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Upcoming 6th International Conference-Standards in Tourism
Tbilisi, Georgia / 31th October 2023

Will be held at Biltmore Hotel Tbilisi

Registration link:

https://forms.gle/tzhkzX1zz23kU72b9

For more details please contact us via email at info@tourism-association.ge

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Past Conferences:

5th International Conference-Standards in Tourism

Tbilisi, Georgia / 26th November 2022

Organizer- Georgian Tourism Association(GTA)

Conference Registration is open.

Note: pre-conference registration is mandatory.

Georgian Tourism Association is honored to invite you at 5th International Conference STANDARDS IN TOURISM.
Conference will be held in Tbilisi, also in zoom platform.
The event will include 3 sessions, according to the topics that we worked on during the last 2 years, you can attend all of them, or take a part only in that session that is interesting to you: DMO - HOTELS – GUIDES.

The conferences will bring together tourism professionals, including authorities from different countries, who are ready to share their experiences and learn from each other.
The content of each session will be different, so you could join all of them.
As in past conferences, there will be time for Q&A, connecting and networking.

We look forward to meeting you in person.

STANDARDS IN TOURISM

5th International Conference

Format - Hybrid

Platform - Zoom
Location - Tbilisi, Georgia
Event Date - November 26th, 2022
Event Time -10:00 AM GTM +4

For more details please contact us via email at info@tourism-association.ge

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4th International Conference - Standard in Tourism

The conference is organized by the Georgian Tourism Association.

The project is initiated by the Standards Committee.

The event is supported by the Georgian National Tourism Administration.

Sub Topic - Guides and Instructors

Format - Online

Date - March 26, 2022

Time - 16:00, duration - 2 hours

Language-English

International and local experts are invited to the conference, to share their experience and knowledge with the audience.

Main Topics:

- What is the meaning of - to be a professional guide

- Main issues for the Georgian tourism market

- Education system and licenses

- The regulations for guides and Instructors

- how other countries solve the problems

- Rules of mentoring

- Influence on the quality of tourism

At the conference, we will present a new international courses program for guides which will be implemented in Georgia through the Georgian Tourism Association.

The program will be presented by Sustainable Tourism Expert Stefan Peterson

"A small step for you, a giant leap for Sustainability"

-why regulations and standards will help you in your work and also help to create better value for your customers.

Stefan Pettersson

Executive Brand Strategist and expert consultant in sustainable Destination Management, Corkscrew Thinker, GSTC member, and founder of GAMENG- the Positive Rebel Agency. Helping communities with sustainable business development and regenerative management.

Max Dubravko Fijako will present an international course for interpretive guides.

Sionapa Pankong will speak about the importance of standards and regulations for the government.

CEO of Thai Hospitality Empowerment Academy

Secretary General of the Institute of Thai Tourist Guide Improvement

Soultana Zorpidou M.A. Archaeologist

Certified counselor for Intercultural Communication & Adult Education

Culture 8 - Tourism marketing & cultural diplomacy services

Kastoria, Greece

Her experience inspires her to shape a kind of "codex for successful guided tours" that she will share with us.

Registration is free:

Join us

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3rd International Conference - Standard in Tourism
December 20, 2021

Main Topic - Standards and Regulations of the Hotels & Accommodations;

Format - Offline & Online

Location - Rooms Hotel (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Platform - Zoom 20.12.2021

TIME - 5PM UTC +4 [1]

Partners:

Global Sustainable Tourism Council - https://www.gstcouncil.org

Georgian National Tourism Administration - https://gnta.ge/ge/

Global Sustainable Tourism Council - https://www.gstcouncil.org
Georgian National Tourism Administration - www.gnta.ge

Adjara Group - www.adjaragroup.com

Our speakers:

ANDY FAIRBURN - Co-founder and Director of the Nordic Tourism Collective with 30yrs + experience in international marketing and new business development in Travel & Tourism.
LEON LARKIN - President and Founder of the International Association of Hotels GMs & International Association of Hotel Execs. About - Crisis management, Ideas innovations https://www.hospitalitynet.org/organization/17018683/the-international-association-of-hotel-general-managers-iahgm.html
MARCO ARDIELI https://www.ardiellifornasa.com/ - about architectural impacts.
NATALIA TRUCANU - Executive Director at National Inbound and Domestic Tourism Association of Moldova (ANTRIM) - https://antrim.md
STEFAN PETTERSON - Executive brand strategist certified and expert in sustainable Destination Management, Founder of GAMENG - THE POSITIVE RABEL AGENCY. GAMENGCONNECT.COM [2] - about regenerative tourism
XAVIER GARCIA - Barcelona Hotels Association - about Facing illegality on the STR market
NATIA CHIKVILADZE - General manager of Adjara Group https://adjaragroup.com/company/ - About challenges that accommodation sector has in Georgia
PATRICIA PLESNER - CEO of EcoHotels.com.

Speakers will have the opportunity to share their vision, experience, challenges about the role of regulations in Accommodation business and not only. We are glad, having Speakers from Associations and Infrastructural sectors, practitioners, Hoteliers and Experts from different regions of the world with different experiences.

Topics to be discussed: Standards from different regions; Risk factors; Environmental, Climate and Geopolitical Impacts; Maneuvering Stabile Sustainability in the Existing Situation, worldwide.

The conference will last 2-3 hours. After the official part Attendees will have the time and opportunity for networking.

Auditory - Related sector worldwide;

Conference will bring together experts and practitioners in the areas of standards in tourism, security, risk and much more.

Events can be recorded to be used for future publicities and displays.

For partnership or sponsorship contact at the mail: info@tourism-association.ge

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2nd International Online Conference STANDARDS IN TOURISM

On February 18, 2021, the Georgian Tourism Association organized a 2nd International online conference STANDARDS IN TOURISM. Topic - Regulations on - Destination management and Travel Companies. The event was supported by GNTA, GSTC, and USAID.International and local speakers with practical experience were invited to the conference, who shared their experience and knowledge with the audience. Conference speakers discussed the importance of introducing standards in the country and the common goals set in this direction and the importance of international cooperation

http://georgiantourismassociation.blogspot.com/2021/02/on-february-18-2021-georgian-tourism.html

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Online conference on Regulations and Standards in Tourism

On November 21, 2020, the Georgian Tourism Association organized an online conference on "Regulations and Standards in Tourism." Participants of Conference spoke about the importance of standards and regulations under COVID 19. They also discussed the importance of introducing standards in the country and the common goals set in this direction and the importance of international cooperation.

http://georgiantourismassociation.blogspot.com/2020/11/on-november-21-2020-georgian-tourism.html

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