YEREVAN, JULY 21, ARMENPRESS. In line with producing tourism sector and IT market, Armenia is also generating a new app that will empower to digitize the operate of tour guides and will enable holidaymakers to very easily uncover the position they want to stop by.

In an job interview to Armenpress, Memopin startup co-founder Karen Vardazaryan said that domestic tourism, as well as IT industry, are actively building in Armenia, and the new app involving both equally could even more maximize the improvement opportunities.

He claimed that the idea arose when he and his mate observed during a travel that they invest a large amount of time for being familiar with in which to go and how. They have started off producing and applying distinctive ideas, and as a outcome the idea of the startup was born.

“I dreamed of viewing London, the residence of rock, mostly for the Pink Floyd rock band. I preferred to go to Amsterdam and Milan for football. The most painful matter is that a particular person visits there and starts employing Google map, in other words and phrases, he/she sees normal, non-private delivers. So, we started off thinking of obtaining a map where you can help save any area you want, see how you get to your place from the closest resort, even have an possibility to help you save all the areas you prepare to stop by prior to arriving at the position you want”, he said.

Memopin startup has broad possibilities, with a few major features:

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- a system exactly where “storytellers”, tour guides can nearly assistance independent tourism through website posts, audio or video clip options
- it allows lodges, visitor properties and restaurants to appear on the system
- the app could be beneficial for tourists who are hunting for pursuits, a lodge, a guest household, a restaurant, a museum, and so forth, in a particular position




Karen Vardazaryan attaches worth to the digitization of the tour guides’ awareness, working experience and helpful guidance. If a tour manual can serve 10 visitors each day, with digitization of knowledge, he/she could provide them or promote it to 100s of travellers. The system permits to be branded, get a different web site and a emblem.

The co-founder of Memopin said they are operating with different bloggers who use their solutions, and they are automatically advertised at the YouTube channel or other platforms of that certain blogger.

“If a blogger does not have our system, he /she will use the Google map and will receive some dollars from that places to eat. But if a blogger employs our application, it is remarkably probable that the followers will be a lot more fascinated in that restaurants, and the blogger will earn considerably a lot more funds. We will assure the connection concerning business and a “storyteller”. We must be compensated 7-10$ for this service”, he explained.

At Memopin, different resorts, restaurants, guest houses and cafes can create their marketing method. The platform allows to present your self and the close by amusement areas. This company expenses 10-15$ for every thirty day period.

“Very frequently folks pay a visit to a hotel, test to have an understanding of what exciting museums or eating places there are in the territory. And they largely get the answers from the receptionists of the lodge. But in the 21st century folks need to not have this difficulty. And with our application we are trying to give the responses of all the queries that a vacationer could have. The map does not involve income for this service”, Karen Vardazaryan explained.

At present, they were being operating on the 6 versions of Memopin, it will before long be accessible for Android and iOS. Memopin is the main sponsor of Incredible Vacation Pageant. It will consider position in October. Karen Vardazaryan mentioned that men and women will have a probability to get acquainted with the opportunities of the app through this occasion.

He reported that the Tourism Committee accredited their plan. Vardazaryan included that their product or service has terrific chances to enter a global sector.


Interview by Karine Terteryan