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Alexandr Avanesov

Minister: September saw the highest monthly tourist arrivals to Armenia in the first nine months of this year

Minister: September saw the highest monthly tourist arrivals to Armenia in the first nine months of this year

ArmInfo. In September 2026, 290,016 tourists visited Armenia. RA Minister of Economy Gevork Papoyan reported this on his Facebook page.

According to him, this number of tourists is approximately 27% higher than in September of the previous year and approximately 28% higher than in August 2026. "This is the highest monthly figure in the first nine months of this year," emphasized Gevork Papoyan.

He added that a total of 1,757,349 tourists visited Armenia from January to September 2026.

As a reminder, the RA Tourism Committee previously recorded 1,467,333 tourist visits to Armenia from January to August 2026. In August 2026, the republic received 227,026 tourists. In January - August 2026, the total tourist flow amounted to 1,467,333 people (which is approximately 2.5% lower compared to the same period in 2025). Russia still holds the leading position among the countries from which tourist trips are made, accounting for about 40% of the total number of visits, Georgia is in second place - 14%, and Iran is in third place - 8%.