During Nowruz (Persian New Year), Iranians, who prefer to celebrate the holidays in Armenia, increase the country’s budget by USD 20 million.

As Armenian expert Tigran Davtyan told a news conference in Yerevan, because of the lack of hotel rooms, Iranians have to rent apartments at USD150 per night.

Among main problems Iranian tourists face upon arrival in Armenia, the expert noted the absence of English road signs and lack of contact with the local police because of language-related difficulties.

The head of the tourism and territorial development department at Armenian Economy Ministry Mekhak Apresyan, in turn, noted that to meet the needs of arriving Iranian tourists, Armenian museums provide exhibit information in Persian.