China took second place in the ranking in terms of the number of tourist visits to Russia. In the first quarter of 2023, Chinese customers made 6.2 thousand trips to us. This was reported by the Association of Tour Operators of Russia, with reference to data from the Border Service of the FSB of Russia. The first place in terms of tourist flow in January-March of this year was taken by Turkey, from there we met 10.1 thousand people.
“The 2023 season inspires optimism, however, large influxes of tourists from China should not yet be expected,” Asel Smolyar, CIS Interparliamentary Assembly Commonwealth Travel HUB project coordinator, expert of the Russian-Chinese Committee for Friendship, Peace and Development, comments on current affairs. – Tour operators from the Far Eastern regions have demands, expensive tours in Kamchatka are of great interest, but not everyone can afford such tourist products. Many Chinese companies have managed to reorient themselves to other markets, while others have left the industry altogether. Therefore, it should not be expected that everything will gradually return to normal – it is important to go to China, renew contacts and build relationships with partners.
The 2023 season will be more focused on business tourists. Chinese companies are planning trips to Russia for industry events and negotiations. Even at the beginning of the season, we clearly understood that stable tourist flows would only be built by the end of this year, and this is the subject of intensive joint work and communication between the travel agencies. Russian and Chinese travel. It is important to go and establish personal business contacts, the etiquette of business interactions remains unchanged.
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