Ngokusho komsunguli nenhloko yeGeorgian Hotel and Restaurant Federation uShalva Alaverdashvili, ukuvinjelwa kwezokuxhumana okuqondile phakathi kweRussia ne Georgia kube nomthelela ophathekayo kwiriphabhuliki Ulwandle Olumnyama izindawo zokungcebeleka, lapho ama-80% wokubhuka kwamahhotela asevele akhanseliwe izivakashi zaseRussia.
"Izindawo zokungcebeleka zasolwandle zathola ukushaywa okunzima kakhulu: isabelo sokubhukha okukhanseliwe yizivakashi zaseRussia sifinyelele ku-80%, kubika abaphathi bezokuvakasha e-Adjara. Kumele kuqashelwe ukuthi isimo asisihle nakwezinye izindawo zaseGeorgia. Singasho ukuthi sebebonke abantu baseRussia bakhansele kuze kufike ku-60% ukubhukwa kwamahhotela ezweni lonke, ”kusho u-Alaverdashvili. Ngokucacile izivakashi zaseRussia ezisezingeni eliphakeme azizange zikuqede ukuhambela kwazo eGeorgia.
Ngokusho kweGeorgian National Tourism Administration, ukulahleka okungenzeka komnotho wezwe ekwehliseni ukuhamba kwezokuvakasha kusuka eRussia kuzokuma cishe ku- $ 710 million.
NgoJuni 21, uMengameli waseRussia uPutin wakhipha umyalelo wokuthi kuvinjelwe zonke izindiza zaseRussia ekwenzeni izindiza zomoya (kubandakanya nezentengiselwano) ezisuka endaweni yeRussian Federation ziye eGeorgia. Lo myalelo uqale ukusebenza ngoJulayi 8. Ngosuku olufanayo isinqumo soMnyango Wezokuthutha waseRussia kusukela ngoJuni 22 mayelana nokumiswa kwezindiza zezinkampani zezindiza zaseGeorgia eziya eRussia nazo zaqala ukusebenza.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- According to the founder and head of the Georgian Hotel and Restaurant Federation Shalva Alaverdashvili, the ban on direct air communication between Russia and Georgia had a tangible effect on the republic's Black Sea resorts, where 80% of hotel bookings were already cancelled by Russian tourists.
- On the same day the decision of the Russian Transport Ministry as of June 22 about the suspension of Georgian air companies' flights to Russia also came into force.
- On June 21, Russian President Putin issued the order banning all Russian airlines from carrying out air flights (including commercial ones) from the territory of the Russian Federation to Georgia.
