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DEVELOPMENT OF CULINARY TOURISM IN ARMENIA NEEDS SERIOUS APPROACH
YEREVAN, February 9. /ARKA/. Sedrak Mamulyan, head of the Development
and Preservation of Armenian Culinary Traditions, thinks development
of culinary tourism in Armenia needs a serious approach.
Speaking Monday at a news conference, he said that the policy of
drift will produce no results in this area.
He said that tourism in Armenia is just a way to earn money,
while tourism's real mission is to present the country's culture
to foreigners.
Mamulyan said national cuisine of any country is an important component
of tourism, since this is one of the most remarkable and unforgettable
elements of trips.
The expert voiced regret at the fact that 80% of the people working
in tourism industry don't consider national cuisine as cultural value
or tourism product.
"They say tourists, tired of long hikes, treat meals only as a method
to appease hunger, but the thing is that the tour continues also in
the restaurant's territory," he said. "Our tour guides, unfortunately,
don't understand this and therefore they make absolutely no efforts
to introduce national dishes to tourists."
In his words, many Armenian restaurants make no attempts to boost
our cuisine, since they are not interested in doing it.
"I have repeatedly offered our travel agencies to take part in the
free trainings our organization has conducted to introduce traditions
of Armenian national cuisine," Mamulyan said. --0------
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YEREVAN, February 9. /ARKA/. Sedrak Mamulyan, head of the Development
and Preservation of Armenian Culinary Traditions, thinks development
of culinary tourism in Armenia needs a serious approach.
Speaking Monday at a news conference, he said that the policy of
drift will produce no results in this area.
He said that tourism in Armenia is just a way to earn money,
while tourism's real mission is to present the country's culture
to foreigners.
Mamulyan said national cuisine of any country is an important component
of tourism, since this is one of the most remarkable and unforgettable
elements of trips.
The expert voiced regret at the fact that 80% of the people working
in tourism industry don't consider national cuisine as cultural value
or tourism product.
"They say tourists, tired of long hikes, treat meals only as a method
to appease hunger, but the thing is that the tour continues also in
the restaurant's territory," he said. "Our tour guides, unfortunately,
don't understand this and therefore they make absolutely no efforts
to introduce national dishes to tourists."
In his words, many Armenian restaurants make no attempts to boost
our cuisine, since they are not interested in doing it.
"I have repeatedly offered our travel agencies to take part in the
free trainings our organization has conducted to introduce traditions
of Armenian national cuisine," Mamulyan said. --0------
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