The Russian government expects approximately 360 thousand tourists from China to visit Russia by the end of 2023. This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, he writes TASS.
At the same time, the Russian government expects China to accept up to 470 thousand Russians.
Chernyshenko reminded that in 2022, during the epidemiological restrictions, only 29.7 thousand people entered Russia from China and 17.4 thousand tourists entered China from Russia. In 2023, after the strict restrictions were lifted in the first half of the year, 139.4 thousand guests came from China to Russia and 175 thousand guests came from Russia to China.
Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Tourism Committee Natalya Kostenko in early October statedTourism cooperation with friendly states in Russia needs to be expanded.
Recently in Russia named The most popular travel destination for Russians in winter. According to the Travelata.ru portal, it was Thailand. The portal announced that the average cost of a trip in winter is 281 thousand rubles.
Previously Sri Lankan authorities announced Elimination of visa fees for citizens of Russia, China, India, Thailand and Indonesia.