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Turkey has become the leader in the number of trips by Russian tourists this year. The number of Russians visiting this country in 2024 will amount to 6.7 million, taking into account those who will travel to this country in the remaining days before the end of the year. This was announced by Dmitry Gorin, Vice-President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (RST), on Monday, December 16.

He specified that 6.9 million Russians visited Turkey in 2019.

"Outbound tourism this year has shown great dynamics. The first place is occupied by Turkey. The number of trips to this country exceeds 50% of all trips abroad in the organized segment," the expert noted in conversation with aif.ru.

He also noted that Turkey is currently the largest hub for travel to countries with which Russia has limited international air service. According to him, no less than 2 million Russians visited Turkey by transit.

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On December 14, vice-president of the Alliance of Travel Agencies Alexan Mkrtchyan told "Moscow 24" about popular destinations for a New Year trip.

According to him, one can go to Vladimir, Suzdal, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad. He added that budget options can still be found, RT reports.

Earlier, on December 13, Gorin said that Russians came first in travel to the Maldives, 360.ru reported. According to him, this situation is due to the steady growth of tourism in the luxury and premium segments.

He added that due to the variety of hotels each tourist can choose a vacation on his budget, writes Life.Ru.

In turn, vice-president of the Alliance of Travel Agencies of Russia Alexan Mkrtchyan said that all hotels in Turkey of premium luxury segment intend to increase the cost of accommodation in 2025, reports NSN.

On the same day, the head of the PR-department of Palmira hotel chain Yulia Morozova told Izvestia that in recent years there has been a growing interest of Russians in compact trips to neighboring places, especially among the citizens of large cities.

According to her, modern travelers are looking for unique experiences, which contributes to the emergence of new types of recreation. For example, thematic tourism has become increasingly popular among Russians for several years in a row. Gastronomic tourism is actively developing and is in high demand. At the same time, movie tourism is just beginning to develop.

December 12, economists said that Moscow has enough potential to make winter sports one of the drivers of the tourism sector and increase its economic return, reports the agency of city news "Moscow". The capital has one of the world's best winter recreation infrastructures. One of the main events this season was the project "Winter in Moscow".