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CTS-2011 EXHIBITION INDICATOR OF GROWTH IN ARMENIAN TOURISM SECTOR: DEPUTY MINISTER
/ARKA/
MAY 25, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, May 25. / ARKA /. More than 90 companies, including 14
companies from Georgia, three from Nagorno-Karabakh, one from Latvia,
India and Tunisia respectively, as well as more than 70 companies
from Armenia are showcasing their products and services at the 11-th
annual International Tourist Exhibition " Country of Talking Stones
(CTS) 2011" that opened today in Yerevan.
Speaking at the opening ceremony a deputy Armenian economy minister
Ara Petrosian said is was an indicator of growing Armenian tourism
industry.
"The number and geography of participants has increased this year
revealing positive trends in the development of tourism in Armenia",
said Petrosian.
The deputy minister said an 18.9% growth was reported by Armenian
tourism industry last year, quite a high figure for post-crisis period
when the global tourism sector was in recession.
"In the first quarter this year we saw a 22% growth compared to
the first quarter last year. Some 113,000 foreign tourists visited
Armenia," he said, adding that the government expects another 20%
growth this year.
The exhibition runs on May 25-26 in Yerevan. It is a major
international event, focused on the development of regional tourism.
Last year 87 travel agencies, tour operators, airlines, hotels and
rest houses, insurance companies, governmental and nongovernmental
organizations, travel publications, news agencies, educational
institutions, restaurants, leading producers of wines and brandy
took part in the event. For the first time the exhibition saw an
unprecedented large number of Turkish companies showcasing their
services in Armenia.
The exhibition runs under the auspices of the ministry of economy,
the Armenian Association of Travel Agents (AATA), American Society
of Travel Agents with the support of the Armenian-German cooperation
program (GTZ) and the Union of Armenia Hotels.
/ARKA/
MAY 25, 2011
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, May 25. / ARKA /. More than 90 companies, including 14
companies from Georgia, three from Nagorno-Karabakh, one from Latvia,
India and Tunisia respectively, as well as more than 70 companies
from Armenia are showcasing their products and services at the 11-th
annual International Tourist Exhibition " Country of Talking Stones
(CTS) 2011" that opened today in Yerevan.
Speaking at the opening ceremony a deputy Armenian economy minister
Ara Petrosian said is was an indicator of growing Armenian tourism
industry.
"The number and geography of participants has increased this year
revealing positive trends in the development of tourism in Armenia",
said Petrosian.
The deputy minister said an 18.9% growth was reported by Armenian
tourism industry last year, quite a high figure for post-crisis period
when the global tourism sector was in recession.
"In the first quarter this year we saw a 22% growth compared to
the first quarter last year. Some 113,000 foreign tourists visited
Armenia," he said, adding that the government expects another 20%
growth this year.
The exhibition runs on May 25-26 in Yerevan. It is a major
international event, focused on the development of regional tourism.
Last year 87 travel agencies, tour operators, airlines, hotels and
rest houses, insurance companies, governmental and nongovernmental
organizations, travel publications, news agencies, educational
institutions, restaurants, leading producers of wines and brandy
took part in the event. For the first time the exhibition saw an
unprecedented large number of Turkish companies showcasing their
services in Armenia.
The exhibition runs under the auspices of the ministry of economy,
the Armenian Association of Travel Agents (AATA), American Society
of Travel Agents with the support of the Armenian-German cooperation
program (GTZ) and the Union of Armenia Hotels.