ATOR called Turkey the most popular destination for outbound tourism

At the end of the year, Turkey will become the leader in outbound tourism, it is expected that Russians will make about 7.5 million trips to this country.

Thailand will be in second place and the United Arab Emirates will take third place. This was announced in an interview by the Vice-President of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Arthur Muradyan.

The most popular destination of the year will be Turkey, where an average of 7.5 million trips are expected from Russia. Thailand is likely to be in second place with about 1.5 million Russians. In third place, the United Arab Emirates will confidently gain a foothold, where Dubai can reach the figure of 1.3 million, Muradyan said.

According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey, last year Russian citizens made more than 6.3 million trips to this country.