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To ensure 5-10% growth till the end of the current year in the sphere
of tourism
2009-08-21 20:34:00
ArmInfo. We are going to ensure 5-10% growth till the end of the
current year in the sphere of tourism, Deputy Economy Minister Ara
Petrosyan told journalists today and expressed hope that
if maximal growth is ensured in the sphere of tourism, Armenia will
manage to overcome the level of 600 thsd tourists per year.
Petrosyan recalled that 207.7 thsd tourists visited Armenia in the
first half of the current year which is by 0,12% more than at the same
period of 2008. He added that even in the conditions of the world
financial crisis, the number of tourists which are visiting Armenia,
did not reduce, but grew a little. He said that there is also a
tendency of extension of the geography of the tourists which visit
Armenia but are not representatives of the Armenian Diaspora.
To note, the share of diaspora in the structure of internal tourism of
Armenia is 60% out of the total number of tourists which visit our
country.
of tourism
2009-08-21 20:34:00
ArmInfo. We are going to ensure 5-10% growth till the end of the
current year in the sphere of tourism, Deputy Economy Minister Ara
Petrosyan told journalists today and expressed hope that
if maximal growth is ensured in the sphere of tourism, Armenia will
manage to overcome the level of 600 thsd tourists per year.
Petrosyan recalled that 207.7 thsd tourists visited Armenia in the
first half of the current year which is by 0,12% more than at the same
period of 2008. He added that even in the conditions of the world
financial crisis, the number of tourists which are visiting Armenia,
did not reduce, but grew a little. He said that there is also a
tendency of extension of the geography of the tourists which visit
Armenia but are not representatives of the Armenian Diaspora.
To note, the share of diaspora in the structure of internal tourism of
Armenia is 60% out of the total number of tourists which visit our
country.