According to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), in the period from January to June 2021, 209,704 Russians visited Dubai.

“If at the end of 2020 Russia was the 4th largest supplier of tourists to Dubai, then in the first half of this year Russians took 2nd place.

At the same time, in May 2021, Russia took the first place in terms of the volume of foreign tourist traffic to Dubai, the number of visits from Russia this month amounted to 40.9 thousand, ”the ATOR said in a statement.

Along with this, the development of domestic tourism is noted.

Alexey Volkov, Vice President, Executive Director of the National Union of the Hospitality Industry, told URA.RU that the demand for tourist trips in Russia in 2021 increased by 30%.

For example, the Crimean authorities have set a new record for the peninsula in the post-Soviet period in terms of tourist flow: in eight months, more than 7 million people have rested on the territory of the republic.