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Direct flights between Turkish Van and Armenia's Yerevan to boost
regional tourism
YEREVAN, March 14. / ARKA /. Direct flights between the Turkish city
of Van and Armenia's capital Yerevan will facilitate development of
regional tourism, said the chairman of the Union of Industrialists and
Entrepreneurs of Armenia Arsen Ghazaryan.
The first flight between the two cities is scheduled for April 3.
Regular flights between Yerevan and Van, which is one of the ancient
capitals of Armenia, now in eastern Turkey, will be operated twice a
week - on Wednesdays and Sundays. Two way tickets will cost 104,000
drams ($250). In the first two months they will be sold with a 20%
discount.
The flights will be operated by new 68-seat aircrafts of Turkish
Borajet airline. According to Ghazaryan, the opening of flights is the
result of hard work by USAID. He said first Armenia-Turkey tourism
association was created, which conducted several business forums,
highlighting the need for a direct flight between Van and Yerevan,
which will develop regional tourism and establish business ties
between the two countries.
The co-founder of the Armenian tourist company Narekavank Tour, Armen
Hovhannisyan, said direct flights between Yerevan and Van, will, apart
from establishment of cultural and business relations, also
contribute to the preservation of Armenian historical values in
Turkey.
Hovhannisyan said flights have a set of advantages over bus tours in
terms of convenience and time spent on the road: flying from Yerevan
to Van takes 40 minutes, while buses travel around 1000 kilometers in
20 hours.
He said Narekavank Tour offers travel packages for 3, 4 and 7 days,
costing from 180 thousand drams including air tickets, meals, hotel
and visits to tourist sites in Van, Ani, Kars, Mush, Bitlis, and
Erzurum. He said a four-day bus tour is worth $550.
Hovhannisyan also said that in addition to the development of outbound
tourism the direct flights will contribute to an increase in tourist
flows from Turkey to Armenia.
Turkey and Armenia have no diplomatic relations, the border between
the two countries was closed in 1993 by Ankara in solidarity with
Azerbaijan. -0-
http://arka.am/en/news/tourism/direct_flights_between_turkish_van_and_armenia_s_y erevan_to_boost_regional_tourism/
regional tourism
YEREVAN, March 14. / ARKA /. Direct flights between the Turkish city
of Van and Armenia's capital Yerevan will facilitate development of
regional tourism, said the chairman of the Union of Industrialists and
Entrepreneurs of Armenia Arsen Ghazaryan.
The first flight between the two cities is scheduled for April 3.
Regular flights between Yerevan and Van, which is one of the ancient
capitals of Armenia, now in eastern Turkey, will be operated twice a
week - on Wednesdays and Sundays. Two way tickets will cost 104,000
drams ($250). In the first two months they will be sold with a 20%
discount.
The flights will be operated by new 68-seat aircrafts of Turkish
Borajet airline. According to Ghazaryan, the opening of flights is the
result of hard work by USAID. He said first Armenia-Turkey tourism
association was created, which conducted several business forums,
highlighting the need for a direct flight between Van and Yerevan,
which will develop regional tourism and establish business ties
between the two countries.
The co-founder of the Armenian tourist company Narekavank Tour, Armen
Hovhannisyan, said direct flights between Yerevan and Van, will, apart
from establishment of cultural and business relations, also
contribute to the preservation of Armenian historical values in
Turkey.
Hovhannisyan said flights have a set of advantages over bus tours in
terms of convenience and time spent on the road: flying from Yerevan
to Van takes 40 minutes, while buses travel around 1000 kilometers in
20 hours.
He said Narekavank Tour offers travel packages for 3, 4 and 7 days,
costing from 180 thousand drams including air tickets, meals, hotel
and visits to tourist sites in Van, Ani, Kars, Mush, Bitlis, and
Erzurum. He said a four-day bus tour is worth $550.
Hovhannisyan also said that in addition to the development of outbound
tourism the direct flights will contribute to an increase in tourist
flows from Turkey to Armenia.
Turkey and Armenia have no diplomatic relations, the border between
the two countries was closed in 1993 by Ankara in solidarity with
Azerbaijan. -0-
http://arka.am/en/news/tourism/direct_flights_between_turkish_van_and_armenia_s_y erevan_to_boost_regional_tourism/