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TSAKHKADZOR ANNOUNCED TOURISM CENTER
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. At the February 1 sitting, the
Armenian government approved the 2007 program of Armenian tourism
development and the list of measures on the program's implementation,
NT was informed from the RA Government Information and PR Department.
The purpose of the program is to develop tourism in Armenia by
improving the quality of tourist services, creating a modern
competitive tourism product and exporting it to international tourism
market. The program envisages a 20-22% increase in the number of
tourists to Armenia in 2007 compared with 2006, thus increasing the
number of tourist visits to 400 thousand.
The system of measures programmed for 2007 includes the following
directions: improvement of the information and advertizing system of
the tourism sector, development of international cooperation in the
tourism sphere, conducting marketing surveys, collection of the
necessary administrative statistical data through the introduction of
a modern information system - with the aim of creating the basis for
long-term programs.
By another decision of the Armenian government, the city of
Tsakhkadzor has been announced a tourism center. The decision was made
as a result of implementation of the program on solution of target
problems "Tsakhkadzor as Tourism Center in Line with International
Standards" in accordance with the list of measures.
The RA Deputy Minister of Trade and Economic Development Ara Petrosian
told reporters after the sitting that international experience shows
that every city declared as a tourism center is included in a number
of programs and its historical and cultural monuments are preserved.
According to A. Petrosian, it is envisaged to allocate 180 mln drams
(about 500 thousand USD) for the purpose of advertizing Armenian
tourism by CNN and Euronews channels. 70 mln drams from state
resources will be allocated for Armenian tourism agencies'
participation in various international exhibitions.
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. At the February 1 sitting, the
Armenian government approved the 2007 program of Armenian tourism
development and the list of measures on the program's implementation,
NT was informed from the RA Government Information and PR Department.
The purpose of the program is to develop tourism in Armenia by
improving the quality of tourist services, creating a modern
competitive tourism product and exporting it to international tourism
market. The program envisages a 20-22% increase in the number of
tourists to Armenia in 2007 compared with 2006, thus increasing the
number of tourist visits to 400 thousand.
The system of measures programmed for 2007 includes the following
directions: improvement of the information and advertizing system of
the tourism sector, development of international cooperation in the
tourism sphere, conducting marketing surveys, collection of the
necessary administrative statistical data through the introduction of
a modern information system - with the aim of creating the basis for
long-term programs.
By another decision of the Armenian government, the city of
Tsakhkadzor has been announced a tourism center. The decision was made
as a result of implementation of the program on solution of target
problems "Tsakhkadzor as Tourism Center in Line with International
Standards" in accordance with the list of measures.
The RA Deputy Minister of Trade and Economic Development Ara Petrosian
told reporters after the sitting that international experience shows
that every city declared as a tourism center is included in a number
of programs and its historical and cultural monuments are preserved.
According to A. Petrosian, it is envisaged to allocate 180 mln drams
(about 500 thousand USD) for the purpose of advertizing Armenian
tourism by CNN and Euronews channels. 70 mln drams from state
resources will be allocated for Armenian tourism agencies'
participation in various international exhibitions.