IN 2007 NUMBER OF TOURISTS VISITING ARMENIA EXCEEDED NUMBER OF ARMENIAN TOURISTS LEAVING FOR ABROAD

arminfo
2008-03-03 16:02:00

ArmInfo. In 2007 the number of tourists who visited Armenia exceeded
the number of Armenian tourists that left the country. Thus, in 2007
510287 tourists arrived in the country, which was by 33.5% more than
in 2006. In 2007, 467574 Armenian tourists left the country, which
was by 38.7% more than in 2006. The National Statistical Service
of Armenia reports the share of tourists from EU member- states in
Armenia made up 37.1%, from CIS – 24.8%. France was the leader among
EU member-states by the number of tourists to Armenia in 2007 (12.1%
of total). Russia was the leader in CIS by the number of tourists to
Armenia (18.3%of total, 4 times annual growth).

International tourists stayed at 47 Armenian hotels in 2007 as
against 40 in 2006. However, only 12% of tourists preferred hotels,
the remaining 88% stayed at relatives and rented flats. 11753 tourists
visited Armenia to rest and 22084 arrived in the country on official
business travels. Only 2.4% of total citizens used the services of
tourist companies when leaving the country.