YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27, ARMENPRESS. “Welcome to Armenia” tourism forum will be held in Yerevan on October 28, reports “Armenpress”.

The forum is organized by BPA company, “Welcome to Armenia” project coordinator Vruyr Penesyan said.

The forum will be comprised of two parts. In the first part the state structures will present their vision on the development of various tourism destinations. In particular, the talk is about the sports, natural protection, healthcare and cultural tourism and etc.

“We have potential in each sector which has not been fully utilized yet. At the forum we will speak about the types of tourism which are yet unknown in Armenia. We will talk about religious tourism for the first time. I will make a proposal to organize a pilgrimage to Armenia. Pilgrimage is a famous type of tourism. Thus, we are planning to conduct such project in Armenia”, he said.

Speaking about other opportunities for tourism development, he said Armenia has the largest salt mine in the region. It will be presented within the frames of tourism packages. The salt mine is a treatment place, it is 325 meters depth. Tourists can go down more than 200 meters deep, spend there 3-4 hours and receive a treatment.

The next proposal relates to wine treatment. “The wine-making is developing in Armenia. It is known that wine making companies have low-quality wine, but they can use it in the wine treatment. Tourists can take a wine bath. The details of the project will be presented at the forum”, Penesyan said.

In the second part of the forum the Mayors of tourism cities will present the tourism potential of their cities.

He informed that at the forum “Smithsonian” foundation’s projects will be presented. The Foundation is engaged in the development of historical-cultural tourism.

Vruyr Penesyan said a proposal will be made at the forum to create a Tourism Support Council. Businessmen from different sectors will be included in the Council who will try to benefit the development of tourism in Armenia.

The upcoming great festival in 2017 will be discussed at the Forum.