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    ARMENIAN TOURISM BUSINESS

    The Messenger
    Sept 29 2011
    Georgia

    According to Armenia's economic ministry by the end of 2011
    Armenia could have been visited by 800,000 tourists. This is so far
    unprecedented. In the best tourist years for Armenia were during
    Soviet Union when it attracted around 600,000 tourists. The analysts
    estimate that while visiting Armenia tourists spend average 1,000 USD.

    So, if the number of tourists by the end of 2011 will be 800,000
    they will approximately bring into the country 800 mln USD. This is
    an impressive number - approximately the same as the money entering
    the budget from exports.

    Of course many visitors to Armenia are representatives of the Armenian
    diaspora abroad or people with double citizenship. They spend as much
    or maybe more than ordinary tourists. However the structure of their
    expenditure is different. If so called ordinary tourists spend money
    on souvenirs or hotels and tours, diaspora representatives spend
    money for presents, visiting domestic attractions and many of them
    for medical purposes. There is a tendency in the country for more
    traditional tourists to enter the country. Iranian tourists also visit
    Armenia. They save on the transportation costs because they travel by
    bus and personal transport. The Armenian government facilitates the
    process of developing the tourism infrastructure, however prices on
    air tickets are expensive, though hotels prices are coming down. There
    are many tourists in Armenia from Russia. Many Russians come to Armenia
    to gamble in the casinos as such gambling houses are banned in Russia.




    From: A. Papazian
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