news.am: ​​”TaTever” cable car won the World Travel Awards, one of the most prestigious international awards in the field of tourism. The Armenian cable car won this competition by competing with the cable cars of Bolivia, Brazil, Vietnam, Canada, New Zealand, and America and was recognized as the best.

In 2023, on December 1, the 30th awards ceremony for the prestigious World Travel Awards was held in Dubai. As a result of free voting, “TaTever” won the first place in the “World’s Best Cable Car” category. Davit Vardanian, the son of Ruben Vardanian, the founder of the “TaTever” project, received an honorary award at this ceremony.

The World Travel Awards are often called the “Oscars of Tourism”. Founded in 1993, the company has since served as a benchmark for major achievements in the travel and hospitality industry. “TaTever” cable car was already recognized as the best cable car in the world for the second time. This project brought the first prize to Armenia in 2021.

Davit Vardanian said: My father dedicated his whole life to helping people. He implemented large charitable, social, educational, infrastructure projects that changed the quality of life of people not only in Armenia, but all over the world. The TaTever cable car project, the longest to the amazing medieval monastery complex, is a prime example of this. It has had a significant impact on the development of the region and has made it attractive in terms of tourism and has improved the quality of life of the local people to a significant extent. My father should have received this award, but as you know, he and dozens of Armenians were illegally arrested by the Azerbaijani authorities for political reasons and are in prison in Baku. I hope he receives the next award in person.

It is a great honor for our entire team to receive such prestigious international recognition for the second time. In our work, we try to discover tataf for people and give them exceptional effects. Maria Butenko, director of the business management company Impulse, which manages the cable car, said the award strengthens Armenia’s position as a leading tourist destination and plays an important role in promoting the country, especially Tatev, in the field of international tourism. slow down Commented on the results of this award.

More than 1 million people have visited “TaTever” in thirteen years. Every fifth tourist visiting Armenia includes the cable car in their schedule, which is why the flow of tourists to Sivnik region has increased 17 times compared to 2010.

“TaTever” cable car opens the remote corners of Armenia to travelers and increases the country’s reputation. This cable car is registered in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s longest passenger cable car (5752 meters). Another achievement of the Armenian Aviation was also recorded there, as the shortest construction period (10 months) for such a large-scale engineering structure. The construction of “TaTever” was carried out by the Austrian-Swiss company Doppelmayr/Garaventa, a leader in the field of rope construction. “TaTever” roping company successfully passes inspection in accordance with international safety standards every year.

This project is implemented within the framework of the Revival Tatev project, which was launched by Ruben Vardanian and Veronika Zonaband. This cable car is a non-profit project, all the income from which is spent on the restoration of the Tataf monastery complex and the development of the community. “TaTever” is managed by Impulse Business Management.