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ECONOMY MINISTRY: TOURIST FLOW TO ARMENIA GROWS 5.8% IN JAN-SEPT 2009
ARKA
Nov 9, 2009
YEREVAN, November 9. /ARKA/. Tourist flow to Armenia grew 5.8% in
Jan-Sept 2009, compared with the same period a year before, Mekhak
Apresyan, chief of Armenian economy ministry's tourism unit, said
Monday at a press conference in Novosti International Press Centre.
He said 422,8 tourists have visited Armenia for nine months of
this year.
"The pace of tourist inflow slowed down in Jan-Sept 2009, while
over the period between 2001 and 2008 Armenia used to record 25%
growth every year," Apresyan said adding that nevertheless, the
country enjoyed some growth in the mentioned period of this year,
and this is a positive fact.
He said that these results are close to the predicted indicators,
especially taking into account that the world faced 3% average decline
and Europe 10 to 17% fall in Jan-Sept 2009.
"Winter season is coming, but we hope that the growth will continue,
and we won't record annual decline in tourism area."
Referring to statistical reports, Apresyan said that the tourist
outflow grew 1.2% in Jan-Sept 2009, and tourism inside the country
grew 0.12%.
Apresyan also stressed that despite the global recession, tourists'
expenses in Armenia are virtually remained unchanged - at $700 to
800 per tourist, excluding air fares.
"The majority of travelers to Armenia are above middle-age foreigners,
who live on pensions. They haven't been impacted by the crisis."
The economy ministry's figures show that Armenia can expect seven-
to ten-percent tourists inflow growth in 2009.
ARKA
Nov 9, 2009
YEREVAN, November 9. /ARKA/. Tourist flow to Armenia grew 5.8% in
Jan-Sept 2009, compared with the same period a year before, Mekhak
Apresyan, chief of Armenian economy ministry's tourism unit, said
Monday at a press conference in Novosti International Press Centre.
He said 422,8 tourists have visited Armenia for nine months of
this year.
"The pace of tourist inflow slowed down in Jan-Sept 2009, while
over the period between 2001 and 2008 Armenia used to record 25%
growth every year," Apresyan said adding that nevertheless, the
country enjoyed some growth in the mentioned period of this year,
and this is a positive fact.
He said that these results are close to the predicted indicators,
especially taking into account that the world faced 3% average decline
and Europe 10 to 17% fall in Jan-Sept 2009.
"Winter season is coming, but we hope that the growth will continue,
and we won't record annual decline in tourism area."
Referring to statistical reports, Apresyan said that the tourist
outflow grew 1.2% in Jan-Sept 2009, and tourism inside the country
grew 0.12%.
Apresyan also stressed that despite the global recession, tourists'
expenses in Armenia are virtually remained unchanged - at $700 to
800 per tourist, excluding air fares.
"The majority of travelers to Armenia are above middle-age foreigners,
who live on pensions. They haven't been impacted by the crisis."
The economy ministry's figures show that Armenia can expect seven-
to ten-percent tourists inflow growth in 2009.