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Sept 28 2013
Shortage of experts undermines development of tourism in Armenia
Sep 27, 2013
YEREVAN, Armenia - Robert Minasyan, the head of the Armenian Tourism
Institute, a branch of the Russian International Tourism Academy,
speaking Friday at a news conference dedicated to the World Tourism
Day, pointed out the shortage of specialists as one of the factors
hobbling development of tourism in Armenia.
`Today the tourism area is badly in need of specialists with new
approaches to enhancement of attractiveness of a tourism product that
is up to the present tourist demand,' he said adding that especially
provinces are in want of such specialists.
Lia Bakhshinyan, the head of the Guild of Armenian Guides, who spoke
at the same news conference, said that tourists travel to Armenia to
have an active rest and see sites of historic and culture legacy.
Therefore it is necessary to create comfortable conditions for long
tourist routes, she said.
`First of all, inexpensive three- or four-star hotels with appropriate
services should be opened in provinces for accommodating tourists,'
she said. `Besides, very often tourists in Armenia have to do without
toilets while traveling, since there are no toilets along tourist
routs.'
Bakhshinyan also singled out bad roads among factors hampering
development of tourism in Armenia.
However, in conclusion, the experts said that it would be wrong to
omit some achievement reached in development of tourist
infrastructures and the country's tourist capacity.
In June, Armenia ranked fifth among top 10 countries to travel to in
2013, according to Globe Sports portal.
For compiling this rating, a group of professional travelers have
captured what's happening on the travel scene focusing on destinations
they think will be `hot - or at least should be.'
Armenia was rated within a category of `adventurous places for those
who are going above and beyond, seeking out the best travel.'
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, the country
hosted 128,237 tourists in Jan-March 2013 - 22.9% year-on-year growth.
Some 137,128 people have departed from Armenia for the first three
months of this year for tourist purposes - 14.2% year-on-year growth.
As many as 843,330 tourists visited Armenia in 2012.
http://www.eturbonews.com/38340/shortage-experts-undermines-development-tourism-armenia
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Sept 28 2013
Shortage of experts undermines development of tourism in Armenia
Sep 27, 2013
YEREVAN, Armenia - Robert Minasyan, the head of the Armenian Tourism
Institute, a branch of the Russian International Tourism Academy,
speaking Friday at a news conference dedicated to the World Tourism
Day, pointed out the shortage of specialists as one of the factors
hobbling development of tourism in Armenia.
`Today the tourism area is badly in need of specialists with new
approaches to enhancement of attractiveness of a tourism product that
is up to the present tourist demand,' he said adding that especially
provinces are in want of such specialists.
Lia Bakhshinyan, the head of the Guild of Armenian Guides, who spoke
at the same news conference, said that tourists travel to Armenia to
have an active rest and see sites of historic and culture legacy.
Therefore it is necessary to create comfortable conditions for long
tourist routes, she said.
`First of all, inexpensive three- or four-star hotels with appropriate
services should be opened in provinces for accommodating tourists,'
she said. `Besides, very often tourists in Armenia have to do without
toilets while traveling, since there are no toilets along tourist
routs.'
Bakhshinyan also singled out bad roads among factors hampering
development of tourism in Armenia.
However, in conclusion, the experts said that it would be wrong to
omit some achievement reached in development of tourist
infrastructures and the country's tourist capacity.
In June, Armenia ranked fifth among top 10 countries to travel to in
2013, according to Globe Sports portal.
For compiling this rating, a group of professional travelers have
captured what's happening on the travel scene focusing on destinations
they think will be `hot - or at least should be.'
Armenia was rated within a category of `adventurous places for those
who are going above and beyond, seeking out the best travel.'
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, the country
hosted 128,237 tourists in Jan-March 2013 - 22.9% year-on-year growth.
Some 137,128 people have departed from Armenia for the first three
months of this year for tourist purposes - 14.2% year-on-year growth.
As many as 843,330 tourists visited Armenia in 2012.
http://www.eturbonews.com/38340/shortage-experts-undermines-development-tourism-armenia
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress