In Rosturizm see the benefit of anti-Russian propaganda
The increase in the number of travelers from the United States to Russia for the nine months of 2017 was 25% compared to 2016. This is reported by the head of Rostourism Oleg Safonov.
O. Safonov believes that the propaganda aimed against Russia, arouses interest among Americans, and they want to see for themselves what is happening here.
The Western propaganda campaign aimed at discrediting the Russian Federation, surprisingly, is working to increase inflows into our country.
The head of Rostourism informs that good dynamics of the inbound flow from the USA is visible in our country, even though there are no tourist offices there. According to him, it is necessary to open them in large cities, this will guarantee the growth of tourists by 20-25% by 2022.
In early March, MAPS.ME published a list of the 20 most popular locations for foreign travelers in the Russian Federation. Experts counted how many times foreigners downloaded a map of a particular area, and prepared a list of the most visited regions of the country. The leaders were Moscow, St. Petersburg, Irkutsk region. Fourth and fifth place in the Krasnoyarsk region and Vologda region. In the top ten - Sverdlovsk, Arkhangelsk, Kaliningrad region, Karelia and Buryatia.