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Alexandr Avanesov

Armenia among most popular holiday destinations for Russians

Armenia among most popular holiday destinations for Russians

ArmInfo. Armenia remains one of the most popular holiday destinations for Russians this summer, OneTwoTrip reports. 

According to a survey, Armenia's share is 16.3% of all the orders.  Thus, Armenia ranks second after Turkey (16.6%), with Kyrgyzstan  being the third (11.8%). 

Armenia's Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan stated earlier Armenia's  tourist is rapidly recovering.  This May alone, a total of 116,000  tourists visited Armenia. This January-March, a total of 249,361 - a  2.9-fold increase as compared with last January-March. 

A total of 870,308 tourists visited Armenia last year - a 2.4-fold  increase against an 80.2% decrease in 2020. Most of the tourists were  from Russia (350,00, a 2.5-fold increase), followed by Iran (91,100,  a 5- fold increase), Georgia (70,600, a 23.5% increase), the USA  (31,600, a 5.4-increase), Ukraine (22,300, 3.5-fold increase), India  (17,900, a 6.2-fold increase), France (14,300, a 4.9-fold increase),  Germany (11,900, a 5.7-fold increase), the Netherlands (7,500, a  3.6-fold increase), Belarus (7,200, a 3.1-fold increase).