Egypt, Greece, Georgia, and Bulgaria remain the top holiday destinations for Armenians this year, Armenpress reported this week, according to tour operators and the Armenian tourism committee.
“Armenians prefer countries offering sea leisure,” Mekhak Apresyan, the committee’s first deputy chairman told Armenpress, adding that Georgia is associated with proximity and affordability, and that Armenians also like visiting the Black and Mediterranean seas, as well as exotic destinations.
Egypt was the top destination in terms of the number of tourists three years ago; this year, however, it is third, after Greece and Cyprus.
Apresyan added that while a number of Armenians visit Egypt, the numbers have decreased “due to the political situation.”
Marine Avetisyan, director of travel agency Shelby Tour, told Armenpress that about 30 to 50 packages are sold weekly to Egypt, whereas last year the number was only five to six packages per week.
