CULTURAL, HISTORICAL TOURISM DEVELOPING IN ARMENIA
Arka News Agency, Armenia
Nov 24 2006
YEREVAN, November 24. /ARKA/. Cultural and historical tourism is
developing in Armenia, Armenian Deputy Trade Minister Ara Petrosyan
said Wednesday at a press conference.
He thinks Armenian tourism's niche in international market is cultural
and historical tourism, which has room for development.
In his words, Armenia's museums, monuments, bio variety and cultural
peculiarity lay favorable ground for tourism development here.
Petrosyan said 272 thousand foreign tourists traveled to Armenia
between Jan-Sept 2006.
This number is 18% greater than that of the same period a year earlier.
In his words, 318563 foreigners visited Armenia in 2005. This number
exceeded the 2004 result by 21.3%.
Arka News Agency, Armenia
Nov 24 2006
YEREVAN, November 24. /ARKA/. Cultural and historical tourism is
developing in Armenia, Armenian Deputy Trade Minister Ara Petrosyan
said Wednesday at a press conference.
He thinks Armenian tourism's niche in international market is cultural
and historical tourism, which has room for development.
In his words, Armenia's museums, monuments, bio variety and cultural
peculiarity lay favorable ground for tourism development here.
Petrosyan said 272 thousand foreign tourists traveled to Armenia
between Jan-Sept 2006.
This number is 18% greater than that of the same period a year earlier.
In his words, 318563 foreigners visited Armenia in 2005. This number
exceeded the 2004 result by 21.3%.