Tourist traffic in Russia expected to plunge 40-50% by end of 2020

MOSCOW. KAZINFORM The tourist traffic in Russia can drop by 40-50% by the end of 2020, head of the Federal Tourism Agency Zarina Doguzova said in an interview posted on the website of the NTV TV channel on Wednesday.

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«We expect the decline [of the tourist traffic in Russia] at the level of about 40-50% by year-end,» the official said, TASS reports.


The outbound tourist traffic will plummet by about 80% in 2020, Doguzova noted.

Hotels in large cities focusing on business trips have the highest exposure, she says. «The [tourist traffic] drop with such hotels is much higher than in hotels located on resort areas. We provide as much support for colleagues as possible, including by various incentivizing measures,» Doguzova added.