Armenia inbound, outbound tourism registers growth, official saysSeptember 27, 2016 - 16:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An increase in Armenia’s inbound and outbound tourism sectors has been registered in the first six months of 2016, the Head of the Tourism Department of the Economy Ministry told reporters Tuesday, September 27, Tert.am reports. “Over 501,000 tourist visited the country in January-June, a 2.4% year-on-year increase. The reporting period saw a 2.8% growth in domestic tourism against the same period last year,” Mekhak Apresyan said. According to Apresyan, tremendous work has been done both at the international level and in Armenia’s tourist industry. “A number of traditional festivals having been organized, Armenia will host the annual meeting of the UNWTO Affiliate Members Plenary on October 1-4, which is a major achievement as well. The affiliate members represent the private sector, businesses, educational institutions,” he said. Also, Apresyan cited the $400,000 annual budget of tourism promotion programs among the main obstacles to the development of tourism. “A survey conducted in dozens of countries showed that marketing costs per tourist reach some $5-6. But this applies to densely populated countries hosting tourists in large numbers. A more active marketing policy would help us achieve better results,” Apresyan said. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |