Russia Woos Asian Tourists to Try and Counter European Visits Collapse
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The number of EU tourists in Russia fell from five million in 2019 to 160,000 in 2025. Moscow is now oriented towards the east and is promoting Asian tourists.
BECAUSE of the drop in European tourists due to sanctions, Russia is turning to Asia. He is introducing a visa-free regime for Vietnam, and a similar arrangement with China is yielding slower-than-expected results.
Russia woos Asian tourists to try and counter European visits collapse
EU tourist arrivals fell from 5 million in 2019 to 160,000 in 2025 as sanctions, cancelled flights and other restrictions due to Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine severed Western leisure travel, prompting Moscow to look east.
The 27th meeting of the Russian-China Commission for Humanitarian Cooperation took place on Monday in St. Petersburg.
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