Armenia included in The 20 Fastest-growing Travel Destinations in the World
The organization tracks international visitators and presents information about which countries are spiking interest
Every year, the United Nations World Tourism Organization tracks travel trends to predict the newest up-and-coming destinations.
The organization tracks international visitators and presents information about which countries are spiking interest. And over the past year, some unlikely countries have emerged as frontrunners.
Travel+Leisure wrotes regarding Armenia:
Throughout its long history (over 3,000 years), Armenia has been plagued with conflict. However now, in more stable times, the country had an 18 percent growth in tourism over the past year. Because it was the world’s first Christian country, many of the most popular tourist attractions are monasteries that date back thousands of years.
Other countries listed: Tunisia, Israel, Palestine, Nicaragua, Malta, Columbia, Finland, Japan, Cyprus, Oman, Chile, Montenegro, Seychelles, Mongolia, Uruguay, Vietnam, Northern Marian Islands, Iceland and Egypt