Armenian Tourism Sector Sees 13.5% Rise In January-September
28.11.2011,
23:30
In the first ten months of 2011 the number of foreign tourists visiting Armenia grew by 13.5% from a year before to 551,635, Armenian economy minister Tigran Davtian said today in response to a question from ARKA.
YEREVAN, November 28. /ARKA/. In the first ten months of 2011 the number of foreign tourists visiting Armenia grew by 13.5% from a year before to 551,635, Armenian economy minister Tigran Davtian said today in response to a question from ARKA.
Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a gathering of local travel agencies, he said the year-end figure is very likely to make 80,000. According to the minister, if this trend persists the number will reach the symbolic one million in a couple of years.
According to the minister, the Armenian tourism industry has been growing steadily for many years and has not been affected by the latest global economic and financial crisis.
According to the National Statistical Service’s data, the number of tourists visiting Armenia in January-September 2011 increased by 13,1% from a year before to 551,635, while the number of Armenian citizens travelling aborad as tourists grew by 15.1% to 546,167 people. ---0--
Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a gathering of local travel agencies, he said the year-end figure is very likely to make 80,000. According to the minister, if this trend persists the number will reach the symbolic one million in a couple of years.
According to the minister, the Armenian tourism industry has been growing steadily for many years and has not been affected by the latest global economic and financial crisis.
According to the National Statistical Service’s data, the number of tourists visiting Armenia in January-September 2011 increased by 13,1% from a year before to 551,635, while the number of Armenian citizens travelling aborad as tourists grew by 15.1% to 546,167 people. ---0--
