The Russian tourism industry is waiting for the return of tourists from China in February
The Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) reports that Russian tour operators note an increase in the number of requests for summer tours to Russia from Chinese tourists, and the first groups are expected in February.
Tourist companies receive requests for organizing group summer tours to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Murmansk, Kazan, Baikal, Vladivostok, Kamchatka. But the first groups, according to tour operators, will arrive even earlier.
The first groups can come to Russia in February-March, as there is interest in the resumption of tourist flow from both the Russian and Chinese sides. In favor of restoring the inbound flow from China, the fact that cards of the Chinese payment system UnionPay are accepted in Russia will also play, ATOR notes.
Restoring tourism from China This will improve the situation in Russian inbound tourism, since before the pandemic it was the largest market-supplier of tourists.
Now the tourist flow to Russia from China is almost zero. Its resumption will give loading to hotels, museums, catering, tour operators, carriers, retail. In general, the opening of the direction will give a positive effect, the tour operators note.
China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday announced the resumption of group tourism from February 6 to Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Laos, the UAE, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Russia, Switzerland, Hungary, New Zealand, Fiji, Cuba and Argentina.
Source: tourism.interfax.
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