Georgia
How the Iran war is putting a dent in Georgia’s tourism industry
Economic reports suggest that Georgia’s tourism industry might be faltering amidst regional conflict and instability.
Tourism
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Abkhazia
Sukhumi Airport cuts winter flights, apparently due to lack of demand
The airport will have only one bi-weekly flight to Moscow until a yet undisclosed date.
Chechnya
Tourist traffic in Chechnya increases sevenfold over ten years
Daghestan and Ingushetia also remain among the most popular tourist destinations in Russia.
North Ossetia–Alania
Suspect detained for attacking man for wearing shorts in Vladikavkaz
Police forced him to record a video apology.
Abkhazia–Russia Relations
Abkhazian Cinema Fund head apologises for ‘provocative statements’ to Russian tourists
Aleksander Basariya’s public apology follows the firing of a Tourism Ministry employee for making similar comments in June.
Abkhazia–Russia Relations
Russia cancels recommendations against tourism to Abkhazia
The travel advisory had been in effect since November 2024, following the protests in Abkhazia that ousted former President Aslan Bzhaniya.
Abkhazia
Russia warns tourists about travel to Abkhazia
The Russian Foreign Ministry has said they have been forced to warn their citizens about the ‘risk’ of travelling to Abkhazia, after a man convicted of raping a Russian tourist in 2019 was released from prison. In a statement published online on 16 February, the ministry condemned what it said was a ‘lenient attitude’ by the Abkhazian courts. Edgar Abukhba was convicted in 2021 of attacking and raping a Russian woman in Sukhumi (Sukhum) in July 2019, when he was 17 years old. He was origi
