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DIFFERENT TYPES OF TOURISM TO BE PROMOTED IN ARMENIA
ARMENPRESS
JUNE 29, 2010
YEREVAN
The number of tourists visited Armenia during the first month of the
running year reached 147 069 which is 20 000 more as compared with the
2001 indices. The 34.9% arrived from Russia, 28,1% from Georgia, 7,8%
from Iran, 4,5% from the USA. An official from the Economy Ministry's
Tourism Department told Armenpress that this year "Armenia, the Noah's
Country" 52-minute documentary film about Armenia shot by the "Buzz
Business" Spanish company will be broadcasted in different countries of
the world and in a number of states multilingual printed, audio-video
and advertising materials will be spread which will attract potential
tourists to Armenia.
Head of the Armenia's National Competitiveness Foundation public
relations officer Zara Amatuni said that the materials telling about
Armenia will be spread particularly in the four targeted countries
for Armenia - England, Germany, Italy and France.
Yerevan municipality's culture department also plans a number of events
in Yerevan attractive and favorable for tourists. "The majority of the
tourists coming to Armenia stays in Yerevan. In Armenia only cultural
tourism is spread, this year we are also planning to promote social,
ecological types of tourism. I think that by January we will complete
our programs," specialist of the Municipality's culture department
Aram Baghramyan said.
Director of one of the tourism companies Anna Karapetyan said that
the absence of good rest houses in Armenia is the main obstacle for
the promotion of different types of tourism.
"With almost the same prices tourist may depart for Batumi, Kabuleti
and live in quite good conditions and in many of our rest houses
in spite of high prices there are not even satisfactory living
conditions," Anna Karapetyan said.
From: A. Papazian
ARMENPRESS
JUNE 29, 2010
YEREVAN
The number of tourists visited Armenia during the first month of the
running year reached 147 069 which is 20 000 more as compared with the
2001 indices. The 34.9% arrived from Russia, 28,1% from Georgia, 7,8%
from Iran, 4,5% from the USA. An official from the Economy Ministry's
Tourism Department told Armenpress that this year "Armenia, the Noah's
Country" 52-minute documentary film about Armenia shot by the "Buzz
Business" Spanish company will be broadcasted in different countries of
the world and in a number of states multilingual printed, audio-video
and advertising materials will be spread which will attract potential
tourists to Armenia.
Head of the Armenia's National Competitiveness Foundation public
relations officer Zara Amatuni said that the materials telling about
Armenia will be spread particularly in the four targeted countries
for Armenia - England, Germany, Italy and France.
Yerevan municipality's culture department also plans a number of events
in Yerevan attractive and favorable for tourists. "The majority of the
tourists coming to Armenia stays in Yerevan. In Armenia only cultural
tourism is spread, this year we are also planning to promote social,
ecological types of tourism. I think that by January we will complete
our programs," specialist of the Municipality's culture department
Aram Baghramyan said.
Director of one of the tourism companies Anna Karapetyan said that
the absence of good rest houses in Armenia is the main obstacle for
the promotion of different types of tourism.
"With almost the same prices tourist may depart for Batumi, Kabuleti
and live in quite good conditions and in many of our rest houses
in spite of high prices there are not even satisfactory living
conditions," Anna Karapetyan said.
From: A. Papazian