Tourist flow in Russia grew by 16% in the first half of the year

The number of tourists accommodated in Russian hotels increased over January-June by more than 16% in annual terms, Deputy Minister of Economics Dmitry Vakhrukov told reporters.

“After the lifting of a number of restrictive measures, the hospitality industry is showing impressive growth rates. We saw this last year and the growth continues this year. According to the results of the first half of the year, the number of tourists accommodated in hotels increased by more than 16%,” – leads his words TASS.

To support the growing demand, it is important for the state to continue to develop the tourism infrastructure and provide the industry with personnel, Vakhrukov added.

Vakhrukov earlier on SPIEF saidthat one of the main deterrents in the field of tourism for Russia today has become a shortage of rooms. In the coming years, the Ministry of Economy will focus on solving this problem. According to Vakhrukov, in order to increase the domestic tourist flow, the ministry is also going to support infrastructure projects and develop year-round amusement parks and resorts.

On behalf of the President, by 2030, year-round seaside resorts should be launched in Russia, designed to accommodate at least 10 million tourists a year. As Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, who oversees the industry, said earlier, the Golden Sands of Russia and Saki resorts in Crimea, the Caspian Coastal Cluster in Dagestan, Russian Baltika in Kaliningrad, etc. can also become priorities.

The authorities expect that the development of federal year-round resorts will contribute to the fulfillment of the tasks of the national project “Tourism and Hospitality Industry”, the key indicator of which is an increase in the number of domestic tourist trips in Russia to 140 million by 2030.