Russians Travel 11x Less Than Americans

The leaders among the directions were: Turkey (6.3 million trips), Abkhazia (5.6 million) and Kazakhstan (2.7 million).

Consensus

Russia's domestic tourism market grew by 2% in the past year to 92 million trips.
Outbound tourism in Russia grew by nearly 9% in the past year to 30 million trips.
The average Russian makes about 0.63 domestic trips per year.
The average American makes about seven domestic trips per year.
The average Japanese makes nearly ten domestic trips per year.
Russia's outbound tourism is growing faster than domestic tourism.
Turkey, Abkhazia, and Kazakhstan are top destinations for Russian outbound tourism.
China, Egypt, and Vietnam showed the highest growth in Russian outbound tourism.
Russia aims to increase inbound tourism to 16 million by 2030.
Russia's tourism sector faces a workforce shortage of 20–25%.
Russia needs over 300,000 tourism specialists by 2030.
The Russian government sees shifting outbound tourism toward domestic tourism as a key priority.

In the first half of 2026, domestic tourism in Russia decreased by 3% year-on-year to 40.1 million trips. — vedomosti
In the first half of 2025, domestic tourism in Russia increased by 7% year-on-year to 41.4 million trips. — fontanka
Inbound tourism to Russia grew by 13% in the past year to 5.8 million trips. — fontanka
Mutual tourism between Russia and China grew by 60% in the first half of 2026. — fontanka
Tourist traffic in St. Petersburg did not grow in May–September 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. — fontanka