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ARMENIA, COMPETITIVENESS FUND, SOUTH TOURISM CORRIDOR, PROJECT
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APRIL 20, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, April 20. / ARKA /. Armenia's National Competitiveness
Fund said today it will present a strategic project designed to
boost tourism industry in the south regions of Armenia on April 21
in Yerevan. The project called South Tourism Corridor is developed
by British AECOM at the initiative of Armenian ministry of economy
and the National Competitiveness Fund
According to a press release issued by the Fund, the project that
has been developed since 2010 October, will serve as a key guideline
in shaping a new approach towards development of tourism industry
in Armenia.
'Its implementation will help increase the share of tourism in the
country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), create new jobs and improve
the living standards of rural population,' it said.
The South Tourism Corridor embraces a territory from famous Areni
winemaking area in Vayots Dzor province to Tatev-Goris in Syunik. The
stretch is divided into five clusters including Yeghegnadzor, Sisian,
Goris, Tatev and Jermuk.
The presentation will be attended by economy minister Tigran Davtian,
Armenia's National Competitiveness Fund executive director Bekor
Papazian, members of the Fund's Board of Trustees, representatives
of international organizations and investors.
According to government data, the number of tourists visiting Armenia
in 2010 grew by 18.9% to 684,000. Authorities expected this figure
to rise to 800,000 this year.
From: A. Papazian
/ARKA/
APRIL 20, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, April 20. / ARKA /. Armenia's National Competitiveness
Fund said today it will present a strategic project designed to
boost tourism industry in the south regions of Armenia on April 21
in Yerevan. The project called South Tourism Corridor is developed
by British AECOM at the initiative of Armenian ministry of economy
and the National Competitiveness Fund
According to a press release issued by the Fund, the project that
has been developed since 2010 October, will serve as a key guideline
in shaping a new approach towards development of tourism industry
in Armenia.
'Its implementation will help increase the share of tourism in the
country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), create new jobs and improve
the living standards of rural population,' it said.
The South Tourism Corridor embraces a territory from famous Areni
winemaking area in Vayots Dzor province to Tatev-Goris in Syunik. The
stretch is divided into five clusters including Yeghegnadzor, Sisian,
Goris, Tatev and Jermuk.
The presentation will be attended by economy minister Tigran Davtian,
Armenia's National Competitiveness Fund executive director Bekor
Papazian, members of the Fund's Board of Trustees, representatives
of international organizations and investors.
According to government data, the number of tourists visiting Armenia
in 2010 grew by 18.9% to 684,000. Authorities expected this figure
to rise to 800,000 this year.
From: A. Papazian