Visa information.

Visa affair is the easiest part of the travel. Citizens of many countries do not need an entrance visa for Georgia (citizens of EU countries, USA, Japan, Israel, Turkey, Iran, Canada, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia etc).

More precise information can be retrieved from the WEB - site https://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/HtmlPage/Html/View?id=25&lang=Eng . Citizens of some countries, including citizens of Iran, India, Pakistan etc., should apply for a visa in Consulates of Georgia in their own or nearest countries. Visas in the airports and the checkpoints on the border of Georgia are not issued anymore. For a detailed information visit please the WEB http://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/en/aboutUs.

Travel information.
Batumi can be reached both from Tbilisi (daily flights in summer), from Istanbul and some other cities of Europe. The Batumi airport is very close to the city. You can also use the Kutaisi (Kopitnari) international airport (150 km to Batumi with a comfortable bus). To and from Kutaisi are available Budget flights by Wizz Air from many cities in Europe. Batumi is about 350 km west from Tbilisi, about 6 hours by train or bus.

Accommodation
Accommodation: Hotel prices in Batumi start from 60 USD room/night and in suburbs from USD 30. You can reserve a hotel, for example, through WEB http://www.booking.com/. You can also find a private apartment to rent on the WEB https://www.airbnb.com/. Organizers will negotiate with hotels management in Gonio (suburb of Batumi) and inform you about recommended hotels. This information will also be published on the Conference WEB page. We will reserve hotel for you if you transfer hotel costs with your conference fee to our account July 15, 2017 (a detailed information will be disseminated later).