Том 2 - Тенденции и предизвикателства в развитието на ...

Batumi and Kobuleti in the summer and a newly established ski resort inGomarduly in the Adjara Mountains. In 2011, in Cannes, at the ceremonyof the American Academy, Georgia (and AAR in particular) won in threenominations: Batumi, as the best resort city; AAR as the investors-friendly region; A prize for innovative management to L. Varshalomidze, Chairmanof AAR.The American academy is seen to be one of the most popularawards in Tourism Sector in the world. It annually awards countries,companies and best representatives that are successful on the tourist marketin the world.Table 1Number of employees in hotels and restaurants by regions [4]Number of employees in hotels and restaurants by regionsYearGeorgia - totalpersonsof w hich:Tbilisi Adjara Guria Imereti Kakheti Mtskheta-MtianetiRacha-Lechkhumiand KvemoSvanetiSamegrelo-ZemoSvanetiSamtskhe-JavaketiKvemoKartliShida Kartli1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 122006 10922 5629 1932 197 701 167 766 63 342 439 396 2902007 10594 5788 1687 93 602 131 445 27 603 551 366 3012008 10369 4840 1451 91 756 102 639 33 799 688 557 4132009 12613 7639 1607 165 656 94 397 26 910 412 418 2892010 15182 10534 2011 134 464 329 517 20 242 427 360 144As it can be seen from Table 1 the number of employees in Adjarain hotels and restaurants is second higher in comparison with other regionsin Georgia. It is self-explaining as the result of government policyis a wide range of premium corporates like Radisson, Sheraton, Kempinski,Hilton, Marriot, Holiday Inn, etc. investing in Georgia (particularlyin Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, and Batumi, capital of Adjara AutonomousRepublic). According to the Ministry of Finances and economy of AAR[3] in 2010 the Tourist sector attracted 49% of all the investments inAAR. Construction of new hotels will create additional 4000 accommodationsand eventually, more employments opportunities.426