Foreign tourist flow to Russia in 2026 may grow by 20% to 7 mln trips

ST. PETERSBURG, June 10. /TASS/. Foreign tourist flow to Russia in 2026 could rise by 20% compared to the previous year, reaching 7 million trips, Nikita Kondratyev, Director of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects at the Russian Economic Development Ministry, said in an interview with TASS at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

"We project up to 7 million trips. Last year, it was 5.8 million," he said.

The head of the department noted that a kind of "renaissance" in inbound tourism in Russia began in 2022, when European tourists began to be replaced by travelers from the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and China.

SPIEF 2026 took place on June 3-6 under the theme "Pragmatic Dialogue: The Path to a Stable Future." The forum was organized by the Roscongress Foundation, with TASS acting as the general information partner.