In the current situation in the world because of the pandemic coronavirus, Russia has a chance to become one of the main travel powers. This opinion was expressed by the head of the First European Department the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexey Paramonov.
“In the short term we can expect compression of the international tourism market and increasing competition for the tourist traffic as the removal of restrictive measures, – Paramonov quoted by RIA Novosti. – We have to put a lot of effort to maintain the achievements of recent years.”
According to the diplomat, in recent years, the popularity of Russia as a travel destination has grown. Especially obviously it was after the world Cup in 2018. However, past success is not enough, said Paramonov.
“Russia has suddenly had a historic chance to catch up and become one of the leading travel powers. It is necessary to revise the philosophy of the tourism industry, to make it focused mainly on the domestic development,” he said.
For this purpose, according to the diplomat, will have a lot of work on infrastructure, and the overall image and atmosphere of tourism in Russia. In addition to this, you will need to create a competitive tourist products.
the tourism Market has suffered around the world in connection with the restrictions imposed by the pandemic COVID-19. At the moment countries, where the incidence began to decline, gradually discontinued antiviral action and thinking about how to restore the tourism sector. So, the Japanese authorities decided to pay the tourists for travelling around the country, but this only applies to domestic tourism – foreigners no payment receive.
to Receive tourists coming to Italy, Spain and Turkey. However, experts believe that the rest of the Russians are now better in the country – in particular because from abroad can bring a more aggressive form of coronavirus.
Meanwhile Rosturizm prepares to ZAPUSKU new tourist routes in Russia. We are talking about travelling by car, train and plane. In the near future it will be possible to relax in spas with medical license in the first place in the Krasnodar region. Also the Russians have already started to book tours to the Crimea.
