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    IDeA introduced to Georgian practice of tourism development

    December 20, 2014 12:30
    http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/business/12671


    Yerevan/Mediamax/. Delegation of Initiatives for Development of
    Armenia (IDeA) Foundation visited Georgia to get acquainted with the
    Georgian practice of regional and tourism development.

    The Delegation paid a visit to Mtskheta and Kakheti where meetings
    with the representatives of local authorities, private sector and
    World Bank were held. A regional development program was carried out
    in Kakheti upon the initiative of the state and with the support of
    the World Bank. Within the framework of the program, the historic and
    architectural design of Telavi (the administrative center of Kakheti)
    and other cities abound in cultural heritage monuments as well as
    infrastructures were restored and new opportunities for tourism
    development with the attraction of the private sector were created.

    "We aimed to get acquainted with the practice, pros and cons of
    programs carried out in Georgia owing to state-international donor
    organizations-private sector cooperation. We visited places, which
    have quite similar peculiarities to Dilijan and Tatev, where the
    Foundation is implementing its key projects - Tatev Revival and
    Dilijan development programs", said Head of Programs and Construction
    at IDeA Foundation Edgar Manukyan.

    Head of Infrastructures of Europe and Central Asia Region of World
    Bank Ahmed Eyveyda said he finds Kakheti development program
    successful and noted that two circumstances have been employed to
    support local and regional economic development - tourism potential
    and historic and cultural heritage, which can be applicable in Dilijan
    and Tatev.

    "For instance, the historic appearance has been restored in Telavi.
    Each such program contributes to the establishment of infrastructures
    promoting tourism in territories adjacent to the historical and
    cultural monuments and creates new opportunities. In particular, the
    restoration of Dilijan's historico-cultural face along with the UWC
    Dilijan College might serve as an incentive for the city's
    development", he said.

    According to him, "Southern Corridor" project carried out in Armenia
    by the World Bank and aimed at Yerevan-Meghri tourism development
    might promote Tatev's tourism.

    - See more at: http://www.mediamax.am/en/news/business/12671#sthash.5hEwWzpX.dpuf



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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