Far East, Arctic report 40% growth of visiting travelers — minister
The share of tourist trips to the Arctic districts and to the Far East in the total amount of tourist trips inside Russia grew by 8.6%, Maxim Reshetnikov noted.
The number of tourists, accommodated at hotels in the Far East and Arctic over eleven months in 2023, grew by 40% year-over-year, Russia's Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov told a government meeting chaired by President Vladimir Putin.
"Over eleven months of the past year, the number of guests accommodated at the hotels grew by 1.8 million people year-over-year, which is a 40% growth," the minister said. "To make clear - across the country the growth was 20%, and over there it was 40%."
The share of tourist trips to the Arctic districts and to the Far East in the total amount of tourist trips inside Russia grew by 8.6%, he added. "This is a significant growth. And it is worth stressing [the regions] offer new accommodation, the older accommodation facilities are busy, and we also highlight the incentives under the national project on tourism development," the minister concluded.
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The number of tourists, accommodated at hotels in the Far East and Arctic over eleven months in 2023, grew by 40% year-over-year, Russia's Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov told a government meeting chaired by President Vladimir Putin.
"Over eleven months of the past year, the number of guests accommodated at the hotels grew by 1.8 million people year-over-year, which is a 40% growth," the minister said. "To make clear - across the country the growth was 20%, and over there it was 40%."
The share of tourist trips to the Arctic districts and to the Far East in the total amount of tourist trips inside Russia grew by 8.6%, he added. "This is a significant growth. And it is worth stressing [the regions] offer new accommodation, the older accommodation facilities are busy, and we also highlight the incentives under the national project on tourism development," the minister concluded.
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