April 30, 2016 - 17:00 AMT
Number of tourists visiting Armenia up by 8.6% in first trimester

According to Armenia’s National Statistical Service, 252.506 tourists arrived in the country in the first trimester of 2016, up by 8.6% against the same period last year.

227.499 people left Armenia in Januray-March for tourism purposes, a 5.9% hike against the same period of 2015.

A total of around 1.2 million tourists travelled to Armenia in 2015.