RA HAS SPENT EURO 225 000 TO PROMOTE TOURISM IN ARMENIA
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
12.06.2009 16:13 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Tourism development is one of the main tasks of
RA Government. Beside winter tourism in Armenia, we’re also planning
to promote health improving tourism in Jermouk. We’ve already got in
touch with organizations in charge, to help improve health improving
tourism in Armenia and present it on international level, Head of
Tourism Department at RA Economy Ministry Mekhak Apresyan told a
news conference in Yerevan, adding that besides winter tourism,
adding that adventure tourism and eco-tourism, new strategies of
service presentation will be developed.
When questioned by PanARMENIAN.Net reporter as to the ways Armenia
plans to develop tourism, Apresyan spoke about Tskakhadzor advertising
conducted via CNN and Euronews TV channels.
According to Apresyan, this year, Euro 225 000 were spent on creation
of 52-minute documentary on tourist attractions in Armenia. The
movie was created with the assistance of Spanish "Transglobe" and
"Bus business" companies.
"Many TV companies are interested in purchasing the documentary,
including "TVE" Spanish TV channel with an audience of 450 million
people, and "Scandinavien", which will be advertising Armenian tourism
in Scandinavian countries," Apresyan noted.
He also added that RA Government has financed reconstruction of
village houses, where tourists could familiarize themselves with
local population’s customs and way of living.