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TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMPETITIVENESS REPORT RANKS ARMENIA 79TH AMONG 140 COUNTRIES
YEREVAN, November 21. / ARKA /. The latest World Economic Forum's
Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked Armenia 79th among
140 countries, economy minister Vahram Avanesyan said at a Cabinet
session today.
According to the report, in 2013 Armenia has improved its position
by 11 notches compared with 2012.
According to the minister, the main obstacles hindering tourism
industry's development are high air tickets and lack of affordable
hotels.
"Regarding hotels, the report compares the number of rooms with the
number of population and in this sense Armenia ranked very low,"
he said.
He said although in recent years significant progress was made in
boosting the tourism industry Armenia lags behind in many respects
even among other former Soviet republics.
In turn, prime minister Tigran Sargsyan said these factors speak of
the need for new investment in the sector.
The Cabinet approved today a plan of activities aimed at improving the
competitiveness of Armenia on the world tourism market. The program
consists of 41 chapters and provides for an increase in tourist flows
to Armenia. - 0
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YEREVAN, November 21. / ARKA /. The latest World Economic Forum's
Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked Armenia 79th among
140 countries, economy minister Vahram Avanesyan said at a Cabinet
session today.
According to the report, in 2013 Armenia has improved its position
by 11 notches compared with 2012.
According to the minister, the main obstacles hindering tourism
industry's development are high air tickets and lack of affordable
hotels.
"Regarding hotels, the report compares the number of rooms with the
number of population and in this sense Armenia ranked very low,"
he said.
He said although in recent years significant progress was made in
boosting the tourism industry Armenia lags behind in many respects
even among other former Soviet republics.
In turn, prime minister Tigran Sargsyan said these factors speak of
the need for new investment in the sector.
The Cabinet approved today a plan of activities aimed at improving the
competitiveness of Armenia on the world tourism market. The program
consists of 41 chapters and provides for an increase in tourist flows
to Armenia. - 0
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/tourism/travel_and_tourism_competitiveness_report_ranks_ar menia_79th_among_140_countries/#sthash.z4ggn7go.dpuf