  Yerevan a popular destination among Russians for March holidays March 1, 2018 - 11:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian capital of Yerevan is among the most popular CIS cities among Russian tourists on March 8 and the following long weekend, Tvil.ru booking service reports. The rating is compiled from data of requests and bookings of hotels and apartments. According to the platform, Minsk (Belarus), Astana (Kazakhstan), Baku (Azerbaijan), Yerevan and Brest (Belarus) are the top five cities of the CIS for traveling during the short holidays. The Armenian capital is usually a popular destination among Russian tourists for both long and short-term trips. The total number of international arrivals grew by 24% in 2017, while tourism expanded by 18.7%.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   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.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. |
