Lonely Planet recognizes Armenia as one of top tourist destinations

ArmInfo.Lonely Planet, one of the world's leading tourism media, has included Armenia in the list of the best tourist destinations in their "Best in Travel 2025" publication.  

This was reported by the press service of the Tourism  Committee of Armenia.  In this regard, Susanna Hakobyan, the Acting  Chairperson of the Tourism Committee of the Ministry of Economy of  Armenia, noted that this recognition highlights the uniqueness, rich  history and hospitality that make Armenia truly special.

We will add that according to the Tourism Committee, 1.48 million  tourists visited Armenia in January- August 2024, which is 6.3% lower  than the previous year.  Traditionally, the lion's share of tourists  who prefer to vacation in Armenia are citizens of the Russian  Federation (43.2%), followed by tourists from Georgia (11.9%), Iran  (7.5%), the USA (2.7%), India (2.1%), France (1.4%), as well as from  Ukraine, China and Germany (1.3% each) and the Philippines (1.1%  each).