  Armenia registers 11% tourism boost in August September 9, 2025 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan announced on Facebook that the country recorded another surge and a new record in tourist numbers for August. “In August 2025, we once again saw a tourism increase and a record. Specifically, 300,919 tourists visited Armenia in August 2024, while the number rose to 334,396 in August 2025. This is an increase of 33,477 visitors, or +11.1%,” he wrote. According to Papoyan, May, June, July, and August of 2025 have each set new monthly records for the highest number of tourists ever visiting Armenia during those months. However, based on data published by the Statistical Committee in early September, a total of 907,135 tourists visited Armenia in the first half of 2025 — down from 946,162 in the same period of 2024, indicating an overall decrease year-over-year.   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. |
