Chernyshenko called 2024 a record year in terms of the number of travels in Russia

About 80 million tourist trips were made in Russia by Russian citizens and foreigners from January to November 2024, this figure is 11% higher than the figures for the same period of 2023. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko on January 8.

"According to the forecast, at the end of last year, the number of tourist trips will amount to about 92 million and will be a record for the entire history of statistical observations of this indicator," - quotes the words of the Deputy Prime Minister his office.

According to Rosstat data, the top three leaders in the number of tourist trips of foreigners include Khabarovsk Krai (204%), Amur Region (142%) and Primorye (112%). At the same time, the largest tourist flow is from China. In absolute terms, Moscow (11.1 million trips) and Krasnodar Krai (9.4 million) are the leaders. Closes the top three is St. Petersburg (5.8 million), added "Gazeta.Ru".

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Earlier on Wednesday, Omani Minister Salem bin Mohammed al-Mahrouki, answering Izvestia's question, said that he considers Russia an attractive tourist destination. He also expressed hope that the number of Russian tourists would increase in the future, which would be facilitated by direct air service between the countries.