Thursday, June 7 2018 10:40

ArmInfo.Sevan entered top 5 resorts of CIS countries, popular among Russian tourists. This is  evidenced by the rating agency Turstat on the resorts, popular for recreation of Russian tourists this summer.

According to Turstat agency analysts, Burabai (Borovoye) resort in  Kazakhstan, Issyk-Kul lake in Kyrgyzstan, Lake Naroch in Belarus,  Bilgi beaches of Baku city on the Caspian coast in Azerbaijan and  Lake Sevan in Armenia are among the top five popular resorts. On the  resorts of CIS countries, Russian tourists come to rest in summer for  a period of 7 to 14 days. Rest at the resorts of the CIS countries  will cost from $ 50 to $ 100 per day. The cheapest is Issyk-Kul ($  50), and most expensive at Bilgah resorts on the Caspian Sea ($ 100).  On Lake Sevan - $ 70 per day. The resorts of the CIS countries come  from Russian tourists from Moscow, Moscow region, St. Petersburg, the  Southern Urals and Siberia.

The rating is compiled based on the results of the analysis of  tourists' visits to the resorts. Note that the number of tourists  visiting Armenia in 2017, compared with 2016, increased by 18.7%. As  before, last year Armenia received the most tourists from Russia.  Then followed by tourists from Iran, Western Europe, an interesting  growth dynamics was outlined on the tourist flow from China, Japan,  the citizens of the Philippines from the UAE. In 2018, in order to  increase the recognition of Armenia, a number of activities are  planned. In the near future a program "Russian trace" will be  presented in St. Petersburg, which will tell about the Russian  heritage in Armenia. From June 27 to July 4, 2018 in Washington,  Armenia will present its culture. About 4 million visitors, and  usually attend an annual festival, will be able to get acquainted  with the cultural values, crafts, and national cuisine of Armenia.

In Armenia, the service sector in 2017 increased volumes by 14.4% -  to 1.4 trillion. AMD ($ 3 billion), against the 7.1% growth a year  earlier. Only in December the service sector provided growth of 10.1%  - to 142.3 billion drams ($ 294.5 million). The top five in terms of  services provided is the sphere of catering and tourism - 112 billion  AMD (7.7%), with an annual growth of 19.4%.