Proceedings of the 17th International Academic Conference, Vienna

THE CREATION OF SPA ASSOCIATION AS A WAY OF SPA-RESORT TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

GAYANE TOVMASYAN

Abstract:

This research paper discusses the idea of creating a spa association as a way of spa-resort tourism development in the Republic of Armenia. As we now, nowadays tourism is developing worldwide rapidly. In the Republic of Armenia tourism is announced as the main sector of economy. In the recent years the number of tourists has increased. In 2013 1084188 tourists visited Armenia, but in 2012 only 963000 tourists did. Spa-resort tourism is one of the main types of tourism. Armenia has a great potential for spa-resort tourism development, however there are still lots of problems for that. This paper discusses and offers a new way of the development of spa-resort tourism in Armenia by forming a spa association which will contribute to the development of the sphere by its main functions which are processed in the article.

Keywords: Spa-resort tourism, sanatorium, spa association, resort zone, management structure, function.

DOI: 10.20472/IAC.2015.017.099

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