Minister of Economic and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Vera Kobalia announced the beginning of a competition for `Short and long term development of tourism and relevant infrastructure in Georgia`.
Minister said the winner of the project would be appointed the chairperson of the Tourism and Resorts Department of Georgia.

`We are beginning a new phase in the development of tourism sector in Georgia. Our task is to turn Georgia into one of the leading players in world tourism, because Georgia has sufficient resource,` Vera Kobalia said and added that she would chair the winning team personally.

The goal of the competition is to popularize the image of Georgia as a tourist country, to develop tourism infrastructure, to assist people employed in tourism sector and to gain deserved place on international tourist markets.