Premier of RA: for 9 months of 2017 the number of tourists increased by 21.4% per annum

ArmInfo. For 9 months of  2017, 2,520,746 tourists visited Armenia, which is more than the  indicator of the annual statute of limitations by 21.4%. RA Prime  Minister Karen Karapetyan announced this at the November 2 press  conference.

At the same time, he stressed that the indicators on domestic tourism  have also increased. In particular, in January-September the number  of visits within the framework of domestic tourism increased by 21%  to 1,172,402 Armenian tourists.

According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, in  January-December 2016, 1,259,657 tourists arrived to the republic  with an annual growth of 5.7%. Within the framework of domestic  tourism on the territory of the Republic, the number of  tourists-citizens of Armenia was 979 968 people, which is 12.4% more  than the indicator of 2015.