There are two reasons that hinder tourism development in Armenia: lack of tour guides and expensive services, director of Tourist Armenia Russian-language magazine Lilit Hovhannisyan told today’s news conference.

According to her, Tourist Armenia is the first Russian-language tourist guide on Armenia in the territory of Russia, which aims to properly present Armenia in Russia in order to raise tourist interest in our country. The magazine gives detailed information about the places of interest, culture, traditions, cuisine and everyday life in Armenia.

Anahit Gevorgyan, who works for the magazine, noted that the magazine’s first issue was sold out very quickly in Russia, which is evidence of the fact that Russian tourists are interested in Armenia.

Russian tourists love visiting places of interest in Armenia, Lilit Hovhannisyan said. “Armenia is not the country where one can come and stay in a hotel all day long.”