Plan on turning Jermuk resort into tourist center to be submitted on October 15

PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of Tourism and Regional Economic Development Department at the RA Ministry of Economy Mekhak Apresyan said that the development plan of turning Jermuk resort into a tourist center will be submitted on October 15.

The Armenian government approved in 2008 the concept on turning the town of Vayots Dzor region into a tourist center. Besides, the strategy for Jermuk development in 2009-2012 was adopted in 2009, Apresyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

According to him, engineering decisions steaming from the strategy have been developed jointly with TigerDev Swiss company. Besides, the town’s visual image has been created. It will be submitted on October 15. After it, investment programs will be developed and implemented by a management body established to this end. Spaniards already display interest towards the project. Besides, negotiations are held in various directions.

“Out purpose is to transfer Jermuk into a four-seasonal tourist center,” said Apresyan. Jermuk development is primarily aimed at turning it into an alternative center of health and winter tourism, which will be able to gain its place in the world tourist industry, cultural center, as well as place of international chess tournaments, what has become a good tradition.

Thus, under the project, Jermuk should become a four-seasonal tourist center in compliance with international standards to secure visit of 100,000 tourists and USD 100mln profit from it annually. Besides, creation of 4,000 additional jobs is among the project goals.