More Armenian tourists arrive in Turkey

Despite the boycott of Turkish routes by some Armenian tourist agencies, more Armenians preferred vacationing in Turkey in 2010 than 2009, News.am reports.

In the first 7 months of 2010 Turkey was visited by 15.93 million people, which is 6.67% more than in the same period last year. The main visitors are Germany, followed by Russia (1.793 million people), England and Iran.

The number of Israeli tourists dropped by 40% due to the tensions between the two countries. In July the number of tourists dropped by 89%, but the number of Middle Eastern tourists increased.

The Turkish Ministry of Tourism and Culture noted that in July Turkey was visited by 10,380 Armenian tourists, which is 3.45% more than in 2009 and 17% more than in 2008. In June the number rose as well. In January-May 2010 Turkey was visited by 17,315 Armenian tourists, which is 10% more than in 2009.