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WHY DO ARMENIANS PREFER GEORGIA AMONG SUMMER HOLIDAY SPOTS?
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/economy26530.html
Published: 16:01:42 - 12/06/2012
In a couple of weeks the line of cars will head for the
Armenian-Georgian border. Perhaps it's in the nature of Armenians
to go on holiday in groups in the same place. But this fact can be
explained from other perspectives as well; the choice of Georgian shore
is conditioned with relatively affordable prices of hotels, hostels and
rest houses, as well as with a more limited travel budget, simplified
customs system, and with an absence of communication barriers.
Trips to Georgia have turned into a profitable business for those
who are engaged in it, especially trips in the direction of Batumi,
Kobuleti, Ureki and some other places nearby. Still seasonal, but a
profitable one.
For the Georgian inbound tourism market the holidaymakers from Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Turkey and Russia are regarded as the target groups.
Only in 2011 448.374 holidaymakers visited Georgia, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Georgia said. The number of holidaymakers increases
significantly especially during summertime period. The number of
people, targeting Georgian coastal zones, has increased by 37%,
in comparison with 2010.
At present the development of the hotel market is set as one of the
top priorities on the agenda of the Georgian government. Along with
the construction of new hotels, hostels, rest-houses, the government
is aimed at improving the level of accommodation and at coordinating
the flow of holidaymakers. According to the National Tourism Industry
of Georgia, each tourist spends on average 1,500$ in Georgia. The
forecasts say, that apart from the target zones, new rest places in
Svaneti, Ajaria are to go under exploitation this year.
The reasoning why Armenians prefer to spend their holidays in Georgia
may be provided in this dropdown:
- The entry visa is issued directly at the frontier.
- The Georgian hotel market prices are more affordable in comparison
with the offers of local resorts.
- The fare is close to minimum.
- There are no language barriers. The flow of Armenians has left its
track, as even in neighbor states Armenians still talk in Armenian.
- Everyone may find an accommodation offer, meeting its requirements.
The destination choice falls on Georgia as the average travel budget
allows to pick that direction where accommodation + travel + coastal
zone = rest, which is not possible to enjoy in Armenia, and definitely
not due to a simple fact that Armenia has no sea coasts, but because
the local rest market with its price scale is not affordable to a
medium-budget Armenian traveller. Whereas in case of choosing some
other seaside directions, a line of other obstacles come out: visa
acquisition (which in case of European directions is like a lottery:
one cannot predict whether the solution of the long-lasting process
will be in savor of the bidder or not, even with a compilation of
all proper documents), and a sharp contrast of travel budget.
And how to choose accommodation in Georgia?
The variants to choose are quite many and depend on the travelling
experience, budget limit and on the level of awareness. Apart from the
traditional Armenian method, the so-called meet-and-sale option, many
people prefer to choose an accommodation directly upon their arrival.
Some prefer to learn the details of the accommodation offer in
advance and select the ones, previously accommodated and recommended
by their friends.
Whereas active Internet users apply individually by studying the
Georgian hotels and booking the one which suites them best. It seems
to be not a time&effort taking option, even more an unbiased one,
especially taking into account the important fact that no additional
service charge is applied in case of suchlike on-line bookings. This
option is convenient because one can see the pictures, prices at a
place and choose one by comparison.
As for the online accommodation offers, they vary
as well, for example Sedoi Ural hotel in Kobuleti
(http://www.inlobby.com/en/hotels/63553/sedoi-ural.html),
3-star Prestige Hotel in Batumi
(http://www.inlobby.com/en/hotels/63489/prestige-hotel-2.html),
Hotel Savane in Kobuleti
(http://www.inlobby.com/en/hotels/63451/savane-hotel.html):
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/economy26530.html
Published: 16:01:42 - 12/06/2012
In a couple of weeks the line of cars will head for the
Armenian-Georgian border. Perhaps it's in the nature of Armenians
to go on holiday in groups in the same place. But this fact can be
explained from other perspectives as well; the choice of Georgian shore
is conditioned with relatively affordable prices of hotels, hostels and
rest houses, as well as with a more limited travel budget, simplified
customs system, and with an absence of communication barriers.
Trips to Georgia have turned into a profitable business for those
who are engaged in it, especially trips in the direction of Batumi,
Kobuleti, Ureki and some other places nearby. Still seasonal, but a
profitable one.
For the Georgian inbound tourism market the holidaymakers from Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Turkey and Russia are regarded as the target groups.
Only in 2011 448.374 holidaymakers visited Georgia, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Georgia said. The number of holidaymakers increases
significantly especially during summertime period. The number of
people, targeting Georgian coastal zones, has increased by 37%,
in comparison with 2010.
At present the development of the hotel market is set as one of the
top priorities on the agenda of the Georgian government. Along with
the construction of new hotels, hostels, rest-houses, the government
is aimed at improving the level of accommodation and at coordinating
the flow of holidaymakers. According to the National Tourism Industry
of Georgia, each tourist spends on average 1,500$ in Georgia. The
forecasts say, that apart from the target zones, new rest places in
Svaneti, Ajaria are to go under exploitation this year.
The reasoning why Armenians prefer to spend their holidays in Georgia
may be provided in this dropdown:
- The entry visa is issued directly at the frontier.
- The Georgian hotel market prices are more affordable in comparison
with the offers of local resorts.
- The fare is close to minimum.
- There are no language barriers. The flow of Armenians has left its
track, as even in neighbor states Armenians still talk in Armenian.
- Everyone may find an accommodation offer, meeting its requirements.
The destination choice falls on Georgia as the average travel budget
allows to pick that direction where accommodation + travel + coastal
zone = rest, which is not possible to enjoy in Armenia, and definitely
not due to a simple fact that Armenia has no sea coasts, but because
the local rest market with its price scale is not affordable to a
medium-budget Armenian traveller. Whereas in case of choosing some
other seaside directions, a line of other obstacles come out: visa
acquisition (which in case of European directions is like a lottery:
one cannot predict whether the solution of the long-lasting process
will be in savor of the bidder or not, even with a compilation of
all proper documents), and a sharp contrast of travel budget.
And how to choose accommodation in Georgia?
The variants to choose are quite many and depend on the travelling
experience, budget limit and on the level of awareness. Apart from the
traditional Armenian method, the so-called meet-and-sale option, many
people prefer to choose an accommodation directly upon their arrival.
Some prefer to learn the details of the accommodation offer in
advance and select the ones, previously accommodated and recommended
by their friends.
Whereas active Internet users apply individually by studying the
Georgian hotels and booking the one which suites them best. It seems
to be not a time&effort taking option, even more an unbiased one,
especially taking into account the important fact that no additional
service charge is applied in case of suchlike on-line bookings. This
option is convenient because one can see the pictures, prices at a
place and choose one by comparison.
As for the online accommodation offers, they vary
as well, for example Sedoi Ural hotel in Kobuleti
(http://www.inlobby.com/en/hotels/63553/sedoi-ural.html),
3-star Prestige Hotel in Batumi
(http://www.inlobby.com/en/hotels/63489/prestige-hotel-2.html),
Hotel Savane in Kobuleti
(http://www.inlobby.com/en/hotels/63451/savane-hotel.html):