Tourism Law in Georgia1 Giorgi Amiranashvili 2 1. Introduction; 2. Tourism Institutional Organisation in Georgia; 2.1. The Sources of Georgian Tourism Law; 2.1.1. Importance of International Acts for Georgian Tourism; 2.1.2. Public Law Regulations; 2.1.2.1. Tourism and Resort Legislation; 2.1.2.2. Quality and Safety Regulations; 2.1.2.3. Tax Regulations; 2.1.2.4. Statistics Accounting and Other Regulations; 2.1.3. Civil Law Regulations of Tourism; 3. National Organisations of Tourism; 4. Present Challenges and the Future of Tourism; 4.1. Overview of Current Challenges; 4.2. State Response to Challenges; 5. Some Legislative Initiatives during COVID-19; 6. Recommendations for Tourism Development; 6.1. Support for Tourism Value Chain Enterprises in Adopting New Safety Guidelines; 6.2. Communication Strategy on New Rules and Guidelines for the Tourism Value Chain; 7. Concluding Remarks; 8. Bibliography. 1. INTRODUCTION As in any other country, the field of tourism plays a big role in the economic, legal, and social development of Georgia. Taking into account the development trend of tourism in Georgia, it can be said that Georgia’s geographical location, cultural heritage, national traditions, and other values contribute to the creation of tourism products, increase tourism interest, and the influx of tourists into the country3. 1 The author would like to thank his outstanding research assistants: Tamar Medulashvili, Salome Rtveladze, Anano Ochkhikidze, Mariam Lomauridze & Mariam Rukhadze for their invaluable contribution in this chapter. 2 PhD in Law (TSU), Visiting Lecturer, Senior Specialist at the Department of Internationalization and Scientific Research, and Member of the Contemporary Private Law Institute of the Faculty of Law at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University; Associate Professor of the Faculty of Law at Guram Tavartkiladze Tbilisi Teaching University; Assistant Professor of the School of Law at Tbilisi Open University, Email: giorgi.amiranashvili@tsu.ge, ORCID: 0000-0003-1097-0126. 3 See Gabichvadze Sh., Civil Legal Regulation of Travel Services, Legal Journal “Justice and Law”, №2(37)’13, 74 (in Georgian).
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