OPPORTUNITIES OF ARMENIA’S TOURISM SECTOR PRESENTED TO PARTICIPANTS OF
12th CONGRESS OF WFTGA
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. This year Armenia participated for
the first time in the congress of the World Federation of Tourist
Guide Associations (WFTGA), whch was held in Cairo on January 19-26.
Liana Grigorian, Chairwoman of the Guild of Armenian Tourist Guides,
told NT correspondent that during the 12th congress of the WFTGA,
representatives of Armenia had meetings with the management of the
European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (London-based EFTG)
and the Egyptian General Tourist Guide Syndicate (EGTGS). According to
L. Grigorian, a preliminary agreement was reached that heads of these
organizations will visit Armenia this year to run professional courses
for the staff of the Guild of Armenian Tourist Guides and students.
"We presented information materials of the Armenian Tourism
Development Agency (ATDA) to the WFTGA Executive Board. These
materials allowed congress participants to become acquainted with the
opportunities of Armenia’s tourism sector," she said.
It was noted that the 13th WFTGA congress will be held in Bali
(Indonesia) in 2009.