On August 21, OneTwoTrip analysts reported that Yerevan entered the list of one of the most popular destinations for Russians this summer. A total of 4.3% of bookings were made for a trip to the capital of Armenia in the current summer season. Yerevan has become more popular this year by 34.4% compared to last year.

The Armenian capital took the second place by this indicator, yielding to Istanbul. Rome is in the third place. Paris, Rimini, Dubai, Antalya, Bangkok, Budapest, and Milan were also included in the Russians' top 10 tourist preferences.

Over 1 million tourists visited Armenia in the first seven months of 2023. The highest activity was recorded in July - 255,706 visits, the lowest in February - 130,588. Most tourists in the mentioned period arrived in Armenia from Russia - 51% (644 thousand) and Georgia - 11% (138 thousand).