Last year, Spain lost about 2 billion euros due to the lack of Russian tourists due to EU sanctions on the Russian Federation. In this respect he is writing TASS referred to the comment of Russian Ambassador to Madrid Yuri Klimenko.
He explained that Russian tourists are turning to other countries such as Thailand, Egypt and Türkiye.
“The closure of direct flights, tightening of visa policy and restrictions on the provision of banking services have discouraged the flow of tourists from Russia. But our tourists have traditionally made a significant contribution to the development of the economies of a number of European countries, especially Spain,” the diplomat explained.
According to him, before the pandemic, more than 1.3 million Russians visited Spain in 2019, and in 2013 there were a record number of 1.6 million, while last year there were only 268 thousand people. In January-June 2023, their number dropped to 155 thousand.
Klimenko cited Spanish statistics showing that Russians spend an average of 200 euros per person per day on a trip to Spain. Accordingly, in 2022 the Spanish tourism industry lost more than 1.8 billion euros in potential income from Russian tourists.
Russians living in the European Union in September said “socialbites.ca” they fear confiscation of cars. Nearly 20 vehicle owners in Germany have already lost their cars. The European Commission’s new statements about the seizure of Russian cars surprised many people. Some citizens have managed to register their vehicles locally by changing their license plates, but the rest will have to urgently evacuate their vehicles from Europe.
Foreign tourists before started I’m more interested in traveling to Russia.