In the first three months of the current year, 453,138 tourists visited Armenia, representing an 18.2% increase compared to the same period last year, according to Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan.

In a video posted on social media, the minister hailed what he described as the record-breaking results in the Armenian tourism sector.

“Specifically, 453,138 tourists visited Armenia in the first three months of this year. This is 18.2% higher—or more than 70,000 additional tourists—compared to the same period last year,” the minister said, noting that this is a record-breaking figure in the history of Armenia’s tourism statistics for the first quarter of any year.