ARMENIA TO PASS A LONG WAY FOR CONQUERING INTERNATIONAL TOURISM MARKET
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
18.06.2009 15:50 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Tourism in Armenia has certainly made significant
progress, but that’s not enough for conquering international tourism
market," Philip Munye, consultant of CAPS international program,
said today, answering a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent’s question.
Armenia has tour operators who are professionals, but the problem’s
that they have focused on certain products which are of no interest
to European tourists.
"They offer similar products, which are mostly related to church,
history and culture. That mostly attracts elderly tourists," he stated,
adding that Armenia does not make proper use of its resources and is
required to make every effort towards attracting youth.
Armenia, according to Munye, should attract tourists as a country of
recreation. As a fair example he referred to jazz festivals which have
made Armenia well-known to Europe. "I know many people who cross the
ocean just in order to take part in those festivals," Philip Munye
said, stressing that he himself was a great jazz fan.
The forum was organized by CAPS, RA Ministry of Economy, Armenian
Tourism Development Agency and National Competitiveness Fund.