Russians travel to Turkey more often in 2025

Turkey ranks first in terms of demand among Russian tourists this year, Vice President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Dmitry Gorin said.

According to him, by the end of the year the number of Russian tourists will reach 7 million people.

Next in line are Egypt (+36%), Thailand (+10%, up to 2 million people), Vietnam (an increase of 2.7 times), and China (+26%).

The number of Russian tourist trips abroad in 2025 increased by 14% year-on-year, he said.

According to the expert, at least 8 million tourists took advantage of package tours, and a total of 14 million people traveled abroad for tourism purposes.

"Growth was 14% this year, and at least 8 million of our tourists used package tours alone, approximately as early as December, and a total of 14 million people will travel abroad for tourism purposes," Dmitry Gorin said.

The average price for an international vacation grew by 7% this year, the expert said.

"What's pleasing to both tourists and travel companies is that the booking depth has increased by 13%," the RUTI vice president concluded.