, were made by the visitors of age group of 31-50 years. The number of visits made by women equaled to 46.5% of the total number of visits.In 2022 year the purpose of the majority of outbound visits (41.1 percent) was shopping.The majority of outbound visits were made in Turkey and Russian Federation, 941.4 thousand and 247.4 thousand accordingly.In 2022 year the average number of nights spent during the visits equaled to 6.1 nights. 95.9% of outbound visits was repeating visit.

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In January, the export price of Georgian wine increased by 2.1%. If last year in January the price of 1 liter of export Georgian wine was 2.92 USD, in January its price amounted to 2.98 USD.TOP Partners Countries:1. Russia - 4 million l, worth of $11.2 million.More than 70% of wine in January was exported to Russia (59% in January 2022). The average price of 1 liter was 2.8 USD. 2. China - 241 thousand l, worth of $0.9 million.In January, up to 6% of Georgian wine went to China. The price of 1 liter is 3.9 USD. 3. Poland - 299 thousand l, worth of $0.7 million.Up to 5% of Georgian wine went to Poland. The price of 1 liter is 2.4 USD.

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"Bakuriani, Georgia - an amazing place, which if you don't have it in your list of places to visit, you should definitely include it," said the presenter while commenting on the sports competitions taking place within the framework of the Bakuriani World Championship. According to him, this is a destination in which a lot of investment is made for the development of winter sports. To hold the World Cup, a lot of financial and time resources were given. This means that they really want to show the best results.Georgia is hosting the 2023 World Championship in freestyle, snowboarding and freeskiing, which was inaugurated on February 18 in Bakuriani. About 700 athletes from 42 countries are participating in the World Championship.Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili announced on February 11 that the state invested 270 million in Bakuriani for the 2023 championship.

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  The Administration said on Wednesday it had hosted a stand introducing fair visitors - with over 65,000 flocking to the three-day event - to the country’s tourism products.It also said meetings for exploring avenues for future cooperation were held with representatives of international companies at the event. Over 500 tourism companies and organisations were involved in presentations and networking at the fair.In the promotion effort, the national body was also joined by the tourism department of the western Georgian region of Adjara.BIT Milano has been hosted since the early 1980s in Milan, bringing together experts in the industry and the general public at Fiera Milano fairgrounds in the city.

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As of the statistics, the number of visits by international visitors3 from above-mentioned number made up 4.7 million, which is 2.7 times higher compared to the data of 2021.In 2022 the largest number of visitors (915.1 thousand visitors) was from Russian Federation, which amounts to 23.3 percent of total number of visitors. On second place is Turkey with 18.1% share and on third place – Armenia with 13.5% share. Correspondingly, the largest number of visits were made by the citizens of Russian Federation (1.1 million), Turkey (925.6 thousand) and Armenia (742.6 thousand).

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Geostat reports, that 68.6 % of international visitors were only tourists4 . The share of excursionists5 amounted to 27.6 percent, while 3.8 percent of visitors were both tourists and same-day visitors.In IV quarter of 2022 the largest number of visitors (310.9 thousand visitors) was from Turkey, which amounts to 27.5 percent of total number of visitors. On second place is Russian Federation with 23.0% share and on third place – Armenia with 13.7% share. Correspondingly, the largest number of visits were made by the citizens of Turkey (382.1 thousand), Russian Federation (306.9 thousand) and Armenia (220.8 thousand).The majority of visitors (47.9 percent) belonged to the age group of 31-50 years. The number of women equaled to 33.5 percent of the total number of visitors.In IV quarter of 2022, the purpose of the majority of visits (46.8 percent) was holiday, leisure and recreation.The majority of visits comes on Tbilisi and Adjara A/R, 786.8 thousand and 520.0 thousand accordingly.In IV quarter of 2022 the average number of nights spent during the visits equaled to 5.5 nights. 71.5 percent of visits was repeating visit. The chart below shows the distribution of visits by the level of satisfaction in IV quarter of 2022.The expenditures during the visits made in IV quarter of 2022 equaled to GEL 2.5 billion. Average expenditure on the visit equals  GEL 1.860.

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Within the mentioned framework, the budget of the Agency of Protected Areas will be spent on the improvement of the management system of protected areas and the protection/restoration of biodiversity in 2023. It is the exceptional biodiversity of Georgia that makes each protected area attractive and special.In 2023,  it is planned to fight against pests to maintain the health of forests at least 8 protected areas."In 2022, the Agency of Protected Areas carried out a forest inventory in the municipalities of Tetritskaro, Akhalkalaki and Lagodekhi, on a total area of 33,665 hectares, as well as in the Erusheti National Park and Tetrobis Agkvetili. Forest management plans have been developed and approved for the protected areas of Lagodekhi State Reserve, Lagodekhi Obvetili, Algeti and Javakheti, which will help the Agency to implement sustainable forest management in the target municipalities in the future. This year, in order to strengthen the monitoring of biodiversity, the Agency purchased 294 photo traps for all protected areas," the Agency of Protected Areas states.

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