V. Putin: Foreign guests will be able to come to Russia on the analogue of Fan ID
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin said that the authorities of our country are ready to spread the positive experience of using a fan’s passport to other mass events that will be held in Russia.
The head of state announced his readiness in an interview with Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Olga Golodets, who oversees tourism. Dmitry Anatolyevich and I discussed this yesterday, it is possible and expedient. We'll do it.""
According to O. Golodets, Fan ID technology will be conveniently used during the Universiade-2018, and at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2019. After the World Cup, football fans will be able to visit Russia many times before the end of this year. The bill, which provides for the necessary amendments, was submitted to the State Duma for consideration.
The hopes of tourism industry specialists who are engaged in the market of inbound tourism were partially justified. Experts expected permanent visa-free entry, and it will be, but not for all foreign tourists, as market participants expect, but for guests of sports and cultural events.
Skeptics pay attention to their scale: the number of foreign guests who will come to the Universiade or the competition of academic musicians is much smaller than the guests of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.