ArmInfo. In Armenia, a presentation of the Travelinsights application was held to promote the development of tourism in the country, in particular through the collection and analysis of information.
As stated in the message of the UN Development Program Office, Travelinsights is an online platform that collects and analyzes information in various service areas in real time and allows you to understand the current negative and positive phenomena in the country through the eyes of a tourist.According to the report, specialists in the field of databases, tourism, programmers, designers were involved in the development of this tool."Armenia's tourism has high potential and creates unique opportunities for economic development.
Despite its long history, Armenia is a relatively new player in the tourism industry. According to the World Tourism and Travel Council, in 2017, the total contribution of tourism to the economy, including indirect jobs, amounted to 14% of the total number of employees. It is envisaged that this indicator will continue to grow, "said Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinian during the presentation.According to him, this application can help to understand the level of satisfaction of tourists and the sources of their dissatisfaction, solve the region's vulnerable issues, develop the tourism market, etc. As Avinyan noted, tourism in Armenia has great potential to become the driving force of economic growth, job creation and income distribution.In particular, the Travelinsights application can be used by business representatives, in particular restaurants, hotels, museums, foridentifying major trends in tourism, and improving the quality of service.It should be noted that according to the data of the RA Statistical Committee, in 20181.6 million tourists, which is more than a year ago by 10.5%.