Overview
- Sberanalitika reports 164 million domestic trips in January–November 2025, up 7.5% year over year, with 1.83 trillion rubles spent inside Russia.
- Cashless payments accounted for 68.6% of domestic tourist outlays as average daily in-trip spending rose 6.9% to 2,356 rubles.
- RST says outbound travel grew 14% in 2025 to about 14 million tourists, with at least 8 million using package tours.
- Turkey leads foreign destinations at up to 7 million Russian visitors, with Egypt up 36%, Thailand up 10% to 2 million, Vietnam up 2.7 times, and China up 26%.
- Foreign airlines carried 4 million Russian outbound passengers as their role expanded; 21 Russian carriers fly to 29 countries and 65 foreign carriers serve Russia from 33 countries, while the average overseas trip check rose 7% and booking lead times increased 13% to four weeks.