Maia Sidamonidze

Georgian Tourism Industry Alliance – Co-Founder & Board Member
The Terrace Boutique Hotel & Protravel Georgia – Managing Partner

Maia is the former Head of Georgian National Tourism Administration. After obtaining her BBA and MBA Degrees in Tourism and Hospitality from Swiss and UK educational institutions, she pursued her professional career in hospitality industry in Georgia and in the UK. In 2010, Maia won an open competition to become the Head of Georgian National Tourism Administration at the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development. She led for three years the tourism industry in Georgia that was determined by the Georgian government as one of the top priority sectors to develop the country. Under her leadership, Tourism became one of the fastest growing industries in Georgia and achieved the highest growth of international tourism in the region according to the UNWTO report.

Maia is currently the owner of a hotel business and works on consultancy projects with international organizations and foreign governments. Recently, she has acquired WTG-Georgian National Tourism Awards established in 2014and plans to relaunch the project for 2025. Before starting her own business, she was the Dean of the Tourism Faculty at the Caucasus University in Georgia and Ilia State University.