Tourism in Armenia is rapidly developing, according to head of the Armenian Association of Travel Agents.

As Marine Kpryan told a press conference, the number of tourists totaled 689.000 in 2010 against 45.000 in 2000, citing the statistics of the past 10 years.

She further noted Armenian tourists’ preference to celebrate New Year in such warm countries as the UAE and Jordan, with reduced number of those wishing to spend the holidays in Egypt.