Armenia to pass a long way for conquering international tourism marketJune 18, 2009 - 16:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Tourism in Armenia has certainly made significant progress, but that's not enough for conquering international tourism market," Philip Munye, consultant of CAPS international program, said today, answering a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent's question.Armenia has tour operators who are professionals, but the problem's that they have focused on certain products which are of no interest to European tourists. "They offer similar products, which are mostly related to church, history and culture. That mostly attracts elderly tourists," he stated, adding that Armenia does not make proper use of its resources and is required to make every effort towards attracting youth. Armenia, according to Munye, should attract tourists as a country of recreation. As a fair example he referred to jazz festivals which have made Armenia well-known to Europe. "I know many people who cross the ocean just in order to take part in those festivals," Philip Munye said, stressing that he himself was a great jazz fan. The forum was organized by CAPS, RA Ministry of Economy, Armenian Tourism Development Agency and National Competitiveness Fund. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |