Karabakh is actually turning into an object of international tourism, offering a unique tourist product. Karabakh’s Deputy Minister of Economy Sergey Shahverdyan told the aforementioned to Armenian News – NEWS.am correspondent.
“Armenian historical heritage, charming nature, villages which have retained their authenticity, and, of course, the Artsakh people themselves: all this sparks great interest in terms of tourism development. Apart from this, the two main tourist routes – which include almost 90 percent of all the key landmarks of the Nagorno-Karabakh from south to north – have been developing in the recent years,” the Deputy Minister said.
According to him, in 2013 the Karabakh Government adopted a decision on the development of the southern tourist route: “Currently historical, cultural and wildlife sanctuaries, BnBs and hotels are located all along the route, the roads have been reconstructed, etc.”
Responding to the question on the work carried out for tourism development, Shahverdyan noted that like in the previous year, the key objective of tourism development in Karabakh will be the increase of the flow of foreign visitors at the expense of correct marketing policy, as well as overall development of tourist infrastructures.
The aforementioned measures should result in significant growth of tourism share in the country’s GDP, as well as positive impact of tourism on socioeconomic life of Karabakh, Shahverdyan said.
