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TOURISTS FROM LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA AND SINGAPORE INTERESTED IN ARMENIA
11:03, 5 June, 2013
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, ARMENPRESS. The geography of the tourists visiting
Armenia is growing each year. In accordance with the regular surveys
conducted in the frontier units not only tourists from the Russian
Federation, Georgia, United States, and a number of European countries
visit Armenia, but tourists from Latin America, African countries,
Australia, and Singapore as well. The Head of the Tourism Department of
the Ministry of Economy Mekhak Apresyan stated this in a conversation
with "Armenpress".
Among other things Mekhak Apresyan underscored: "There are tourists
from certain countries, which used to visit Armenia very rarely,
but presently the number of those countries recorded a growth.
Surely, the number of visits is not so important, but the fact that
Armenia's popularity and interest towards Armenia grew, is of a certain
importance for us." It is considered to maintain the results of the
past year and make attempt to record a progress. In addition Mekhak
Apresyan underscored: "We are considering to increase that number by
10 percent. 128 237 tourists paid a visit to Armenia on January-March
of 2013. In comparison with the same period of the previous year
we have recorded a growth of 22.9 percent. It's very promising,
but these rates may be altered.
11:03, 5 June, 2013
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, ARMENPRESS. The geography of the tourists visiting
Armenia is growing each year. In accordance with the regular surveys
conducted in the frontier units not only tourists from the Russian
Federation, Georgia, United States, and a number of European countries
visit Armenia, but tourists from Latin America, African countries,
Australia, and Singapore as well. The Head of the Tourism Department of
the Ministry of Economy Mekhak Apresyan stated this in a conversation
with "Armenpress".
Among other things Mekhak Apresyan underscored: "There are tourists
from certain countries, which used to visit Armenia very rarely,
but presently the number of those countries recorded a growth.
Surely, the number of visits is not so important, but the fact that
Armenia's popularity and interest towards Armenia grew, is of a certain
importance for us." It is considered to maintain the results of the
past year and make attempt to record a progress. In addition Mekhak
Apresyan underscored: "We are considering to increase that number by
10 percent. 128 237 tourists paid a visit to Armenia on January-March
of 2013. In comparison with the same period of the previous year
we have recorded a growth of 22.9 percent. It's very promising,
but these rates may be altered.