Where did the Russians spend their New Year holidays?
On the long New Year weekend, about 7 million Russians made tourist trips to the Russian Federation – these figures are 9% more than in 2017 – this information was voiced by O. Safonov, head of the Federal Agency for Tourism at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
O. Safonov drew attention to the fact that the geography of holiday tours in Russia has increased. In addition to the usual destinations in demand, Moscow (4.78 million guests, an increase of 13%), St. Petersburg (430 thousand, + 10%), Krasnodar Krai (596 thousand, + 19%), Kazan (130 thousand, + 18%), Crimea (113 thousand, + 30%), many travelers try to travel to unexplored lands, for example, in the Murmansk region (33,000 people - + 10% compared to 30 thousand in 2017) and Chechnya (12,000 tourists against 5 thousand, + 140%).
Oleg Safonov cites the following indicators: "In 2017, Moscow received 21.6 million tourists (+31% by 2014), Krasnodar Territory - 16 million (+16% by 2014), St. Petersburg - 7.5 million (+19% by 2014), the Republic of Tatarstan - 3.1 million (+24% by 2014), the Republic of Crimea - 5.4 million (+35% by 2014), the Murmansk region - 332 thousand (+14% by 2014), the Chechen Republic - 130 thousand (+249% by 2014)".
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