Armenia placed 79th in new travel competitiveness reportSeptember 6, 2019 - 11:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia was placed 79th in a new ranking of the world’s top countries for travel in 2019, improving its standing by five notches against the previous edition of the report. Compiled by the World Economic Forum, a Swiss-based non-profit organization, the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report is based upon various factors such as access to natural and cultural resources, infrastructure and economic performance. Armenia performs well in the areas of safety and security, health and hygiene, business environment and price competitiveness, but show poor performance when it comes to varied culture-led activities and natural resources. Neighboring Georgia is nestled in the 68th spot, while Azerbaijan is placed in the 71st position. The new report sees Spain claiming the number one spot for the third consecutive year, with France landing in second and Germany in third. Japan and the United States rounded out the top five. Yemen came bottom, at number 140. For the fourth year in a row, Bangkok was recently named the No. 1 most popular city on Mastercard's Global Destination Cities Index and was closely followed by Paris and London. Armenia, meanwhile, has been named the most popular destination among Russians this summer. An average of 8.5% of all airline tickets purchased by Russians in the reporting period are Armenia-bound. Related links: Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |