  Tez Tour finally leaves Armenian tourism market June 8, 2011 - 17:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - TezTour Russian tour operator has closed its branch in Armenia, finally leaving the local tourism market. A former employee of the Armenian branch of Tez Tour told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that information on the real reasons behind the branch’s closure was a surprise even for its employees. According to the source, the Russian tour operator dismissed all employees in Armenia, though prior to that it had planned tourism development in Armenia. “They were going to construct a hotel in Armenia, as well as develop incoming tourism,” he said. Earlier tourprom.ru website reported that the decision on the Armenian branch’s closure followed the pressure exerted by local law enforcement, which “shield” the Armenian tourism business, at the same time actually squeezing money from Russian companies. The activity of the Armenian branch of Tez Tour Russian company had been almost paralyzed since December 2010 due to local force structures executing the order of Magic Time tour agency. Magic Time, which served as a mediator between the Armenian tour agencies and Tez Tour representation, owed over USD 400,000 to the latter in 2010. Related links:   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK  As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders.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.France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
