Russia is in five popular search destinations on the Internet
At the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with members of the government, the head of the Federal Agency for Tourism O. Safonov said that attention to our country has grown, and according to the World Tourism Organization, Russia entered the five most popular destinations in terms of the number of requests in the world network.
Oleg Safonov believes that significant conditions for increasing interest in Russia for foreign tourists were the simplification of conditions for issuing an electronic visa for trips to the Far East and the distribution of the tax free service throughout the country. According to experts, the incoming tourist flow in the first decade of January increased by 6-8%.”
Oleg Safonov believes that “In the sphere of special attention — FIFA World Cup 2018”. The most important areas of work are the completion of planned measures to modernize the infrastructure base of tourism in the host cities of the football championship, to create a comfortable tourist environment and comprehensive regional hospitality programs that will contribute to the realization of the tourist potential of the Championship and strengthen the positive international image of our country as a world tourist destination.
The tourist portal "Personal Guide" has prepared options for inexpensive housing at the 2018 World Cup.
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