RA Prime Minister familiarizes himself with services of ARMHOTELS systemMarch 4, 2011 - 13:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 4, Yerevan hosted the official presentation of the first Armenian online booking system – ARMHOTELS. Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan was one of the first users of the system. He booked a room for 4 persons in a recreational complex of Arzni, Kotayk region of Armenia, for the weekend. Sargsyan said that due to the online booking system Armenia will become more available for thousands of Armenians, specifically, 95% of Armenians residing abroad, who have never been in Armenia. Sargsyan noted that the new system creation will allow increasing services export from Armenia from the point of view of tourism development. Head of Rumea tempting trips club Ruben Grigoryan noted that 106 hotels from Armenia and NKR have already joined the booking system armhotels.am, while 73 hotels operate online. Founders of ARMHOTELS intend to integrate into GDS system, while currently the Armenian booking system has already joined Amadeus, Galileo, HRS, Expedia, etc. 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. |