Pre-crisis situation

Russian influx in 2019:

• 795,200 tourists (+ 9.3% over the previous year)
• 6th in the country influx ranking

Expenditure in 2019:

• 1166.8 million €
• 5th in the country spending ranking

Current situation

In relation to the state of the market and the monitoring of the market, the region is in contact with its promotion office in Moscow. The Director, Mikhail Sidorov, confirms that the situation is still very uncertain in order to assess how it will evolve and the impact it will have on the market.

The position of the international community and more specifically the position of the EU will mark the development of international relations, including tourism.

All the countries of the European Union decided to stop participating in the MITT Fair in Moscow.