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Armenia Ups Ante on Hotel Development

2018-02-25 by Delia Gavrilescu

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

Russians Travel to Armenia Visa Free

2017-02-16 by Delia Gavrilescu

Armenia nature

Russians traveling to Armenia will no longer need passport stamps to enter the country. Furthermore, Armenian officials are working to encourage tourism, especially from Russia.

Tags: Armenia, Armenian visas, directions, Dmitry Medvedev, market, outbound tourism, routes, tourist industry, travel, Zarmine Zeytuntsyan

Armenia Tourism on the Rise, Chair of State Tourism Committee Says

2017-02-14 by Liliana Steffens

Armenia

More than 1,260,000 people visited Armenia last year for touristic purposes. Chair of State Tourism Committee is confident the numbers will grow.

Tags: Armenia

Armenian Ambassador Oleg Yesayan Visits MITT

2016-03-28 by Delia Gavrilescu

National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia

Last week at MITT 2016, Armenian Ambassador to Russia Oleg Yesayan attended the opening ceremony of Russia’s most important travel expo.

Tags: Armenia, Armenia travel, Go2Armenia, MITT, Yerevan

Eurovision 2016 Contenders: Armenia’s Iveta Mukuchyan

2016-03-24 by Phil Butler

If a gorgeous diva, a gorgeous man, a striking voice, and a riveting song could help a competitor win Eurovision 2016, then Armenia’s Iveta Mukuchyan should be considered a top competitor in Stockholm. Her video of the song
“LoveWave” is unique among the 43 entries.

Tags: Armenia, Eurovision 2016, Iveta Mukuchyan, Love Wave

Grozny Avia Airlines set to fly to Simferpol

2014-10-06 by Rhett Butler

Courtesy Grozny Avia

North Caucasus airline Grozny Avia will now fly to the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula in between Yerevan, and Crimea’s Simferopol.

Tags: airlines, Armenia, Crimea, Grozny Avia

Hyatt to Open Second New Armenia Hotel

2014-05-29 by Liliana Steffens

In hotel news from Armenia, a new Hyatt property is slated to open in 2015. The Hyatt Jermuk will reportedly be an 88-room new-build hotel in the center of Jermuk Resort.

Tags: Armenia, Armenia hotels, Armenia travel, hotels, Hyatt

Armenia Welcomes EU Citizens With Visa-Free Regime

2013-01-12 by Mike Wheatley

In news from Armenia, big changes in the visa regime have been announced. As of January 10, all visitors hailing from EU nations can now enter the country without needing to apply for a visa beforehand, reports Oratert.com.

Tags: Armenia, Armenia tourism department, Armenia travel, Armenia visa, visa free travel

Eastern Europe On Pinterest: Part I

2012-08-27 by Phil Butler

Sokolsky Monastery, Bulgaria

Pinterest is something of a phenomenon when it comes to users being social and loving all things imagery. As a window inside travel too, the boards on Pinterest can reveal a lot about the wonder and beauty of our travel landscape. Argo Travel News decided to start showing off the best boards for those breathtaking places in Eastern Europe.

Tags: albania, Anela ✗✗ Odžakovic, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Baku, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Jona D, Maria Morozova, P8ronella, Pinterest, Rana Wallwork, Stella Ess

Increased Tourist Interest for Armenia

2012-03-02 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Sacred Khor Virap Monastery with Mount Ararat in the background

Armenia expects over 800,000 tourists this year, and makes active efforts to boost awareness with foreign visitors.

Tags: Armenia, tourism 2012

Albania Expands Free Visa Privileges

2011-06-20 by Delia Gavrilescu

Albania's thougtful people

In news from Albania, the government there has temporarily lifted all visa requirements for travelers from Azerbaijan. For visits of up to 90 days, citizens there can travel to Albania at their leisure. This follows news that Albania allowed similar privileges to other countries.

Tags: Albania Tourism, Albania tourists, Albania Travel, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Russia restrictions, Russia visa, Russian visas, taiwan, travel, Ukraine, visa, visa free travel, visa restrictions

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

Armenia: Where Sandaramet Made Her Wines

2011-01-16 by Mihaela Lica Butler

The winery consists of fermentation vats, a wine press, storage jars, pottery shards, drinking cups and bowls.

The Areni-1 winery is a 6,100-year-old winery that discovered in a cave in the village of Areni in the Vayots Dzor province of the Republic of Armenia.

Tags: areni wine festival, Armenia, winery

Eastern Europe Digital Engagement 2010 – Armenia

2010-12-22 by Phil Butler

Garni Temple dating to the third Century BC

From Ararat to Ani, surrounded by the Caucasus, Armenia holds touristic secrets so many will never learn of. A place of ancient and recent wonder, from her ruined Hittite archeology to post Soviet modernization, the country has so much to offer. Unfortunately the Welcome to Armenia website conveys very little of that country, and that people’s nature. Digital brands are as important as conventional ones where travel is concerned.

Tags: ancient civilizations, Ani, archaeology, Armenia, Armenian tourism, Hittite Empire, Hittites, Mt. Araratt, Noah, Noah's Ark, Onnik Krikorian, Turkey

Armenia Revives Tatev, the 9th Century Jewel

2010-10-29 by Mihaela Lica Butler

The Monastery of Tatev is one of the most important religious centers in the country.

The new Tatev Revival programme, a public-private partnership initiative implemented by the National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia, hopes to make Tatev a favorite destination in the country.

Tags: Armenia, Gazavan, Monastery of Tatev, Tatev Revival, Wings of Tatev




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