Yerevan is among Russians’ top 10 most affordable tourist destinations for 2015

01 February 2016

Tours to Armenia The Oktogo.ru Russian service for online hotel reservations posted its list of the most affordable tourist destinations for the year past.

The respective rating is based on the average daily price of hotel reservations. Accordingly, Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan was in the top ten most affordable foreign cities selected by Russian tourists in 2015.

According to the Oktogo.ru data, Russian tourists came to Yerevan for an average of 3.5 days last year, and they spent US$21 per day in the city.

«Every European, every man should visit Armenia, if for a day, to cleanse himself under the clouds of spirituality. In Armenia, time creates the space, and he who visits Armenia becomes Armenian, if only bit. I feel that my visit to Armenia initiated my travel upwards. My travel up to the sky.»

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