CTS 2010 international annual tourism fair kicked off in Yerevan. The fair brought together representatives of 87 companies from NKR, Armenia, Turkey, Georgia and Tunis, the CTS committee press service reported.

The fair aims to facilitate regional tourism, as well as boost relations among tour operators of Armenia, Turkey and Georgia, etc.

Armenian Deputy Minister of Economy Ara Petrosyan and USAID Armenia Mission Director Dr. Jatinder Cheema participated in the opening ceremony of the fair.

CTS 2010 fair is organized by the Armenian Association of Travel Agents (AATA) and the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) in partnership with the Armenian Ministry of Economy and the USAID-funded Competitive Armenian Private Sector (CAPS) Project.