  Tourist arrivals in Armenia drop by over 11% in 2025 May 13, 2025 - 15:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia experienced an 11.3% drop in tourist numbers in the first quarter of 2025, led by a continued influx from Russia. Between January and March 2025, Armenia welcomed 386,741 tourists, marking a decline of 11.3% or 49,034 visitors compared to the same period in 2024, according to Armenia’s National Statistical Committee. In the first quarter of 2024, the number stood at 435,775 tourists, reports Aysor.am . Of those arriving in early 2025, 144,072 were from Russia, accounting for 37.3% of all tourists. Georgia followed with 59,624 visitors (15.4%), and Iran with 34,369 (8.9%). Additionally, 2,422 tourists came from Turkey during the same three-month period.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   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.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.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. |
