Armenia shouldn't become a country with cheap tourism

PanARMENIAN.Net - Tourism in Armenia cannot be compared to that in Turkey or Georgia, said Mekhak Apresyan, head of tourism division at the RA Ministry of Economy.



"These two countries are competitors while Armenia is quite different, because it doesn't have a sea," he told a news conference today.



When asked about popularity of Turkish resorts, Apresyan said, "If one decides to spend vacation at the sea, expensiveness of the package will not frighten."



At the same time, he stressed that domestic tourism in the republic is not developed over high accommodation prices and low service quality.



"Travel agents should reconsider their policy and lower tariffs," he said, adding that Armenia should by no means become a country of "cheap tourism."



"I would not like to see tourists arriving in Armenia because it's cheap and not because it's attractive," Apresyan said.