Some 3 million tourists expected to visit Armenia annually in several years

Armenia’s State Committee for Tourism expects that the number of foreign tourists visiting the country may grow to 3 million a year by 2022.

YEREVAN, March nbsp;23. /ARKA/. Armenia’s State Committee for Tourism expects that the number of foreign tourists visiting the country may grow to 3 million a year by 2022. The deputy head of the committee Mekhak Apresyan said in order to achieve this goal a number of measures must be taken, in particular, it is necessary to improve the quality of services, to develop efficient infrastructure and train skilled personnel. nbsp;br

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“Tourism industry requires highly qualified specialists, the lack of which is felt today, Apresyan said. He said the State Committee together with the Armenian government is working hard to diversify the tourism market and attract tourists from all regions of the world.br

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We are taking concrete measures to attract tourists from China. To that end we have simplified the procedure for issuing visas for Chinese citizens who are able to obtain an entry visa both when crossing the border into Armenia or nbsp;online, he said.nbsp;br

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According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, in 2017 the country was visited by 1,494,779 tourists against 1,259,657 tourists in 2016. -0-br

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