Gartskiya: "Country of soul" - this should be the main brand of the Abkhazian resort industry

The Cabinet of Ministers held an expanded meeting devoted to the results of the holiday season, as well as plans for development of winter holidays and preparatoin for the next year's season.

Sukhum. November 18. Apsnypress. Elena Poluyan. Opening the meeting, Prime Minister Artur Mikvabia noted that, first of all, it is necessary to discuss urgent problems and to find out what assistance the government can provide to the tourism industry. Such dialogue, he said, should be carried out once in three months, "to raise the industry to the equired level of development and to ensure that activities in this field to meet international standards".
 
 At the same time, for many common tasks of employees of the tourism market, the prime minister considers it necessary to establish the relevant association, "which will help to establish two-way communication between its members and the government".
 
 In addition, Arthur Mikvabia told about the government's plans for the development of the spa industry. Among them: the establishment of the next season sea links with the Russian side, the reconstruction of communications in Gagra district, the repair of roads. "Within two years we want to establish treatment facilities around the coast of Abkhazia. Infrastructure projects - a task which should be undertaken by the state",- said Mikvabia.
 
 Informing about the outcome of the sector, the Minister of Resorts and Tourism of the Republic of Abkhazia Avtandil Gartskiya said: "The President announced our industry as a priority. But it will not develop on its own. We must take it to a higher level of development. Summer season has just finished and there is a new - winter tourism season. We have the opportunity to take advantage of favorable market situation and show the true Abkhaz hospitality. "Country of soul" - this should become the main brand of the Abkhazian resort industry".
 
 Gartskiya called numbers of full objects of the resort areas this season. Thus, according to him, the total workload of all the objects is 81 day for 100 days. Large "market players" showed even greater results. For example, in "LitFond" workload is 173 days, "Samshitovaya rosha"- ​​144 days, "Sosnovaya rosha" - ​​109 days. But many owners of objects of resort areas report on the ultra-low rates: 25-30 days congestion. And this, according to the minister, "raises questions", such situations have to be dealt individually. One of the main problems of the market Gartskiya considers "improving the quality of reporting". "Many do not conduct accounting", - he said.
 
 The need to develop the legal and regulatory framework of the industry at the meeting stressed the Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Standards, consumer and Technical Supervision Natalia Shokhina-Kvaratskhelia. As she noted, although 105 organizations of the tourism industry have been evaluated and received a certificate of conformity, it is necessary to continue work on ranking sites. And for this must be developed a "national system of standards, categories and stars" These issues could be addressed by founded public organization - Association of resort areas.
 
 For their part, representatives of the resort areas also noted challenges to the development of their business. For example, in Gudauta after lunch water supply stops and hotels have to buy it and fill the special vessels not to leave travelers without water. There is not enough capacity in the city of energy networks, hoteliers also worry about safety of tourists outside the objects of resort sphere.
 
Thus Arthur Mikvabia stressed that to resolve all the problems the industry faces, money needed. "Pay the state all that is necessary. And then the state will be able to help you", - said the head of the government.