YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN. 38,077 internal tourists were accommodated in tourist lodgings of Armenia in January-June 2007, which is more by 24.3% than in the same period of last year. 181,239 tourists came to Armenia in the first half of 2007 against 132,937 in the same period of 2006. Tourists from CIS countries made up 25.2% of them (26.8% in the same period of 2006), including tourists from Russia who made up 18.2% (19.9% in January-June 2006). According to the RA National Statistical Service, 23,122 tourists stayed in 40 hotels of Armenia in January-June 2007 against 21,825 in the same months of 2006. Tourists from EU countries made up 37.3% of the total number of tourists to Armenia in the first half of 2007, including tourists from France - 12.9%, Germany - 7%, the UK - 6.9%, from other EU countries - 10.5%.

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