Currently the Republic of Karelia is the third most sought-after domestic destination among Russians. In 2013 it was visited by about 1.9 million people, and this number has been steadily growing ever since the crisis of 2008. TRN magazine sat down with Chairman of Karelia's State Committee for Tourism Valery Kiryanov to discuss the future of the regional tourism.
Ethnographic tourism is the trademark of Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug. However, the region’s travel authorities are looking to attract pilgrim and family tourists. As for the okrug’s capital, Khanty-Mansiysk, the town is already devising a programme for 2015 celebrations in order to get the status of the New Year’s Capital of Russia.
Travel companies report high booking rates for Sochi. Last year 3.8 million tourists spent their holidays in Sochi. The growth of the tourist flow for the spa and resort complex was 30%.
The number of Russian tourists coming to Tunisia is growing by the year. The majority of them are only interested in local beaches, but the country can offer tourists plenty of other recreational activities. At the end of December Tunisia’s tourism office gave Moscow journalists an opportunity to try these activities for themselves (PHOTOS).
According to tour operators, not all rooms in Sochi hotels have been occupied by fans. It is still possible to book rooms in mini-hotels and guest houses, but only in those that are removed from the main Olympic facilities.
It is no secret that Russian tourism statistics are far from perfect and can only be described as confounding. For instance, Rosstat puts the number of ‘pure’ tourists who visited Russia in 2012 at a mere 2.57 million, while according to the St. Petersburg authorities’ measurements, 3 million foreigners came to the city during the same year.
There are a few factors that bode well for the Russian tourist flow to France
The meeting between Deputy Russian Minister of Transport Valery Okulov and Mauritian Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Russia Indira Sidaya was devoted to discussing agreements on the implementation of direct regular daily flights to Mauritius via Russian airlines
Over the past few years Italy has enjoyed increased demand from Russian skiing enthusiasts. The last season put Val di Fassa at the first spot in the rating by the marketing agency Proalps, which was compiled based on the Russian arrivals statistic for the Alpine resorts.
Experts are divided over the increase of the Russian tourist flow to the country