Category Archives: Georgia tourism

My short welcome speech for EuroEco18

Posted on September 29, 2018 by martas2912

5th European Ecotourism Conference was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, 10-12 September. The event provided a platform for a range of stakeholders throughout the continent and beyond – to present their research results and development activities on ecotourism and sustainable tourism … Continue reading →

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Interview for the Sustainability Leaders project on sustainable tourism in the Caucasus

Posted on July 13, 2018 by martas2912

This week I am featured in a great Sustainability Leaders Project, interviewed as the first sustainable tourism expert on the Caucasus region. The project is an invaluable knowledge hub for tourism professionals interested in the latest trends, strategies and success … Continue reading →

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Svaneti in Dede – a battle between tradition and progress. Has tourism had a role to play?

Posted on May 14, 2018 by martas2912

  Seeing the old Svan traditions in a fascinating and incredibly moving film Dede, filmed in a remote mountainous region of Svaneti, made me realise how little we know of this popular tourism destination in Georgia, and how this makes … Continue reading →

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Svaneti responsible tourism businesses – recommendations please!

Posted on February 16, 2018 by martas2912

I am looking for recommendations for local sustainable/responsible tourism business owners in Svaneti! You may have heard that we are in the middle of the Responsible Travel Week (12-18 Feb) –  #RTweek18. During this week I am travelling around Svaneti in the … Continue reading →

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Adventure, Culture & Good Food: What Foreign Tourists Expect from Georgia?

Posted on January 30, 2018 by martas2912

Over the last few months, several articles have been published in worldwide press praising Georgia as an emerging tourism destination and encouraging tourists to come and visit Georgia now. Lonely Planet, National Geographic, BBC, the Guardian, the New York Times, … Continue reading →

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Caucasus Tourism and me in 2017 – reasons to celebrate!

Posted on January 7, 2018 by martas2912

The rapid growth in tourism in Georgia is NOT a reason to celebrate – but my 2017 definitely was!  In 2015 I made a risky but also much-needed and exciting decision to change career and work in sustainable tourism in … Continue reading →

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Tony’s take on Tourism Forum 2017 – input from Svaneti

Posted on December 17, 2017 by martas2912

Last week I wrote about a brilliant Tourism Cooperation Forum 2017 “Sustainable Mountain Resort Development” in Gudauri in northern Georgia, where practitioners from all regions discussed the challenges and opportunities for sustainable mountain tourism. Tony Hanmer who lives in the … Continue reading →

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Sustainable mountain tourism development in Georgia: insights from Tourism Forum 2017

Posted on December 11, 2017 by martas2912

The Tourism Cooperation Forum 2017 “Sustainable Mountain Resort Development” was organised by GIZ Georgia (the German development agency) last month in Gudauri mountain resort in northern Georgia. I was one of the speakers and helped with moderating various conference sessions. … Continue reading →

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The first ever community consultation in Georgia – we did it!

Posted on December 11, 2016 by martas2912

At the beginning of June, I spent two weeks in the mountainous region of Svaneti in northern Georgia, consulting local communities about our proposal to build the #Transcaucasian Trail. To our knowledge, the TCT project is the first tourism-related project … Continue reading →

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