A representative of the Abkhazian Ministry of Tourism noted that many tourists from Russia are too thrifty.
In 2024, tourist spending in the North Caucasus increased by 17% and reached 17.4 billion rubles. This was reported by Sber analysts.
A court in Kabardino-Balkaria sentenced the organizer of the Elbrus ascent tour to 5 years and 7 months in prison, which led to the death of six tourists. Four guides were also sentenced to terms ranging from 3 years 2 months to 3 years 6 months under the article on the provision of unsafe services.
In 2024, the growth of tourist flow to Chechnya amounted to 35%. The republic has become one of the leaders among the regions of the Russian Federation in this indicator, said the head of the Ministry of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov at the board meeting of the department.
In 2024, Russians traveled abroad 29.2 million times. The most frequent destination was Turkey - 6.3 million trips. These are the data from the RBC rating. Abkhazia was in second place - 5.9 million trips.
Five citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina have died while climbing Mount Elbrus in Russia’s Kabardino-Balkaria republic.
Dagestan, which had remained one of Russia’s fastest-growing tourist destinations for several years, has recorded a drop in tourist traffic for the first time in that period. In the first half of the year, the republic was visited by 719,000 people—15% fewer than the year before.
Authorities are preparing a new package of measures to develop tourism in the North Caucasus.
Massive flooding has led to a significant decline in tourism in Dagestan. Amid reports of an impending third wave of rain, Russians have cancelled a quarter of their previously purchased tours for the May holidays.