About 2.2 million tourists visit Armenia in 11 months of 2023

About 2.2 million foreign tourist visited Armenia in the first 11 months of 2023, a 42#37; surge compared to the same time span of 2022, the Armenian Tourism Committee reported. br /

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YEREVAN, December 7. /ARKA/. About 2.2 million foreign tourist visited Armenia in the first 11 months of 2023, a 42% surge compared to the same time span of 2022, the Armenian Tourism Committee reported.

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According to the Committee, about 150,000 tourists visited the country in November alone, which is the best indicator for this month in recent years. For comparison 145,000 tourists visited the country in November 2022 and 140,000 in November 2019.nbsp;nbsp;

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Half of the tourists were from Russia (1.1 million), followed by Georgia (11%, or 231,000) and Iran (6%, or 139,000).

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Earlier, Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan said that according to approximate data, each tourist spends about $1200 in Armenia. He said also that in 2024 the Ministry of Economy plans to expand tourism infrastructure and create 20 tourism clusters. -0-

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