In 2022, over eight million tourists visited Saint Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city. Of them, nearly 96 percent came from other regions of the country. Over the past five years, the number of foreign tourists in the city, which is referred to as the country's cultural capital, peaked in 2019 at almost five million. It sharply decreased in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent travel restrictions.
Number of tourists in Saint Petersburg, Russia from 2016 to 2022, by origin (in millions)
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Vedomosti. (April 20, 2023). Number of tourists in Saint Petersburg, Russia from 2016 to 2022, by origin (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273162/number-of-tourists-in-st-petersburg-russia-by-origin/
Vedomosti. "Number of tourists in Saint Petersburg, Russia from 2016 to 2022, by origin (in millions)." Chart. April 20, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273162/number-of-tourists-in-st-petersburg-russia-by-origin/
Vedomosti. (2023). Number of tourists in Saint Petersburg, Russia from 2016 to 2022, by origin (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273162/number-of-tourists-in-st-petersburg-russia-by-origin/
Vedomosti. "Number of Tourists in Saint Petersburg, Russia from 2016 to 2022, by Origin (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273162/number-of-tourists-in-st-petersburg-russia-by-origin/
Vedomosti, Number of tourists in Saint Petersburg, Russia from 2016 to 2022, by origin (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273162/number-of-tourists-in-st-petersburg-russia-by-origin/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Number of tourists in Saint Petersburg, Russia from 2016 to 2022, by origin (in millions) [Graph], Vedomosti, April 20, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273162/number-of-tourists-in-st-petersburg-russia-by-origin/