  Significant inflow of foreign tourists observed over 10 years in Armenia   June 14, 2011 - 19:29 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Significant inflow of foreign tourists to Armenia has been observed in 2001, with the number of tourists stably growing over the last 10 years (with the exclusion of year 2009). At news conference in Yerevan, the head of Armenian Hotels Association Hakob Hakobyan listed tourists from Russia, Iran, U.S. and European states as those most frequently visiting Armenia. The rector of Armenian Institute of Tourism, chairman of Armenian Union of Tour Operators Robert Minasyan in turn, noted, “Armenia is a hospitable country; yet, unfortunately, we lack in relevant infrastructures to provide services on a high scale,” he noted. He further stressed the necessity of developing the inbound tourism, also calling attention to the problem with roads.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
