Tourism suffers greatly having the impact of the world financial-economic crisis on it. The number of tourists visiting Egypt reduced by 30%.
The representatives of tourism field told today that the crisis has had its impact on Armenian tourism also reducing the number of tourists. Robert Minasyan, the rector of Armenian Institute of Tourism says that as it is accepted in the international practice, the number of tourists is calculated based on their general number and the organized tours.
"According to the official information the number of organized tourism is 10% and this figure is not increasing. But it is extremely important to raise this figure."The expert recommends to find donor markets and not get limited with the participation to international exhibitions.
Mekhak Apresyan, the head of tourism and development of local economy said that more than 558 thousand tourists visited Armenia in 2008; this figure is by 9.4% higher compared with the previous year.
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