“The situation of tourism in Svaneti during the winter season is catastrophic,” says the founder of the “Paliani” hotel, noting that existing bookings have also been canceled due to the ongoing events in the country.
“On the one hand, the accumulated infrastructure problems, while on the other - the current ongoing events in the country have led to the fact that we have no bookings. We cannot blame anyone, no one wants to come to a country for vacation where the government persecutes its citizens for legitimate protests.
We ourselves no longer feel safe, and even more tourists, when they watch videos of brutal beatings on TV programs. In general, tourists from Russia, Asia and the Middle East, which replaced the European segment, came to Georgia because the country was considered as a European destination, which is now under threat, we will lose this tourist segment as well,” Eka Gvelesiani, founder of the Paliani Hotel, told bm.ge.
