History of formation of the tourism project in Georgia. Analysis of political and historical basis

Abstract

The article attempts to comprehensively review of the development of the tourism and hospitality industry in theRepublicofGeorgiaafter 1995.

After the collapse of theUSSR, theRepublicofGeorgiabegan to develop new directions in the economy, so that the tourism and hospitality industry quickly came to the fore. Maximizing the natural resources ofGeorgiaallowed that industry to progress rapidly under conditions of the republic post-Soviet life, adjusting the new infrastructure, both regional and national, to the needs of the economy development in new direction.

Already by the second half of the 1990s. tourism was defined by the Georgian authorities as a leading industry, what resulted in a complete revision of the subsequent reforms in the areas of medical care, road construction, etc. Moreover, by the beginning of Mikhail Saakashvili presidential term, after the increase in volume and establishing a stable flow of tourists fromRussiaand post-Soviet states,Georgiabegan to consider tourism as a way to improve the country’s image and promote the political goals of the government.

This article will examine the key laws that allowedGeorgiato build trusting relationships with European and post-Soviet states, and the context for the adoption of these laws. This article will also focus on the shortcomings of each of these laws and the reasons for their subsequent corrections.