Armenia welcomes 290,000 tourists in September, the highest monthly figure this year

Armenia welcomed 290,016 tourists in September 2026, about 27% more than in September last year. Armenia’s Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan wrote on Facebook that arrivals rose about 28% from August 2026, making it the highest monthly figure in the first nine months of the year.

In total, 1,757,349 tourists visited Armenia in January-September 2026.

According to the Government of Armenia, the country recorded 1.04 million tourist visits in January-June 2026, an all-time high and 14.8% more than in the same period of 2025 (907.1 thousand). In January-August, Armenia received 1.47 million tourists, down 2% from a year earlier.