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.
