Russian tourism loss from coronavirus (COVID-19) in China 2020

The Russian tourism industry was projected to lose under 100 million U.S. dollars due to the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in China in January 2020. According to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), approximately 45 thousand organized tourists from China were expected to travel to Russia in March 2020. Due to the infection spread, Russia closed its Far Eastern border with China, resulting in suspension of tours purchased by Chinese travelers.

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Estimated coronavirus (COVID-19) impact on Russian inbound tourism from China in 2020

Characteristic	Key figures
Expected loss from suspended tours of Chinese tourists in Q1 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)*	100,000
Lost income of Russia tour operators if the tourist flow is not restored from May to Sep 2020 (in million Russian rubles)	31,200
Lost income of Russian tour operators from Feb to Mar 2020 (in million Russian rubles)	2,800
Expected number of organized tourists from China per month from Jan to May 2020	45,000
Number of Chinese tourists whose tours were blocked as of Jan 28, 2020	9,000
Number of Chinese tourists in Russia in 2019 (in 1,000s)	1,500

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Release date

February 2020

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Russia

Survey time period

February 2020

Supplementary notes

The figures refer only to organized tours on the legal tourism market.

* ATOR calculation from January 2020. Including losses of airline companies, tour operators, hotels, and catering businesses. The association estimated a loss of 40 to 45 million U.S. dollars in February 2020 and 45 to 50 million U.S. dollars in March 2020.

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