YEREVAN. – The number of tourists visiting Armenia has increased by 3.6 percent in nine months.

As per the National Statistical Service data that has been released, a total of 969,010 tourists arrived in the country, from January to September, and therefore the respective indicator has increased by 3.6 percent, as compared to the same period in 2015.

In addition, a total of 903,541 people left Armenia for tourism purposes, between January and September 2016, and this number is 3.0 percent more than the corresponding period in the year past.