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NUMBER OF TOURISTS ARRIVING IN ARMENIA GROWS BY 11.6%
Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Sept 12 2006
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. 122 thousand 528 tourists arrived
in Armenia in 2006 January-June against 109 thousand 750 tourists in
the same period of 2005. The growth made 11.6%. According to the data
of reports received by RA National Statistical Service from hotels,
26.8% out of 21 thousand 825 tourists (against 20 thousand 474 tourists
in January-June 2005), who visited RA and stayed at 35 hotels, fell
to CIS countries (32.8% in January-June 2005), out of which the
share of tourists who arrived from Russia made 19.8% (19.9%), from
EU countries 30.4% (27.6%), out of which from France 11.2% (8.4%),
from Germany 5.3% (5.8%), from Great Britain 5% (5.1%), from other EU
countries 9% (8.3%). The share of tourists who arrived from another
countries made 42.8% (in January-June 2005 39.7%), from U.S. 22.4%
(19.5%), from Iran 5.7% (7.7%).
119 thousand 451 people left the country in the first half-year of
2006 for the purpose of tourism, which exceeded the index of 2005
January-June by 13.3%. 3 thousand 297 tourists left the country on
trips organized by tourist companies in this period, which is more
by 88.5% than the index of January-June of 2005.
30 thousand 633 tourists (RA residents) were accomodated in dwellings
for collective and individual tourists' stay in the territory of the
republic in 2006 January-June. As compared with the same period of the
previous year the growth made 14.1%. 49.9% of internal tourists (15
thousand 291 tourists against 9 thousand 534 in 2005 January-June)
moved in the republic for the purpose of rest and leisure, 4.6%
for treatment (1418 against 1455 tourists) and 33.8% on business
(10 thousand 358 against 13 thousand 156).
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Sept 12 2006
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. 122 thousand 528 tourists arrived
in Armenia in 2006 January-June against 109 thousand 750 tourists in
the same period of 2005. The growth made 11.6%. According to the data
of reports received by RA National Statistical Service from hotels,
26.8% out of 21 thousand 825 tourists (against 20 thousand 474 tourists
in January-June 2005), who visited RA and stayed at 35 hotels, fell
to CIS countries (32.8% in January-June 2005), out of which the
share of tourists who arrived from Russia made 19.8% (19.9%), from
EU countries 30.4% (27.6%), out of which from France 11.2% (8.4%),
from Germany 5.3% (5.8%), from Great Britain 5% (5.1%), from other EU
countries 9% (8.3%). The share of tourists who arrived from another
countries made 42.8% (in January-June 2005 39.7%), from U.S. 22.4%
(19.5%), from Iran 5.7% (7.7%).
119 thousand 451 people left the country in the first half-year of
2006 for the purpose of tourism, which exceeded the index of 2005
January-June by 13.3%. 3 thousand 297 tourists left the country on
trips organized by tourist companies in this period, which is more
by 88.5% than the index of January-June of 2005.
30 thousand 633 tourists (RA residents) were accomodated in dwellings
for collective and individual tourists' stay in the territory of the
republic in 2006 January-June. As compared with the same period of the
previous year the growth made 14.1%. 49.9% of internal tourists (15
thousand 291 tourists against 9 thousand 534 in 2005 January-June)
moved in the republic for the purpose of rest and leisure, 4.6%
for treatment (1418 against 1455 tourists) and 33.8% on business
(10 thousand 358 against 13 thousand 156).
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress