YEREVAN, JUNE 17, NOYAN TAPAN. There were 115 hotels and hotel-type facilities in Armenia in 2007 - against 95 in 2006 and 76 in 2005. Their number in Yerevan made 46 in 2007 - against 44 in 2006 and 31 in 2005. According to the RA National Statistical Service, the index of hotels' being occupied made 638,244 day-places - against 595,335 in 2006 and 452,555 in 2005. The same indices with respect to Yerevan made 441,429, 434,512 and 393,849. The simultaneous capacity of hotels and hotel-type lodgings made 8,376 places in 2007 - against 7,372 in 2006 and 6,873 in 2005, the same indices with respect to Yerevan made 3,672, 4,161 and 3,056 respectively. The average annual number of employees in the hotels of Armenia made 1,917 in 2007, 1,736 in 2006 and 1,711 in 2005, the same indices with respect to Yerevan made 1,292, 1,359 and 1,308 respectively. The total incomes of the country's hotels amounted to 12 bln 47.6 mln drams or more than 35,2 mln USD in 2007 (10 bln 8.2 mln drams in Yerevan) - against 10 bln 632.2 mln drams in 2006 (8.7 bln drams in Yerevan), and 10 bln 77.5 mln drams in 2005 (8 bln 537.3 mln drams in Yerevan). Their current expenditures made 9 bln 552,1 mln drams (7 bln 480.6 mln drams), 8 bln 326.8 mln drams (6 bln 208.3 mln drams) and 8 bln 163.6 mln drams (6 bln 657.7 mln drams) respectively.

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