YEREVAN IS AMONG TOP FIVE CIS CAPITALS VISITED BY RUSSIANS IN 2015
YEREVAN, April 7. / ARKA /. A Russian online hotel booking service
Oktogo.ru has announced the most popular tourist destinations of
Russian citizens in 2015 across the former Soviet Union. The ranking
of countries is topped by Belarus, which is followed by Ukraine,
Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan
and Tajikistan.
The top 10 most popular cities in the CIS for Russian tourists
this year are Minsk, Kiev, Baku, Almaty, Yerevan, Astana, Vitebsk,
Tashkent, Brest and Lviv. Georgia's capital Tbilisi would be the
seventh in the list if that country were a member of CIS.
Russian tourists stay on average three days in the Armenian capital
spending about $60 per day on hotel accommodation.
The most expensive city in the CIS for Russians is the capital
of Kazakhstan - Astana, and the cheapest is Vitebsk- the cultural
capital of Belarus. In Astana, Russians spend an average of $138 a
day on hotel accommodation, while the cost in Vitebsk is $61. The
rating was compiled based on booking of hotels by Russians in the
CIS countries this year.
According to Oktogo.ru, in 2015 Russians stay for three and a half
days on average in CIS countries spending 4,500 rubles on hotel
accommodation per day. The number of tourist trips by Russians to CIS
countries, booked via the Internet has grown this year by 150 percent.
The statistics shows that Belarus accounts for 40% of Russians'
trips to CIS countries. Ukraine accounts for 17%, Kazakhstan for 14%,
Azerbaijan for 10%, Armenia for 8%, Uzbekistan for 5%, Moldova for 3%
and Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan for 2% and 1% respectively.
According to Oktogo.ru, Tashkent is the city where Russians spend
on average five days, while Brest is the city where they spend a day
and a half.-0-
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From: Baghdasarian
YEREVAN, April 7. / ARKA /. A Russian online hotel booking service
Oktogo.ru has announced the most popular tourist destinations of
Russian citizens in 2015 across the former Soviet Union. The ranking
of countries is topped by Belarus, which is followed by Ukraine,
Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan
and Tajikistan.
The top 10 most popular cities in the CIS for Russian tourists
this year are Minsk, Kiev, Baku, Almaty, Yerevan, Astana, Vitebsk,
Tashkent, Brest and Lviv. Georgia's capital Tbilisi would be the
seventh in the list if that country were a member of CIS.
Russian tourists stay on average three days in the Armenian capital
spending about $60 per day on hotel accommodation.
The most expensive city in the CIS for Russians is the capital
of Kazakhstan - Astana, and the cheapest is Vitebsk- the cultural
capital of Belarus. In Astana, Russians spend an average of $138 a
day on hotel accommodation, while the cost in Vitebsk is $61. The
rating was compiled based on booking of hotels by Russians in the
CIS countries this year.
According to Oktogo.ru, in 2015 Russians stay for three and a half
days on average in CIS countries spending 4,500 rubles on hotel
accommodation per day. The number of tourist trips by Russians to CIS
countries, booked via the Internet has grown this year by 150 percent.
The statistics shows that Belarus accounts for 40% of Russians'
trips to CIS countries. Ukraine accounts for 17%, Kazakhstan for 14%,
Azerbaijan for 10%, Armenia for 8%, Uzbekistan for 5%, Moldova for 3%
and Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan for 2% and 1% respectively.
According to Oktogo.ru, Tashkent is the city where Russians spend
on average five days, while Brest is the city where they spend a day
and a half.-0-
http://arka.am/en/news/tourism/yerevan_is_among_top_five_cis_capitals_visited_by_ russians_in_2015_/#sthash.oaEzFiuP.dpuf
From: Baghdasarian