Notes from the Pink City
Is Armenia ready for the tourism boom?
Well, the secret is out—2020 looks like it’s going to be a very busy year for the Armenian tourism industry. This week's news that the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will start flights to Yerevan follows a similar announcement from the Latvian carrier Baltic Air. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, for his part, raved about Booking.com's inclusion of his country in its list of 'Top 1
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Great article! I am totally looking forward to visit Armenia. I hope the country will be able to growth sustainably and goverment invest its taxed money in infrastructure without losing its beautiful culture and charm.
A very good article. Optimistic but well balanced and informative. Well done Raffi.
Can’t wait to visit Armenia.
Very informative and balanced written article..
like to see more about Armenia in a future
Thank you
Raffi— this is a really good point that I have been banging on for a while. My concern relates to environmental degradation and urban planning.
We came this summer and loved it. My wife and I hadn’t been in over 15 years. The changes were impressive and everywhere we went we encountered people from countries far and wide enjoying our homeland.
Agreed that policy-makers must adopt a thoughtful approach as they consider the pros/cons of increased tourism.
Thank you Raffi!
Valid concerns; and now that we’re all aware of the possible négative outcomes we can start planning on how to mitigate them.
Soon we’ll have to book for entering our monasteries? Already foto-safaris in ceremonies in Geghard or Airiwank have replaced the calm of our prayers and authentic songs.
The buildings mostly in tuffstone, as example Norawank can not manage thousands of feet and hands. OK tourists and good tourists but not the masses flown in on cheapest ways but ignoring where they are …