OREANDA-NEWS Anti-Russian protests in Georgia can change the protests of the affected businessmen - at least, the protesters in Kobuleti have already achieved the attention of the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Natia Turnava.

However, local authorities are not ready to believe the soothing words of the authorities - instead of promises about alternative tourist flows from other countries, they face a reality where most of the business will suffer serious losses.

The main source of income for local residents were Russian tourists. The statements of the authorities of local business is critical. “They say they can attract tourists from Iran and so on. Who will go to us from these countries? Maybe someone will come, but it will be 5%, which will not give anything, ”the owners of Georgian hotels are sure.