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Jun 22, 2023 (newstodate): Russia expects to see an increase in incoming tourism in 2023.
In 2022, the volume of incoming tourists landed at some eight million, and this figure is expected to reach about 10 mio, according to Russia's Ministry of Economic Development; in the first three moths of 2023, Russia has already recorded some 3.3 mio incoming foreigners.
However, as a result of the enforcement of bans on the country due to its war on Ukraine, the composition of incoming tourist flows has changed.
So far into 2023, tourists from China has overtaken the flows from Turkey, while tourists from Iran are also increasing in volumes.