According to the director of the Saudi Arabian Tourism Authority, Fahd Hamidaddin, in 2023 Russian tourists made over 100 thousand trips to Saudi Arabia, compared to just 55 thousand in 2022.

Russia resumed flights with Bali from March 14

Russian tourists travelling to the GCC are expected to generate an estimated US$1.22 billion in travel and tourism revenue by 2023, an increase of 19% when compared with figures from 2018, according to data published ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2020, which takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from 19-22 April 2020. 

Russian Federal Tourist Agency is ready to continue the question of visa facilitation discussion between Russia and Saudi Arabia. 14.10.2019 the governments of these two countries during the official visit of Russian president Vladimir Putin to the Kingdom have signed the memorandum about visa facilitation for the citizens of both countries.

Over 16,000 Russian Muslims will make a Hajj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, this year, Rushan Abbyasov, the first vice-chairman of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia and the Russian Mufti Council, told TASS on Friday. "Some clarified figures have appeared: 16,200 Russian pilgrims have left on a Hajj," he said. Previous reports said that 15,500 pilgrims would travel to Saudi Arabia according to a quota set by Saudi Arabia.