ArmInfo. With the assistance of the Tourism Committee of the Ministry of Economy of Armenia, on September 8, the annual awarding ceremony of the best in the field of tourism "Armenia Tourism - 2019" will be held. The head of the event Anahit Gevorgyan announced this at a press conference on September 4.
She noted that for the sixth year in a row, Armenia Travel Magazine holds a ceremony to award the best in tourism. "This year, as in the past, the ceremony will be opened by the Russian ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopyrkin, the ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Armenia Timur Urazaev will also welcome the guests. Among the guests of the ceremony will be not only tourism workers, but also representatives of diplomatic missions, international organizations , governments, "said Gevorgyan. "It is very noteworthy that from year to year our event is gaining more and more popularity. This year guests from Germany, Russia, Georgia and other countries will also visit us," said Gevorgyan. Before the award ceremony, winners in 15 nominations are revealed by open voting, the fact that there are nominations regarding tourism in Artsakh is especially noteworthy. "In particular," Hotel of the Year in Artsakh "and" Restaurant of the Year in Artsakh, "Gevorgyan emphasized. According to her, this year 5 out-of-competition prizes and 4 honorary letters of appreciation from the Ministry of Economy of Armenia will also be awarded.
In turn, the chairman of the Committee on Tourism of the Ministry of Economy of Armenia Susanna Safaryan stated that the ministry is aware of the importance of promoting tourism in the country, and therefore decided to assist this project this year. "It is important for us to develop cooperation with private tourism organizations, moreover, we are also interested in the development of tourism in our country. It is very noteworthy that this project brings together many travel agencies in our country, which also contributes significantly to the activation of tourism" - emphasized Safaryan.
The Chairman of the Committee on Tourism also refuted the common opinion about the high cost of the domestic services sector.