Record tourist flow: Over 450,000 tourists visited Armenia in the first three months of 2026, says minister
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YEREVAN, April 7. /ARKA/. A total of 453,138 tourists arrived in Armenia during the first three months of 2026, as reported by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan.
"This marks an increase of 18.2%, or over 70,000 tourists, compared to the same timeframe last year," Papoyan highlighted in a video shared on his Facebook page.
He pointed out that this is a historic high in the records of Armenian tourism. In 2025, the total number of tourist visits reached over 2,263,600, up from nearly 2,208,200 the year before, reflecting a 2.5% growth.
Recently, Lusine Gevorgyan, the head of the Tourism Committee, mentioned that in the next five years, the country anticipates welcoming an annual influx equivalent to the population of Armenia—at least 3 million visitors—and in a decade, this figure could soar to 5 million. -0-
