November 6, 2009 - 17:04 AMT
CTS 2009 tourism exhibition opened in Yerevan
The 9th CTS 2009 tourism exhibition opened in Yerevan on November 6. The event was organized by Armenian Association of Travel Agents (ААТА) and American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA).

Over 65 organizations from Armenia, Georgia, NKR, Israel and Greece presented their services. The purpose of the exhibition is to encourage tourism and raise pubic awareness about the achievements and development of tourism industry.

"A week ago, a meeting with representatives of Turkish Association of Travel Agents took place. It was agreed that Turkish tour operators will visit CTS 2010 exhibition," said Eghishe Tanashyan, ААТА deputy chairman.

For his part, RA Deputy Minister of Economy Ara Petrosyan said that the number of tourists visiting Armenia increased by 5.6 % while a 3% slump was registered universally.