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THE NUMBER OF FOREIGN TOURISTS VISITING ARMENIA THIS EXPECTED TO SURGE BY 10%
YEREVAN, February 12. / ARKA /. Armenian authorities expect the number
of foreign tourists to visit the country this year to surge by 10%,
according to Mekhak Apresyan, head of an economy ministry division in
charge of tourism, who spoke today at a video conference between Kiev
(Ukraine), Yerevan, Astana (Kazakhstan) and Chisinau (Moldova).
Apresyan recalled that tourism industry was declared by the government
as a priority. He said the number of foreign tourists visiting Armenia
has increased by more than 20 times in recent 15 years. They are
mostly from Russia, Georgia, the EU, Iran and the United States.
"We have more than 24,000 cultural and historical monuments. This
means there is one for each square kilometer,' he said.
He said apart from historical and cultural tourism, Armenia is
developing winter tourism, spa tourism, medical and agro tourism
and a number of other types of tourism , as well as a unique tourist
product - a mix that includes all these forms of tourism.
According to the National Statistical Service, the number of tourists
visiting Armenia in 2013 increased by 9.7 % to 924,965 people. The
number of Armenian citizens visiting other countries as tourists
increased by 12.3% last year to 906,154 people. -0-
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From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, February 12. / ARKA /. Armenian authorities expect the number
of foreign tourists to visit the country this year to surge by 10%,
according to Mekhak Apresyan, head of an economy ministry division in
charge of tourism, who spoke today at a video conference between Kiev
(Ukraine), Yerevan, Astana (Kazakhstan) and Chisinau (Moldova).
Apresyan recalled that tourism industry was declared by the government
as a priority. He said the number of foreign tourists visiting Armenia
has increased by more than 20 times in recent 15 years. They are
mostly from Russia, Georgia, the EU, Iran and the United States.
"We have more than 24,000 cultural and historical monuments. This
means there is one for each square kilometer,' he said.
He said apart from historical and cultural tourism, Armenia is
developing winter tourism, spa tourism, medical and agro tourism
and a number of other types of tourism , as well as a unique tourist
product - a mix that includes all these forms of tourism.
According to the National Statistical Service, the number of tourists
visiting Armenia in 2013 increased by 9.7 % to 924,965 people. The
number of Armenian citizens visiting other countries as tourists
increased by 12.3% last year to 906,154 people. -0-
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/tourism/the_number_of_foreign_tourists_visiting_armenia_th is_expected_to_surge_by_10/#sthash.XqQ6oZKN.dpuf
From: A. Papazian