Armenia discussing creation of regional educational tourism center
March 02, 2013 | 14:51
YEREVAN.- Armenia's Economy Ministry and World Federation of Tourist
Guide Associations (WFTGA) will discuss a possibility of creatng a
regional tourism educational center in Armenia.
Head of tourism department Mekhak Apresyan and WFTGA chairman
Felicitas Wressing announced this during the Saturday briefing in
Yerevan.
Felicitas Wressing underscored importance of having an educational
center, as far as Armenia is striving to increase competitive
capability in this sector.
Armenian guides must have a license of certified specialists for
cooperation with international partners, she added.
There are only two guides with WFTGA and seven with local certificates
working in Armenia, representatives of Economy Ministry said.
On Friday Armenia's Economy Minister Tigran Davtyan received a WFTGA
delegation. He expressed readiness to deepen partnership with the
federation and welcomed initiative on creating an educational center.
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March 02, 2013 | 14:51
YEREVAN.- Armenia's Economy Ministry and World Federation of Tourist
Guide Associations (WFTGA) will discuss a possibility of creatng a
regional tourism educational center in Armenia.
Head of tourism department Mekhak Apresyan and WFTGA chairman
Felicitas Wressing announced this during the Saturday briefing in
Yerevan.
Felicitas Wressing underscored importance of having an educational
center, as far as Armenia is striving to increase competitive
capability in this sector.
Armenian guides must have a license of certified specialists for
cooperation with international partners, she added.
There are only two guides with WFTGA and seven with local certificates
working in Armenia, representatives of Economy Ministry said.
On Friday Armenia's Economy Minister Tigran Davtyan received a WFTGA
delegation. He expressed readiness to deepen partnership with the
federation and welcomed initiative on creating an educational center.
- See more at: http://news.am/eng/news/142759.html#sthash.oqJSthrT.dpuf