70,000 ARMENIANS TO VISIT GEORGIAN AJARIA
ARMENPRESS
Jul 24, 2007
BATUMI, JULY 24, ARMENPRESS: Some 70,000 Armenians are expected
to spend a week or more in Georgia’s autonomous region of Ajaria,
situated on the Black Sea coast, that has become a very popular
destination for Armenian holiday-makers in the last couple of years.
According to Ajarian authorities, 45,000 Armenians preferred to spend
their holidays in this region last year. For comparison, only 8,000
Azeris spent their holidays in Ajaria in 2006.
Teymuraz Diasamidze, head of Ajaria tourist department, said along
with greater number of Armenians and Azeris this year they expect a
surge in the number of Ukrainian tourists.
Local authorities expect 1 million holiday-makers to visit their
region in 2009-2010.