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    INFLOW OF TOURISTS TO ARMENIA SCALES UP

    ArmInfo
    2009-11-06 16:17:00

    ArmInfo. Inflow of tourists to Armenia till the end of the year will
    reach 600000 people growing 7.4% per year, says Mekhak Apresyan,
    Head of the Armenian Economy Ministry Department for Tourism. He
    told ArmInfo that in Jan-Sept 2009 422807 tourists visited Armenia,
    which was 5.8% more than in the same period of 2008. M. Apresyan
    says that in winter tourists can have a rest at the resort towns of
    Tsakhkadzor and Jermuk as well as in Gyumri were skiing is becoming
    more and more popular.

    Although 60% of tourists visiting Armenia are Diaspora representatives,
    M.Apresyan says, residents of more and more countries are visiting
    Armenia year by year. "Over the last year tourists from the
    Scandinavian countries and the Far East had visited Armenia. The
    number of tourists from Iran and Turkey has significantly grown as
    well," he said.

    As regards hotel resorts, he said Armenia offers over 170 accommodation
    facilities, and over 70 hotels. Half of these complexes are in the
    regions. The number of Bed and Breakfasts keeps on growing.

    National Statistical Service of Armenia reports 396560 people left
    Armenia for tourism purpose in Jan-Sept 2009, which is 1.2% more than
    a year ago.
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