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Russians continue to travel the world despite o Western sanctions, it follows from the program of the Polish radio station Radio ZET. He is quoted by RIA Novosti.
The organizer noted that the purpose of the sanctions was, among other things, to prevent Russian citizens from traveling abroad on vacation. At the same time, it turned out that they did not stop traveling, they just started choosing other places.
Last year alone, Russians took about 22.5 million tourist trips abroad, while in 2021 there were 19.2 million. Radio ZET believes that this number will increase even more this year.
It was noted that Russians most often traveled to countries such as Turkey, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the Maldives and Egypt.
List of countries, which are opening to Russians is also getting longer over time, summarizes Radio ZET.
Earlier it was announced that the famous German resort of Baden-Baden will inevitably face collapse without tourists from Russia. The Schwaebische Zeitung material says that Russians have been visiting this resort for the past 200 years and now Baden-Baden is in serious trouble. The publication quotes the words of Valentina Yushina, vice president of the city's German-Russian cultural society: “It's all over. The Russians will not come again.” Restaurants, hotels and boutiques are said to be closing in Baden-Baden, and instead of Russian tourists, Ukrainian refugees are coming to the city. According to the publication, there are currently more of them in Baden-Baden than anywhere else in southwestern Germany.