 Russian tourists’ early bookings predict 50% hike in Armenia travel March 28, 2016 - 17:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian tourists have been eyeing destinations like former Soviet republics, faced with the problem of travelling to Turkey or finding an alternative to the crowded domestic resorts, Kommersant reports. Based on early booking, tour operators and independent travel planning systems recorded at least 50% growth in demand for visiting South Caucas+us countries, including Armenia. Sales director at the Russian tour agency Intourist Sergei Tolchin said he too has noticed some increase in popularity of the CIS countries, adding that demand for Armenia has increased threefold. Related links:   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
