Nearly 600,000 tourists from Arab countries visited Russia in 2025, doubling the pre-COVID-19 figures.
Tourist flow to Russia from Arab countries has doubled compared to pre-pandemic figures. Last year, 660,000 travelers from Arab countries visited Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko informed.
According to the Deputy Prime Minister, approximately 6 mln tourists visited Russia last year.
"Last year, nearly 6 mln foreign guests visited our country. Over 10% of all trips were from Arab countries: the Middle East, Türkiye, and Egypt,”
- Dmitry Chernyshenko said.
Earlier, it was reported that Russia is discussing with UAE authorities the introduction of a cashless payment system for Russian tourists.
