YEREVAN MAYOR MEETS REPS OF TOURISM AND HOTELS SECTOR

Tert.am
18.05.11

Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetyan met with representatives of tourism
and hotel industry on Wednesday and discussed issues related to the
development of the sector.

According to the website of the Yerevan Municipality, Karapetyan
highlighted the necessity of making the capital Yerevan what he called
“an accessible and perceivable brand”.

Further, Karapetyan briefed on the steps and measures the municipality
is taking for that purpose.

“A right, targeted advocacy and flexible pricing policy is necessary.

It’s necessary that the hotels’ association take practical steps and
offer programs in the sphere,” said Karapetyan, adding that a more
active cooperation is necessary to be maintained with tour operators.

The representatives of tourism and hotels sector singled out a few
issues – such as foreign-language signs and maps, and public toilets
in Yerevan – which they said will significantly enliven the sector,
if addressed.

Karen Karapetyan, in turn, assured that the municipality has already
taken steps in that direction and the issues alluded will be soon
solved.

Karapetyan further suggested creating a working group that will
involve all the interested parties of the sector, assuming that the
working group will come up with concrete and well-based offers.

As a first step, Karen Karapetyan said, the parties can make a
program proposal of New Year celebrations that will make Yerevan more
attractive for guests and tourists.