Touristic expo to be held in the center of Yerevan

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 16, ARMENPRESS: Armenian youth foundation on September 27 – World Tourism Day, is organizing touristic expo in Northern Avenue. “Armenpress” was informed from public relations department of the foundation that on that day Northern Avenue will become center of touristic news. With separate pavilions will be represented 10 regions of Armenia each of them showing cultural features of its region (song, dance, sights, cuisine and etc). At the exhibition will take part also touristic agencies, organizations from the sphere. The exhibition will be accompanied by cultural events.

Expo dedicated to World Tourism Day has the aim to introduce touristic potential of Armenia, strengthen partnership ties between organizations of the sphere. It has also the aim to raise society’s awareness about tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic importance.

NGO-s involved actively in internal tourism and touristic agencies which will have wish to take part in the expo can apply until September 23 to Armenian youth foundation. The pavilions will be provided by the foundation free.

According to data of National Statistics Service in January-June 2013 321 273 tourists came to Armenia which is 14.3 higher compared with the same period of 2012.