5% tourism growth planned in Armenia in 2010

March 27, 2010 - 15:55 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - 5% growth is stipulated by 2010 tourism development program in Armenia; a number of events aimed at tourist flow increase are envisaged, the head of tourism management department at RA Ministry of Tourism Mekhak Apresyan said.



As he told a news conference in Yerevan, world crisis made a strong impact on tourism growth in Armenia. Before 2009, it amounted to 20-25%, while in 2009 the figure went down to 3%.



As Mekhak Apresyan stated, Armenia has infrastructure development -related tasks, such as service quality and personnel qualification improvement.



Nevertheless, significant progress was registered in tourism infrastructure over the last years. "Here are some figures, allowing to assess the level of infrastructure development in Armenia: in 2000, only 3-4 hotels could host foreign tourists, while at present there are over 170 hotels and other facilities all over Armenia to meet modern standards," he emphasized.
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