Most of Russian tourists choose Armenia for summer holidays

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16.05.2022, 10:08

Armenia appears to be the most popular destination for Russian tourists who have booked air tickets to fly abroad for summer vacations in a time span from June to August 2022.

Most of Russian tourists choose Armenia for summer holidays

YEREVAN, May 16. /ARKA/. Armenia appears to be the most popular destination for Russian tourists who have booked air tickets to fly abroad for summer vacations in a time span from June to August 2022. It is followed by Turkey and Kyrgyzstan, according to TASS news agency, which cited the findings of a study made by OneTwoTrip travel planning agency.

According to OneTwoTrip, the bulk of bookings -18% -are made for Armenia, Turkey accounts for 16%, Kyrgyzstan for 14.5%, Kazakhstan for 3.8% and Greece for 3.4%.

Also. 3.3% of the bookings are made for Azerbaijan, 3% for Tajikistan, 2.9% for Israel, 2.4% for Italy and 2.2% for Georgia. --0--

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