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ARMENIAN PREMIER: REORIENTATION OF PREFERENCES OF ARMENIAN TOURISTS NOT TO SPEND THEIR VACATION IN ABROAD MAY BRING $200-300 MLN
ArmInfo
2009-05-07 01:01:00
ArmInfo. Reorientation of preferences of Armenian tourists not to
spend their vacation in abroad may bring $200-300 mln, which may lead
to 2-3% economical growth and positively affect the payment balance
of the country, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisyan said today
when making a speech at the meeting of representatives of regional
administrations in Shirak region.
'It is much possible that in the conditions of crisis many Armenian
tourists will prefer spending their vacation not in abroad but in
their own country.
There are very good conditions to receive tourists not only in Armenia
but in Nagornyy Karabakh as well with its big nature potential. In this
context the leadership of the country may become a sample to follow',
- Sarkisyan said. The premier charged regional administrations of
Armenia to investigate the potential to receive tourists.
To recall, according to Armenian Economy Ministry, 558thsd tourists
visited Armenia in 2008, which is by 9,4% more than in 2007 (510
thsd). The number of tourists within Armenia was 447 thsd in 2008.
ArmInfo
2009-05-07 01:01:00
ArmInfo. Reorientation of preferences of Armenian tourists not to
spend their vacation in abroad may bring $200-300 mln, which may lead
to 2-3% economical growth and positively affect the payment balance
of the country, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisyan said today
when making a speech at the meeting of representatives of regional
administrations in Shirak region.
'It is much possible that in the conditions of crisis many Armenian
tourists will prefer spending their vacation not in abroad but in
their own country.
There are very good conditions to receive tourists not only in Armenia
but in Nagornyy Karabakh as well with its big nature potential. In this
context the leadership of the country may become a sample to follow',
- Sarkisyan said. The premier charged regional administrations of
Armenia to investigate the potential to receive tourists.
To recall, according to Armenian Economy Ministry, 558thsd tourists
visited Armenia in 2008, which is by 9,4% more than in 2007 (510
thsd). The number of tourists within Armenia was 447 thsd in 2008.