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PRICE OF TOURISTIC VISITS TO ARMENIA HAS SOARED - EXPERT
NEWS.AM
March 06, 2013 | 13:55
YEREVAN. - The prices of tour packages to Armenia have soared by 10-20
percent, Armenian Association of Travel Agents (AATA) Deputy Chairman
Yeghishe Tanashyan stated during a press conference on Wednesday.
In his words, the reason for this increase is the rise in the fees
the country's food service facilities charge and this, in its turn,
is because now they likewise pay value added tax.
In the outcome, as per Tanashyan, the tour packages to Armenia have
become less competitive as compared to other countries in the region.
Nonetheless, according to the AATA official, the demand for domestic
tourism is greater than its offer, which likewise contributed to some
increase in hotel accommodation prices in Armenia.
The country needs new high-end hotels, since the Armenian tourism
agencies are attracting new, more solvent markets.
NEWS.AM
March 06, 2013 | 13:55
YEREVAN. - The prices of tour packages to Armenia have soared by 10-20
percent, Armenian Association of Travel Agents (AATA) Deputy Chairman
Yeghishe Tanashyan stated during a press conference on Wednesday.
In his words, the reason for this increase is the rise in the fees
the country's food service facilities charge and this, in its turn,
is because now they likewise pay value added tax.
In the outcome, as per Tanashyan, the tour packages to Armenia have
become less competitive as compared to other countries in the region.
Nonetheless, according to the AATA official, the demand for domestic
tourism is greater than its offer, which likewise contributed to some
increase in hotel accommodation prices in Armenia.
The country needs new high-end hotels, since the Armenian tourism
agencies are attracting new, more solvent markets.