DATABASE ABOUT ARMENIAN HOTELS CREATED

YEREVAN, MARCH 30, ARMENPRESS: Armenian trade and economic
development ministry has centralized information about 400 Armenian
hotels and inns in a single database. Arthur Zakarian, head of tourism
development department ofthe ministry, said information will also be
collected about private mansions whose owners rent them to tourists.

He said overall Armenian hotels can accommodate 25,000 visitors,
2,500 of which in first class hotels. Zakarian said his department has
not yet received applications from hotel owners, which are necessary
to classify hotels.

He said the deadline is until June and those who fail to do so
andwill continue to advertise themselves as being 3, 4 or 5 start
hotels, will be subjected to penalties.

He said hotel business continues to be a lucrative investment and 4
new hotels are expected to open this year.