ArmInfo. The Armenian Tourism Committee aims to diversify the domestic tourism product, as stated by Lusine Gevorgyan, Chairperson of the Tourism Committee, on September 26, during a conference entitled "Road to the Future: Domestic Tourism Innovations and Community Potential," held as part of the domestic tourism Discover Armenia exhibition.
Citing data from the RA Statistics Committee for 2024, she reported that the flow of domestic tourists amounted to 3 million. Gevorgyan noted that this figure is showing an upward trend.
"And with our tools, we are trying to promote the growth of domestic tourists However, we ourselves must discover our homeland and all the tourism potential we have," said the Chairperson of the Tourism Committee.
Regarding her participation in the international conference on tourism standards in Tbilisi a few days earlier, Gevorgyan pointed out that international experts had noted that tourists in Yerevan only visit churches, and that the country is of interest to them from a gastronomic perspective.
In this regard, Gevorgyan stated that the department aims to diversify domestic tourism products.
Additionally, noting that Armenian cuisine is authentic and one of the most interesting and delicious in the world, she emphasized the need to present and promote the cuisines of all regions of Armenia and their distinctive features.
Note that according to the RA Statistical Committee, in January-July the number of domestic tourists increased by 6%, amounting to 390,847 people, of which 70.4% organized their vacation in the regions of Armenia (an increase of 4.5% over the year), 23.1% went there for business purposes (an increase of 10.3% per annum), 4% - for health purposes (an increase of 79.5% over the year), and 0.4% - for educational purposes (a decline of 30.3% per annum).
