Russians took nearly 83 mln domestic tourist trips in Jan-Nov 2025 - Deputy PM Chernyshenko

MOSCOW. Dec 30 (Interfax) - The number of tourist trips within Russia totaled 82.9 million in January-November 2025, a 5% increase from the same period in 2025, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said.

"In the eleven months of January to November of this year, the number of trips within the country reached 82.9 million. This is 5% more than in the same period last year," the press service quoted Chernyshenko as saying.

"The most popular destinations over this time were Siberia, the southern, and the northwestern parts of our country. The Tourism and Hospitality national project's tools help increase tourist flow. This brings us closer to the goal of increasing the share of tourism in our country's GDP to 5% and the number of tourist trips to 140 million by 2030," he said.

The destinations that received the highest numbers of tourists in the first 11 months of 2025 were Moscow (11.3 million), the Krasnodar Territory (9 million), and St. Petersburg (6.5 million). The top ten travel destinations also included the Moscow region (5.2 million), the Republic of Tatarstan (2.6 million), the Republic of Crimea (2.4 million), the Sverdlovsk region (2 million), the Stavropol Territory (1.7 million), the Tyumen region (1.7 million), and the Rostov region (1.6 million), Chernyshenko said.

The areas that saw the largest increase in tourist inflow were those actively developing their tourist infrastructure, i.e. Karachayevo-Cherkessia (+135%), the Republic of Adygeya (+67%), the Chukotka autonomous district (+52%), the Tver region (+50%), and the Jewish autonomous region (+38%).

Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said, "We see that not only conventional centers of attraction but also regions that are actively investing in their tourist infrastructure are growing. Karachayevo-Cherkessia's 135% or Chukotka's 52% growth are vivid examples of how each territory can unlock their potential."

Domestic travel flow in the first 11 months of this year and in previous years have seen steady growth, and tourism has turned into a driver for the entire country's development, creating new jobs and businesses locally, Reshetnikov said.

Last year saw an all-time high of tourist trips within Russia, 90.1 million, growing 35% from 66.5 million in 2021.