BY PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF SURVEY AT BORDER POINTS OF ARMENIA, 3.46% OF
GOERS AND 18.05% OF ENTRANTS IN ARMENIA IN LATE 2006 WERE JOB SEEKERS

YEREVAN, MARCH 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The results of the study of goers and
entrants through all border points of Armenia were summarized. The
study was conducted in September-December 2006 on the initiative of
the RA National Statistical Service, and with the assistance of the
program "Competitive Armenian Private Sector" of the Armenian Tourism
Development Agency and the USAID. The survey involved 3% of goers and
entrants and was conducted 7 days each month.

According to the RA National Statistical Service, in the indicated
period, 3,620 out of 7,545 entrants – survey participants had status
of Armenian resident, while 3,155 out of 6,012 goers had status of
non-resident of Armenia. 2,708 or 25.9% of entrants were outgoing
tourists, 41.8% of goers – incoming tourists. 30.83% of entrants
(51.02% of goers) had the purpose to visit their friends, 27.75% of
entrants (18.45% of goers) – business purpose, 18.05% (3.46%) – job
purpose, 10.8% (9.27%) – recreation purpose and 2.4% (3.77%) – medical
treatment purpose.

Men made up 57.7% of entrants (59.5% of goers). During the indicated
period, the average daily expenses of an entrant made 17.2 US dollars,
those of a goer – 51 dollars.