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Lavashi preparation varies by region
Discussion of research, both cultural & Practical 

- Process of curational editing making it "digestable"
- Field visits
- Decision making about what to feature
- Multi-layered process

- Comparison to lonely planet / other guidebooks
- This project was curated by local people / ground up rather than sending a foreigner to write it

- Hierarchical book writing vs. 'sequential'
- Multimedia: Models, videos, photo, audio
- Intended for use before, during and after travel

? Impact of guidebook? #visitors?
- Diaspora: 7 million ppl 
- Leisure tourists; ~200,000 annually
Many visitors just visit Yerevah; goal is to spread tourism throughout country

? Do sites have infrastructure to handle volume
- yes, due to low numbers
- Qualitative vs. quantitative 

- Discussion of anthropalogy / 'everyday life" tourist 

- Ease of updating electronic guidebooks

- Discussion of uneven distribution of tourists.

? Are there homestay opportunities? / immersion program?
Birthright Armenia
Armenia volunteer corps 
Also educational programs for students
Language programs.

? Visitation numbers, more site capacity discussion
Promotion v. infrastructure 

? Are there "themed" tours of Armenia to go more in depth
Stories about how people visit sites/learn 
- Bezoar goats on YouTube

? Ease of independent travel? Travel as a woman - safe

? Green / environmental tourism 
Ganeeshik foundation?
- Use during travel? Yes Resistance to new guidebook? No