YEREVAN-TOURINFO- On January 1, 2020, Financial Times named Armenia as the No. 1 Tourist Destination in 2020. The Financial Times is an English-language international daily newspaper owned by Japanese company Nikkei, Inc., headquartered in London, with a special emphasis on business and economic news.
RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan also referred to the news on his Facebook page.
“Financial Times experts have identified Armenia as the No. 1 tourism destination in 2020.
Today, by the way, in the streets of Yerevan, we witnessed an interesting image 5 out of 10 passers-by were tourists.”
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Where to go in 2020? From the snows of Svalbard to Brexit Britain, travel experts of the Financial Times have picked the hottest destinations to visit this year.
Four members of the panel of experts have picked Armenia as one to watch in 2020, as the country will get its first low-cost airline links with Western Europe. Ryanair, Wizz and Air Baltic are all due to launch flights, connecting the capital Yerevan with cities including Milan, Rome, Berlin and Vienna.
According to the FT, the main draw for visitors is the country’s extraordinary collection of medieval monasteries and churches, many of them set among dramatic mountains.
Geghard monastery, for example, was cut into the rock of the Upper Azat Valley and was completed in the 13th century. It is now a UNESCO world heritage site, as are the monasteries at Haghpat and Sanahin. 
Mt Ararat viewed from the Armenian capital Yerevan and the wine-lands are fascinating.
“Yerevan is one of the region’s most exuberant and endearing cities,” says Justin Wateridge of Steppes Travel. “Both country and capital are an unexpected delight that you need to discover before the secret gets out.”
Other hot 2020 destinations include Chad, UK, Norway, Turkey, Japan, Uruguay, Dominica, and Albania.
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/a824b44e-2286-11ea-92da-f0c92e957a96?fbclid=IwAR0f3qGK8ei41pU3WGPRwVUV04aeoDSc52PK3Wtor-c4R6lypgZ3tTRJrqo
