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ARMENIA'S TOURISM ATTRACTIONS TO BE PRESENTED BY INTERNATIONAL TV CHANNELS
ARMENPRESS
JANUARY 12, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JANUARY 12, ARMENPRESS: No matter how much advertised tourism
site Armenia is, there is still a lot to be done in this direction.
Head of the Tourism Department of Armenia's Economy Ministry Mekhak
Apresian told Armenpress noticeable works have been undertaken and
are still ongoing for presenting Armenia as a tourism country through
international TV channels.
"Our country is the first in the Caucasian region to be presented
by CNN and Euronews. The one-minute TV commercials shown by these
channels were followed by the presentation of "Armenia: the Land of
Noah" documentary film which till now is being shown by international
authoritative TV channels," he noted.
Apresyan said familiarizing visit of representatives of a travel
program of Polish leading TV channel to Armenia was also organized.
Group of ten people visited Armenia's sightseeing for preparing
a program about Armenia which was to be shown in Poland in a
month. The other important project was the coverage of the opening
of Halidzor-Tatev cable way by Euronews. A familiarizing visit for
representatives of 25 mass media from Russia, France, Italy, the
United States and Britain was organized for Armenia's coverage by
foreign mass media.
The head of the tourism department stressed that the row of events
addressed to the development of tourism sphere has been fulfilled with
Barbeque and Wine all-Armenian festivals which were widely covered
by CNN, Russian ORT, RTR, MIR and Georgian Rustavi 2.
"In 2012 events addressed to finding new markets will be implemented.
With that aim the country's tourism will be presented in primary
markets and international tourism exhibitions. It will give the
representatives of the private sector an opportunity to present their
tourism packages and establish business ties with foreign partners,"
Apresyan stressed.
This year it is expected to ensure visit of 900 thousand tourists to
Armenia. In case of preservation of the tempo of such growth about
1 million tourists are expected to visit Armenia in 2013.
ARMENPRESS
JANUARY 12, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JANUARY 12, ARMENPRESS: No matter how much advertised tourism
site Armenia is, there is still a lot to be done in this direction.
Head of the Tourism Department of Armenia's Economy Ministry Mekhak
Apresian told Armenpress noticeable works have been undertaken and
are still ongoing for presenting Armenia as a tourism country through
international TV channels.
"Our country is the first in the Caucasian region to be presented
by CNN and Euronews. The one-minute TV commercials shown by these
channels were followed by the presentation of "Armenia: the Land of
Noah" documentary film which till now is being shown by international
authoritative TV channels," he noted.
Apresyan said familiarizing visit of representatives of a travel
program of Polish leading TV channel to Armenia was also organized.
Group of ten people visited Armenia's sightseeing for preparing
a program about Armenia which was to be shown in Poland in a
month. The other important project was the coverage of the opening
of Halidzor-Tatev cable way by Euronews. A familiarizing visit for
representatives of 25 mass media from Russia, France, Italy, the
United States and Britain was organized for Armenia's coverage by
foreign mass media.
The head of the tourism department stressed that the row of events
addressed to the development of tourism sphere has been fulfilled with
Barbeque and Wine all-Armenian festivals which were widely covered
by CNN, Russian ORT, RTR, MIR and Georgian Rustavi 2.
"In 2012 events addressed to finding new markets will be implemented.
With that aim the country's tourism will be presented in primary
markets and international tourism exhibitions. It will give the
representatives of the private sector an opportunity to present their
tourism packages and establish business ties with foreign partners,"
Apresyan stressed.
This year it is expected to ensure visit of 900 thousand tourists to
Armenia. In case of preservation of the tempo of such growth about
1 million tourists are expected to visit Armenia in 2013.