STARTING FROM 2009, ARMENIAN TOUR PACKAGES TO BE SOLD VIA "SILK ROAD" WEBISITE
Noyan Tapan
Nov 7, 2008
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Starting from January 2009, Armenian
tour packages will be sold via Uzbekistan-based Silk Road website
(OrexCA.com).
Silk Road website is the first and largest tourist network in the CIS,
through which six countries currently sell their toursist services.
NT correspondent was informed by Silk Road’s director for marketing
Mikael Shamshidov that about 2,500 people visit the website each
day. It services not only tourists and tourist groups but also
individuals and organizations engaged in business.
According to Mr. Shamshidov who is participating in the 8th
international tourism exhibition "Country of Talking Stones" CTS –
2008 in Yerevan, by connecting to their website, Armenia will get
a "large audience" and will be able to present its tour products:
hotels, transport, culture, weather forecast, climate, etc.
Mikael Shamshidov said that he has already seen quite a lot of
historic and cultural monuments in Armenia. "I have been traveling
around Armenia for 5 days. I as a director for marketing want to see
what tour products Armenia can offer to tourists. Your country is
very beautiful, it has many historic and cultural monuments and an
exceptional and original geographical location," he underlined.