More than 34 million people have visited Russia for holiday purposes since the beginning of this year, Zarina Dogozova, head of the Russian Tourism Agency, said on Friday.
“This is more than last year, and slightly higher than the level in the pre-Covid period of 2019, by the end of 2022 we expect a tourist flow of 61 million people,” the official said at a meeting on tourism development. industry of Gorny Altai in Russia.
The head of the Russian Tourism Agency added that the structure of the flow of tourists has changed significantly over the past two years, and pointed out that the number of tourists in the country traveling for the purpose of recovery, recreation and entertainment has doubled.
The new positive trend has significantly affected tourism sales, she said, as it is expected to exceed 2019 levels by one trillion rubles by the end of 2022, and the official commented: “This is a very big increase. “
Regarding tourism jobs, Dogozova said: “In 2020, employment in the industry dropped significantly, then we managed to restore it by almost 95 percent, and this work continues now.”
Source: RIA Novosti