
New Tourism Law Brings Fines and Registration Changes
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.
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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.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio congratulated Georgians on Independence Day and pointed to new chances to deepen friendship and shared security and prosperity.

Stablecoin issuer Tether has begun operations in Georgia and announced GELt, a digital lari pegged one-to-one to the GEL, with the National Bank welcoming the move.

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.

Metropolitan Shio became Patriarch Shio III on 12 May 2026 at Svetitskhoveli — the first enthronement in nearly 50 years, marking a generational transition for the Georgian Orthodox Church.

Georgia and Kazakhstan will expand interior ministry cooperation on transnational crime, cyber security and special unit training after talks in Tbilisi.

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.

Georgia issued 2,025 restrictive orders in Q1 2026 domestic violence cases involving 3,774 people; women were the main victims and Tbilisi led caseloads.

China Southern Airlines will restart direct Beijing–Tbilisi flights via Urumqi from 8 June 2026, three times weekly.

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