Large losses of tourists can be felt in Russia itself. According to ATOR, the number of foreign travelers in Russia in 2022 decreased by 96,1% compared to pre-Covid figures. The Russian government is actively supporting the development of incoming tourism and is making efforts to attract foreign tourists.

The Spanish authorities continue to be the leader in issuing Schengen visas in Russia, as recently published statistics show. In 2022, a quarter of all documents issued to Russian were Spanish: 154 450 visas out of 603 955.

Russian tourists are increasingly interested in European tours, despite the cancellation of direct flights, price increases and the need of connections. The number of bookings of tours to Europe by Russian citizens has increased significantly compared to last year.

Russian travelers are looking for new holiday destinations instead of Europe, despite the fact that after the start of the special operation in Ukraine, the EU imposed restrictions on the travel of our tourists to the countries of the Old World, and some states even imposed a direct ban on the entry.

A multiple change in the demand of tourists for the summer was recorded by Russian tour operators. While prices are rising in Turkey, previously more expensive destinations, such as Thailand, Sri Lanka and even the Maldives, are beginning to “equal” with this destination. And Turkey continues to lose its positions due to inflated prices and problems with air transportation.

Turkey, Egypt and the UAE top the list of the most popular summer travel destinations for St. Petersburg tourists. Russia is the fourth.

After the start of a special military operation in Ukraine February 2022 many foreign companies announced their withdrawal from the Russian market after.

This year in May, a quarter more Russian tourists traveled abroad than during this period in 2022. The tourist flow to Asia has grown noticeably, but the CIS countries have received fewer travelers from Russia.

In the first quarter of 2023, almost 3,3 million foreigners visited Russia with all purposes, of which about 68 thousand for the purpose of tourism. This is follows from the statistics of Border Service of Russia.

Despite the difficulties in obtaining Schengen visas, Russian tour operators began to offer tours to the EU countries. However, the volume of demand for European holidays is only 15-20% of the level that was in the pre-pandemic 2019.

The market of group outbound tourism in 2023 will grow up to 20% compared to 2022. The planned growth is largely due to the low base effect (decrease of demand in the winter and spring of 2022), and the market is up now.

Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Russia, Egypt, and Thailand are among the top five in terms of early bookings. Sales volume has grown significantly compared to last year.

Citizens of the Russian Federation made 23,2 million foreign trips with all purposes in 2022, of which almost 7 million were tourist trips. The total number of trips abroad in 2022 increased by 2 million compared to the previous year. Turkey became the leader among all destinations.

Chinese travel agencies are ready to resume outbound group tours to 20 countries from Feb. 6, according to the website of the country's Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

At least 23,5 million Russians went abroad with all the purposes of their visits this year (10% more than in 2021). Over 9,4 million trips of Russians will be recorded to 17 key foreign tourist destinations, including Abkhazia.

Most often, Russians choose Turkey, Egypt and Thailand as destinations for holidays without visa.

The cost of foreign tourism services in the Russian Federation in 2022 jumped up to 1,7 times with a general inflation for the year at the level of 11,94%.

The inbound tourist flow to Russia amounted to 147,4 thousand trips of foreign citizens with a purpose of tourism. This is 99,5% less than in the same period in 2019 and even 16% less than in covid 2021.

The share of foreign destinations in the outgoing 2022 in the purchase of air tickets was 14%. The destinations of the near abroad, as well as Turkey, are in the lead.

Tour operators record a significant decrease of the demand for tours to Europe for the winter season 2022-2023. There are three main reasons: difficulties to obtain visas, blocking of Russian bank cards abroad, as well as the lack of direct flights.

According to the results of the three quarters of 2022, the inbound tourist flow to Russia amounted to 147,4 thousand trips of foreign citizens with the purpose of tourism. The sharp decline is due to the geopolitical situation.

118 thousand tourists from Russia visited Israel this year. The tourist flow decreased by 58% compared to the same period of the record-breaking 2019.

Over the first three quarters of 2022, Russians made about 7,5 million visits to the 15 most popular tourist destinations (including a number of countries of the former USSR) with the purpose of tourism and recreation, which is 43% more than in the same period in 2021 (5,24 million).

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