“Tourists can still buy package tours and accommodations with the option to travel from October 1 to December 24.

River and sea cruises can be started from September 1 until the end of navigation, ”the message says.

It is noted that “the sales were supposed to end on August 31, but 400 million rubles remained of the 6.7 billion rubles allocated by the Russian government for the implementation of the program in 2021”.

In July, Rosturizm announced a decision to extend the sale of vouchers within the framework of the tourist cashback until August 31. 

Vice-President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Yuri Barzykin, in an interview with RT, commented on the decision of Rostourism to extend the sale of tours in Russia with cashback until the end of August.