Number of tourists visiting Armenia increased by more than 48 percent compared to last year

 

 

 

in January-September of the current year, 1 million 839 thousand 4 foreign tourists visited Armenia, compared to 1 million 239 thousand 394 people last year.

'The rise amounted to 48.4%, according to the National Statistical Committee.

The bulk were from Russia (931 thousand 695 people or 50 7% of the total), Georgia (185 thousand 82 people or 10.1%,) and Iran (116 thousand 62 people or 6.3%)

And the number of tourists who came to Armenia in January-March 2023 was about 450 thousand people.

this is more than 35 percent more compared to the same period of 2019.

"About 160,000 tourists visited Armenia in March of this year, compared to 84,000 people last year. This is the best indicator for the month of March.

Russia, Georgia and Iran continue to be the top three countries in terms of the number of visiting tourist," the message states.