Tourism Department of the Adjara Region summed up the year 2011 at the briefing today. Department`s authorities say the year was very successful from the point of view of the tourist attraction, as the number of visitors to the region increased with 39%.

In 2012, the department offers five novelties to the visitors in 2012. Within the infrastructure development project, the department foresees opening of new hotels, new tourist info-centers, holding agriculture exhibitions, development of cycle racing in Batumi and skiing-tourism in mountainous regions of Adjara.

The head of the Adjara Tourism Department Vazha Diasamidze said the international prize given to Batumi as the best resort city and the record number of visitors in winter proved that the region was developing. He said the results were satisfactory, however, the department would intensify its efforts to improve these results.

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