  Yerevan among top five destinations for Russian tourists June 28, 2016 - 13:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RoomGuru.ru hotel search engine has rated Armenia’s capital city Yerevan as the fifth most popular destination among Russian independent tourists wishing to spend the weekend abroad, ARKA reports. The rating is based on search and hotel booking data for weekend stays for the period between June 1 and August 31, 2016 by independent travelers. According RoomGuru.ru, Russians come to Yerevan for an average three-day stay paying about $48 for accommodation per day. Also listed among the 10 most popular tourist destinations for foreign trips are Prague, Minsk, Baku, Tbilisi, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Warsaw and Barcelona. The cheapest city is Minsk, where the average cost of a hotel room is $38 per day, and the most expensive is London - more than $150 per day. RoomGuru.ru was named the best hotel search engine by World Travel Awards.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
