The total tourist flow from Southeast Asian countries to Moscow amounted to approximately 63,800 trips by the end of 2025. The largest increases came from Vietnam, with an additional 10,800 trips, and Indonesia, with an additional 2,500, according to Maria Pasuginova, Head of the Department for Asia, CIS, and Latin America at the Moscow City Tourism Committee, as reported by the association. According to Moscow City Tourism Committee statistics, Moscow was visited by 44,900 travelers from Southeast Asia in 2024, with the increase in 2025 reaching 42%.

In 2025, Russia issued 821,262 unified electronic visas, according to the Consular Department of the Foreign Ministry. These numbers are given in the article of ATOR (Association of Tour Operators of Russia). The total number of foreign trips to Russia reached 15.59 million, so e-visas accounted for about 5.3% of overall entries.

The most imaginative and eye-catching stands at 40th WTM London have been announced, with Moscow, Brazil, Cape Town and Indonesia among the winners. The winner of the ‘Best Stand Design’ award was Moscow City Tourism Committee, which was praised for its “bright colorful use of glass panels and use of virtual reality”.

There are a lot of nice restaurants in Moscow and a wide variety of different cuisines. Russian Travel Digest has chosen some really, really good restaurants that are worth visiting and are not far from ExpoCenter. It will take you 10-30 minutes to start your dinner after long day at MITT travel fair. All these restaurants have English-speaking employees.