TOURISM SUFFER BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL-ECONOMIC CRISIS
Panorama.am
18:20 20/02/2009
Tourism suffers greatly having the impact of the world
financial-economic crisis on it. The number of tourists visiting
Egypt reduced by 30%.
The representatives of tourism field told today that the crisis has had
its impact on Armenian tourism also reducing the number of tourists.
Robert Minasyan, the rector of Armenian Institute of Tourism says
that as it is accepted in the international practice, the number of
tourists is calculated based on their general number and the organized
tours. "According to the official information the number of organized
tourism is 10% and this figure is not increasing. But it is extremely
important to raise this figure." The expert recommends to find donor
markets and not get limited with the participation to international
exhibitions.
Mekhak Apresyan, the head of tourism and development of local economy
said that more than 558 thousand tourists visited Armenia in 2008;
this figure is by 9.4% higher compared with the previous year.