ADZHARIA: NUMBER OF TOURISTS FROM ARMENIA TO GROW TO 70,000 PEOPLE
arminfo
2007-07-02 13:03:00
Head of the Department of Tourism and Resorts of Adzharia Temur
Diasamidze says that along with increase of the number of tourists
from Armenia and Azerbaijan, inflow of tourists from Ukraine is
expected. Their number in this season will grow by 100% to 5,000
people as compared with 2006.
Head of the government of the Adzharian autonomous republic Levan
Varshalomidze expects a record number of tourists by 2009-2010 – 1
million people, the Georgia-online reports referring to GHN. In the
current holiday season, Adzharia is getting ready to receive 350,000
tourists. 45,000 citizens of Armenia were resting in Adzharia in
2006. Their number in 2007 will grow to 70,000 people. Eight thousand
residents of Azerbaijan visited Adzharia in 2006, their number this
season will make up 10-12 thsd people. Inflow of tourists from Baltic
countries (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia) is also expected, that will be
stipulated by opening of direct flights of "Air Baltic" and "Estonia
Air" Air Companies to the Batumi airport.