Armenia sees 6.9% decline in tourist arrivals over first nine months of 2024 - Minister

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YEREVAN, October 28. /ARKA/. The influx of tourists to Armenia decreased by 6.9% in the first nine months of 2024, according to Armenian Finance Minister Vahe Hovhannisyan./pp

In January-September, the number of tourists visiting Armenia dropped by 6.9%, primarily due to a 21.6% decrease in visitors from Russia. However, tourists from other countries increased by approximately 8.4%, driven mainly by visitors from Iran, India, and China, Hovhannisyan stated during budget discussions in parliament./pp

The minister also noted a decline in the number of labor migrants from India based on the information he has./pp

According to the Tourism Committee of the Ministry of Economy of Armenia, around 1.72 million tourists visited Armenia in the first nine months of this year. This represents a 6.88% decline compared to the same period in 2023, when nearly 1.85 million tourist visits were recorded. The majority of tourists come from Russia (43%), followed by Georgia (12%), Iran (8%), the USA (3%), and India (2%). -0-/pp/pp/pp nbsp;/pp nbsp;/p