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Foreigners began to travel to Russia more often
This winter, the demand for trips to Russia has increased among foreign tourists by 15-40% compared to last year, writes Kommersant, citing data from market participants. According to them, the weakening of the ruble and the liberalization of the visa regime contributed to the increase in demand.
Thus, according to the vice-president of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia Sergei Romashkin, the number of bookings increased by 40% year on year. At the same time, Ostrovka calculated that the demand of foreigners for hotel accommodation in Russia in December-February increased by 15% compared to the same period last year.
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In turn, Daria Zubritskaya, a representative of the Raketa business travel platform, told Kommersant that over the past two months, the flow of business tourists from abroad to Russia has increased by 10% year on year. At the same time, according to Aeroclub, from the beginning of December to January 20, the demand for invitations, which are required to obtain Russian business visas, increased six times year on year. 90% of such requests come from Chinese citizens, said the organization’s managing director Yulia Lipatova.
According to Ostrovok, Chinese tourists account for approximately 17% of foreign tourist flows to Russia. At the same time, another 16% are tourists from Belarus, 6% from Kazakhstan, 5% from Saudi Arabia, 4% each from Germany and India, 3% each from Turkey, the UAE and France, and 1% from Thailand.
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An important factor that contributed to the increase in foreign tourist flow to Russia was the liberalization of the entry procedure. Thus, from August 2023, citizens of 55 countries can obtain electronic visas to Russia. Also, the low exchange rate of the ruble made travel to Russia more attractive for foreigners, say experts interviewed by the publication. They noted that today the average cost of an excursion tour to Russia for five to seven days is 80–90 thousand rubles without flights.
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