Armenia becomes most popular foreign destination for Russian tourists

Armenia has become the most popular destination for Russian travelers this summer, according to the survey results published by Russian online air travel booking site OneTwoTrip.

The research prepared for TASS news agency suggested 8.5% of the all bought tickets are to Armenia. Italy ranks the second, while Turkey came in the third.

According to the new data, Georgia has downgraded from the third to the fifth position in the ranking, following the travel ban imposed by Russia in July.