• Russia: outbound tourist visits 2014-2021

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In 2021, approximately 19.2 million outbound tourist trips were taken abroad by Russian tourists, up 55 percent from the previous year, when the figures sharply decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Considering all travel purposes, Russians’ most popular outbound destinations were Abkhazia (recognized as a state by Russia) and Turkey.

Russian outbound tourism spending

Russia had the sixth highest international tourism expenditure worldwide, at around 36.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. After a sharp decline by more than 60 percent in 2020, the spending was forecast to gradually recover in the following years until 2025, reaching 41.5 billion U.S. dollars in that year.

COVID-19 impact on Russians’ tourism destinations

Turkey remained the leading international tourism destination, visited by over 2.2 million Russians with tourism purposes in 2020. Thailand ranked second, with a tourist count of nearly 507 thousand. Furthermore, Tanzania experienced a tourist boost from Russia, as the country’s borders were open in spite of COVID-19 restrictions.

Number of outbound tourism trips from Russia from 2014 to 2021 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

March 2022

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

2014 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Outbound tourism trip (visit) is defined by the source as a trip made by a Russian national to a foreign country for any main purpose (business, leisure or other personal purpose) other than to be employed by a resident entity (enterprise) registered in the country visited or attend a long-term training course. Trips of Russian service staff (crews) on public transport, diplomats, national diplomats, consulate personnel, military personnel and their beneficiaries are not included.
The statistic has been compiled from several reports by the source.