Batumi, Georgia is the location for the 3rd International Forum hosted by the European Youth Parliament Georgia. Batumi has a humid subtropical climate with warm winters and hot summers. The forum will take place in late June. Information is provided about transportation to Batumi, accommodations, costs, visa requirements, currency, and telephone access for participants. The Hotel Era Palace in central Batumi is recommended for accommodations near attractions and transportation.

2. The European Youth Parliament (EYP) The European Youth Parliament Georgia
Batumi 3rd International Forum
Sophienstr. 28-29
10178 Berlin 2 Melikishvili Avenue
Germany 0179 Tbilisi
www.eypej.org www.eyp.org.ge
info@eypej.org infobatumiforum@eyp.org.ge

9. Batumi and its vicinity is one of the important tourism and resort zones on the Georgian Black
Sea littoral. The climate is humid subtropical. The low annual change of temperature, with a
warm winter and hot summer is a characteristic of the city. The average annual temperature is
14,5C. The average temperature in January, the coldest month, is 7,1C and in August, the warmest
month, 23,2 C. The annual precipitation is 2560 mm. Showers are frequent. It rarely snows but
when it does, the snow melts easily. The average annual temperature of the sea is 16,7 C at the
shore.
More info is available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batumi
http://www.virtualtour.ge/BatumiCityTour/
http://visitadjara.com/
http://www.hansrossel.com/travel-information/georgiatbilisi/batumi.htm
http://batumitravelguide.blogspot.com/

13. Accomodation:
Batumi, a beautiful town, located at the Black
Sea coast; easily charms the visitors. The town,
surrounded by the splendid aroma of the sea,
magnolia and acacia is attractive and fascinating
all around the year. In the case of your business
trip or leisure is planned, the Hotel “Era Palace”
is the best choice. Eight storied hotel with 6
sorts of comfortably designed 39 rooms (with
WIFI access) is located in the center of Batumi,
in one of the main streets, giving possibility to
move and reach any place of the town easy and
freely.
There are many trade and entertainment centers
around the hotel. Batumi International Airport,
Business centers or any other recreation places
are in several minutes’ way. You need no more 5 minutes walk to reach the Black Sea coast via Batumi
Boulevard.
We provide high class service at “Era Palace” to remain the best memories about your visit to Batumi.
Feel comfortably at “Era Palace” (see more: http://erapalace.com/geo/index.php?lang=en)

16. HOW TO PARTICIPATE?
Given that the organizing team has diligently worked on the forum for several months, it is our
utmost honor to announce call for participants open.
Travel costs to and from the session are at participants own expense. Officials are asked to arrive one
day prior to the session to take part in officials’ teambuilding.
Participation fee for foreign officials is 50 euros, for delegates it amounts only 70 euros.
Selected officials from Georgia should pay 40 euros, for delegates it costs 50 euros.
Deadline for board members is 30th of May, but for officials 5th of June.
Delegates should apply before 12th of June.
Applications are to be sent to: apps.batumi@gmail.com
Online applications are also available:
 Application Form for Delegates:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEdKelFqVHJDZng
1NDZ0NzJwMGVGZnc6MQ
 Application Form for Jounos and Editors:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEM3ZEpuX0Q4N
GsyY0dxVmVGNUNpMWc6MQ
 Application From for Chais, Vice President and President:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEs5T2VHc2IwWH
dHUlMtZE9uZ2phWmc6MQ
In case of having questions do not hesitate to contact us: infobatumiforum@gmail.com
Head organizers’ private contacts are also available in case of emergency:
Mariam Chikhladze Vakhtang Tsanava
Chixladze.mariami@gmail.com ts.vaxo@gmail.com

17. TRAVEL INFORMATION:
How to Reach Georgia:
Georgia is not that far and East as it may seem while having a glance at the map of Europe.
There are 2 ways you can use to reach Georgia. In case you prefer arriving in Tbilisi, transfer to Batumi is
covered for the forum participants.
• AIR WAYS TO GEORGIA • SEA WAYS TO GEORGIA
Flights from the centre of Europe take around 3-4 Another option for getting to Georgia is by
hours, daily flights to Tbilisi sea.
(http://www.tbilisiairport.com/ ) are from Kiev, Georgia’s main port Poti receives ferries from
Munich, Istanbul, Riga and Baku. Aktau; Alma- Ukrainian ports of Ilichevsk and Odessa
Ata, Amsterdam, Athens, Dnepropetrovsk, (http://www.potiseaport.com/?psp-lang=en ).
Donetsk, Dubai, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Kharkov, Departures are twice a week and is financially
London, Nicosia, Minsk, Munich, Paris, Prague, and logistically convenient for Eastern
Tel-Aviv, Vienna, Yerevan are also linked to European participants.
Tbilisi via non-stop flights. Batumi International
Airport  Booking your flight to Georgia:
(http://www.batumiairport.com/ ) operates daily
flights with Kiev and Istanbul. Airplane ticket prices to Georgia are relatively
high in comparison with Western Europe.
• ROAD WAYS TO GEORGIA However, early booking, or special offers e.g.
by AirBaltic may reduce your travel costs.
Daily buses to Tbilisi depart from Salonika, Most of the delegation could take a cheap
Baku, Istanbul, Ankara, Trabzon and Yerevan. Ryanair flight to Riga and travel Via Riga.
From Athens buses depart several times a week. Another option is Wizzair cheap flight to
International railway connections are available Ukraine and getting via Kiyv to Georgia.The
from Azerbaijan and Armenia following air companies fly to Tbilisi
(http://www.railway.ge/index.php?lang=en ). In International airport on a regular basis:
the nearest future railway main line will enable Turkish Airlines
Georgia to be connected with Turkey. (http://www.turkishairlines.com/ ),
Georgia is directly connected to turkey via Lufthansa
highway which will enable participants from the (http://www.lufthansa.com/online/portal/lh_
Balkans to travel by car to Georgia. com/de/homepage),
Austrian Airlines
(http://www.aua.com/ge/eng )

18. Sky Georgia
Entry visa to Georgia is not required for
(http://www.skygeorgia.org/index_en.html ), staying up to 360 days for nationals of: the
Airzena Georgian Airways European Union Member States, Andorra,
(www.airzena.com ), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Croatia, Iceland
Czech Airlines Moldova, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland,
(http://www.czechairlines.com/en/worldwide/p Turkey, and Ukraine. Citizens of states not
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Aerosvit (www.aerosvit.com ), visa either in the Georgian consulates in their
Belavia (http://belavia.by/ ), home countries (Citizens of the Russian
Air Baltic (www.airbaltic.com ), federation via the Swiss embassy in Moscow)
Ukraine International Airlines or once they arrive at Tbilisi or Batumi
(http://www.ukraine-international.com/ ). International Airports. Checkpoints are also
available in Batumi and Poti ports and on the
Newly launched railway station “Airport” is border with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey.
the cheapest and the easiest mean of The visa fee is 100 GEL/40 EUR. The
transportation as it connects Tbilisi central procedures for issuing the visa take no longer
railway station with the airport. It is located 70 than 1o minutes.
meters away from the airport building. The
train departs every two hours and costs 50 Money: Georgia’s currency is Lari, sub-
Tetris or 20 Euro cents. divided into 100 Tetri. One Lari is roughly 2.3
Shuttle from the airport - Euros and 1.7 USD (8/09/ 2010). Currency can
http://www.tbilisi.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=E be changed easily across the city and there is
NG&sec_id=2720 no quantity limit. Credit & debit cards are
Buses in Tbilisi - accepted in hotels.
http://www.tbilisi.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=E
NG&sec_id=2718 Telephone: Country code: 995. Area code
for Borgomi: 267. Coverage is good and
Subway -
extends the whole region.
http://www.tbilisi.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=E
NG&sec_id=2719