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Why Hotels Are Getting Serious About Relaxation and Wellbeing
With physical and mental wellbeing a top priority for growing numbers of people, many don’t like to leave their healthy habits at home when they travel. It’s not just a case of a quick manicure or massage; today’s business and leisure travelers increasingly expect the types of treatments they’re used to at home when they’re on the move whether it’s a consultation with a sleep doctor, Vitamin C-infused showers or a personal training session. As such, hotels across the world ar


International Tourism University – Vatel Admission Terms
Vatel, international hotels and tourism management university, will open in Tbilisi in spring 2018, Tornike Janashvili, head of Block Georgia, one of the project implementing companies, told Business Course. At this stage, university is passing authorization process. It will operate on basis of Georgian National University, he said. The university admission is available three times a year thanks to Vatel’s practice. The first admission may start in February 2018 in case the u

Construction of a New Hotel Launched in Old Tbilisi
Construction of a hotel is underway by the company “Mukhrantubani” at the crossroads of Baratashvili and Chakhrukhadze streets in the historic district of Tbilisi. The construction began in August 2017 and its completion is scheduled for August 2020. The hotel will be three-storey from Chakhrukhadze street and four-storey from Baratashvili street. “Mukhrantubani” will have a total of 28 rooms, four of which are suits. Andro Gujabidze, Director of “Mukhrantubani” told “Comme


What’s new for winter 2017/18
The number of international visitors is growing in Georgia. The country was visited by 5.8 million international visitors through 9 months, more than 19.2% comparing to the previous year. The number of tourists is increased by 28.8% and achieved 2.783 million by September 2017. Mountain resorts of Georgia where the number of visitors has increased significantly during the summer season. “In the summer of 2017, the number of visitors to all the resorts (Gudauri, Bakuriani, S

Railway Connecting to Kutaisi Airport to Start Operate from 2018
Getting to Kutaisi International Airport will be available from March 2018 with the new railway line. According to JSC ”Georgian Railway” information. The project is being implemented in a 24-hour regime meeting the deadline. “We think that the project will be completed by the end of March and the train will enter Kopitnari International Airport” – stated in “Georgian Railway”. According to them, it will be possible to get to Kopitnari International Airport from all regions e

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It’s Not All About Millennials
Why is every hotel trying to attract millennials these days? They aren’t the only powerful demographic out there, and hotels shouldn’t necessarily try to appeal to every generation. Here are some tips that will help hoteliers catch the eye of both Generation X and the baby boomers, and keep them coming back with their families. Baby Boomers These days, many baby boomers have retired and are eager to see the world. According to AARP, 99% of baby boomers planned to take at leas


What You Need to Know About Drone Photography for Hotels
The saying goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Now imagine what a video says! Last year, some 750,000 drones – known to the professional industry as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and abbreviated as UAVs – were sold through big box retailers, with a forecast of over a million transactions this year. In parallel are frequent stories on the evening news recanting tales of UAVs making close contact with commercial aircraft in tandem with the fitting calls for regulation of th


What to Eat and Drink in Georgia, According to London’s Yotam Ottolenghi
Ottolenghi’s head sommelier, Heidi Nam Knudsen, fell hard for the wine and food of the Caucasus on her first trip four years ago. This past April, she brought the boss with her. When Heidi Nam Knudsen, head wine buyer and sommelier for London-based Ottolenghi Group, sat down to grilled eggplant, pomegranate, and walnut paste at Pheasant’s Tears restaurant on a 2013 business trip to Georgia, the world’s oldest recorded wine producer, she was seized with an idea. “It was so sim