Tourism in Armenia up by 3%

According to a statement by the Armenian National Statistical Service, 575,281 tourists traveled to Armenia in Jan.–Dec. 2009, as compared to 558,443 tourists for the same period in 2008.

This indicates that the number of tourists to Armenia is up by 3 percent.

For the same period in 2009, 526,193 individuals left the Republic of Armenia for vacations.

As compared to 2008, this number is up by 2.1 percent.

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