“If we talk about the near abroad, these are Belarus, Abkhazia, Kazakhstan, Armenia and partly Georgia. If we take the abroad a little further, it s “This is about Egypt and Turkey. Sri Lanka, of course, cannot be called a budget country, but there is an average price segment there,” Barzykin said.
He also recalled that China would open up more widely to tourists. Traveling to the United Arab Emirates will be cheaper due to the warm weather.
“European destinations are not. You have to travel there in transit, via other countries, it's three times more expensive than before, not to mention visas, cards and payment documents. But the main factor of price growth is, of course, “The exchange rate. Well, air travel. It's cheaper where there is a land connection. Or mass transportation, as in the case of Turkey and Egypt,” the expert said.
It was earlier reported that Chinese tourists were flocking to Russia in large numbers in search of unique natural phenomena. The list of the most popular destinations among Chinese citizens includes Baikal, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan and Nizhny Novgorod.
