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The fifth Tbilisi Gastro Week runs from 31 May to 7 June 2026, bringing international chefs, sommeliers and wine tastings to the capital with events across Tbilisi and Kakheti.
The 19th Black Sea Jazz Festival will run in Batumi from 10–12 July 2026 at the Tennis Club, with Miles Electric Band, Eric Benét and Ghost-Note headlining.
Guides, tour operators and travel agencies in Georgia must now register with the National Tourism Administration instead of the economic register, with fines from 500 GEL for unlicensed work.
FlyOne Armenia is starting regular direct flights between Yerevan and Batumi on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, with about one hour in the air.
Galt & Taggart expects tourism from Azerbaijan to bring up to $200 million to Georgia in the second half of 2026 as the Baku–Tbilisi railway returns to daily service on 26 May.
Up to 40 unauthorized commercial structures have been dismantled along the Gonio-Kvariati coast near Batumi after seasonal permits expired.
Tickets for the resumed Tbilisi–Baku rail service will start from about 127 GEL one way, with sales opening soon and fares linked to the Swiss franc.
China Southern Airlines will restart direct Beijing–Tbilisi flights via Urumqi from 8 June 2026, three times weekly.
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