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EXPERT: ARMENIANS' VISITS TO HISTORIC SITES HELP BOOST ANKARA'S INTEREST
March 5, 2013 - 17:13 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian -Turkish cultural contacts yield
positive results in the interstate relations, creating atmosphere
of cooperation, founder of Narekavank Tour LLC, turkologist Armen
Hovhannisyan said.
"The larger is the flow of Armenian tourists in the historic
homeland, the greater attention Ankara attaches to those areas,"
he said, citing restoration of Armenian monuments behind the growth
of Armenian pilgrims.
"In the light of growing tourist flows, local authorities of Van
stressed the need to hold a discussion on plans that would further
boost the influx," the expert said.
Director of Narekavank Tour Ashot Soghomonyan, in turn, noted
development of tourism industry as Turkish government's sole goal in
this respect.
A direct Yerevan-Van flight will become available through the efforts
of Narekavan Tour travel agency founders.
As the agency director Armen Hovhannisyan told journalists, the first
flight was scheduled for April 3.
The flight will be operating on Wednesdays and Sundays jointly with
Borajet Turkish company. The ticket for a 40-minute trip is priced
at $250, with a 20% discount offered for April flights.
According to Hovhannisyan, the flight will increase the already
significant tourist inflow to Van to boost business ties between
Armenia and Turkey.
March 5, 2013 - 17:13 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian -Turkish cultural contacts yield
positive results in the interstate relations, creating atmosphere
of cooperation, founder of Narekavank Tour LLC, turkologist Armen
Hovhannisyan said.
"The larger is the flow of Armenian tourists in the historic
homeland, the greater attention Ankara attaches to those areas,"
he said, citing restoration of Armenian monuments behind the growth
of Armenian pilgrims.
"In the light of growing tourist flows, local authorities of Van
stressed the need to hold a discussion on plans that would further
boost the influx," the expert said.
Director of Narekavank Tour Ashot Soghomonyan, in turn, noted
development of tourism industry as Turkish government's sole goal in
this respect.
A direct Yerevan-Van flight will become available through the efforts
of Narekavan Tour travel agency founders.
As the agency director Armen Hovhannisyan told journalists, the first
flight was scheduled for April 3.
The flight will be operating on Wednesdays and Sundays jointly with
Borajet Turkish company. The ticket for a 40-minute trip is priced
at $250, with a 20% discount offered for April flights.
According to Hovhannisyan, the flight will increase the already
significant tourist inflow to Van to boost business ties between
Armenia and Turkey.