Number of Tourists in Armenia up by 30% in First Nine Months of 2004

DURING NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR NUMBER OF TOURISTS VISITING ARMENIA
INCREASES BY 30% IN COMPARISON WITH LAST YEAR'S INDEX


YEREVAN, December 3 (Noyan Tapan). In Jan-Sept of 2004, the number of
tourists arriving in Armenia increased by 30% in comparison with the
same period of last year and made 181,602 persons. 36% of tourists
arrived from the CIS countries. According to the RA National
Statistical Service, 173,580 persons left the republic during the same
period. It is more by 31.5% than the index of Jan-Sept.