Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series (Jan 2018)

Influence of Economic and Political Crisis to Resort Tourism Development in Georgia

  • Malania Elisabed,
  • Kvaraia Irakli,
  • Kutateladze Ketevan

Journal volume & issue
Vol. XVIII, no. 2
pp. 143 – 147

Abstract

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The outstanding fact is that due to the unique geographical location, natural-climatic conditions and rich history Georgia has a wide range of tourism development opportunities. Country has a wide range of tourism development opportunities with numerious and rich tourist resourses. Within should be distinguished Resort Tourism as one of the most perspective directions for tourism development in the counrty. From ancient times in Georgia has been used: mineral waters, rich climatical variety of sea and mountain zones in order to treat various diseases. The total number of mineral springs is more than 2000. There is also number of medical muds. The total number of resorts and resort areas in the 80s has reached 265 with high prospects for their further development and popularization. But occurred political situation, economic-political crisis that took place during the last 30 years destroyed the major part of the resorts located on the territory of Abkhazia, which is currently occupied and uncontrolled region.

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