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Aircompany Armenia Projects Profits by 2021

2019-02-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Aircompany Armenia

According to news from Aircompany Armenia, the airline still remains in the red but insists it will become financially successful in three years’ time.

Tags: Aircompany Armenia, airlines, Armenia tourism, Armenia travel, Armenian airlines

Armenia Ups Ante on Hotel Development

2018-02-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Armenian Woman

In news from Armenia’s tourism sector, Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan met with hotel operators’ representatives to discuss the possibilities for developing hotel industry in Armenia.

Tags: Armenia, Armenia hotels, Armenia tourism, Karapetyan, Karen Karapetyan

Armenia Welcomes Iran Travelers 2014

2014-08-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Armenia monastery

According to news from Armenia’s Economic Ministry, some 35,000 Iranian tourists visited the country in the first half of this 2014. Over 495,000 tourists from Iran came to Armenia, an increase of some 17.3% compared to the same period last year.

Tags: Armenia attractions, Armenia tourism, Armenia tourists, Armenia travel, Mekhak Apresyan

Karabakh Region Gets More Tourism Notice

2013-03-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

In news from one of Armenia’s most remote regions, the National Statistical Service (NKR) reports that visits to ancient Karabakh were 36.9% higher for 2012 than visits from the previous year.

Tags: Armenia places, Armenia tourism, Azerbaijan travel, historic travel, medieval travel, Mongols

Popok International Ad Festival Kicks Off

2012-10-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

"Popok" international advertising festival

News from Yerevan, the Popok international Advertising Festival kicked off today. Organized by the Armenian Ad Council in connection with the city of Yerevan, the festival is slated to offer new concepts in advertising in Armenia’s capital.

Tags: advertising, Armenia business, Armenia tourism, Armenian ads, festivals

Armenia, a Top World Destination for Adventure Tourism

2011-09-27 by Aleksandr Shatskih

armenian mountains

Adventure tourism could boost, even double the number of visitors next year, if Armenia plays its cards right.

Tags: Adventure Tourism, Armenia tourism, visit armenia

The Places of the East: Alexander Spendiaryan

2011-01-27 by Phil Butler

Inside the Alexander Spendiaryan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre

The Alexander Spendiaryan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater is located in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. It takes its name in honor of Alexander Spendiaryan, an Armenian composer who wrote the opera Almast. This opera was the first one that was performed at the complex. The facility did not take on this name until 1938, five years following its official opening.

Tags: Alexander Spendiaryan, Almast, Armenia, Armenia theater, Armenia tourism, Armenian Ballet, Armenian Opera, Ballet Theater, Eastern Europe, famous places, Gayane, opera & ballet, Opera House, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake, Yerevan

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