Russian outbound tourism trips 2023

In 2023, approximately 25.3 million outbound tourist trips were taken abroad by Russian tourists, up 13 percent from the previous year. In 2020, the figures sharply decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Considering all travel purposes, Russians’ most popular outbound destinations were Abkhazia (recognized as a state by Russia) and Turkey.

Russian outbound tourism spending

Russia had the ninth-highest international tourism expenditure worldwide, at 33 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. After a sharp decline by around 70 percent in 2020, the spending was forecast to continue decreasing in the following years until 2028, negatively impacted by the Russia-Ukraine war.

Russians’ outbound tourism destinations

Turkey was the leading international tourism destination, visited by over 5.2 million Russians for tourism purposes in 2022. The United Arab Emirates ranked second, with a tourist count of around 1.2 million. Tanzania and the Maldives experienced a tourist boost from Russia in 2020, as the countries' borders were open to Russians in spite of COVID-19 restrictions.

Number of outbound tourism trips from Russia from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)

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Release date

August 2024

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

2014 to 2023

Supplementary notes

An outbound tourism trip (visit) is defined by the source as a trip made by a Russian national to a foreign country for any main purpose (business, leisure or other personal purpose) other than to be employed by a resident entity (enterprise) registered in the country visited or attend a long-term training course. Trips of Russian service staff (crews) on public transport, diplomats, national diplomats, consulate personnel, military personnel and their beneficiaries are not included.
The statistic has been compiled from several reports by the source.

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