Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko chaired a meeting of the Government Commission on Tourism Development. The results of the 2025 summer tourism season were summarized and industry development issues were discussed.
"By decision of the President, the national project 'Tourism and Hospitality Industry' was launched in 2021. Since January of this year, the updated national project 'Tourism and Hospitality' has been addressing such issues as the creation of the federal resorts 'Five Seas and Lake Baikal', supporting national producers, and continuing to implement measures in demand by regions and businesses. The President of Russia has instructed us to increase the share of tourism in GDP from the current 2.9% to 5% by 2030, triple the export of tourism services, and increase the number of tourist trips to 140 million by 2030. This requires coordinated interdepartmental work between regions and businesses, as well as rapid decision-making," noted Dmitry Chernyshenko.
He emphasized that the number of tourist trips within Russia in the first eight months of 2025 amounted to 61.7 million, a 5.4% increase compared to the same period in 2024. The number of tourist trips by Russians amounted to 58.6 million, while foreigners accounted for 3.1 million. The leading growth regions in terms of volume over the first eight months of this year were St. Petersburg, the Tver, Vladimir, and Novosibirsk regions, and the Republic of Tatarstan. The fastest-growing regions were the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, the Republics of Adygea and Kalmykia, the Tver Region, and the Jewish Autonomous Region.
"We're focusing on infrastructure, tourist accommodation, and expanding our hotel room inventory. By 2025, we've added 18,700 rooms through support programs, including 6,200 through the preferential lending program and 12,500 through modular programs. Projects with 74,000 rooms and major investment projects, collectively designed to support an additional 39 million visits per year, are currently participating in the preferential lending program," the Deputy Prime Minister noted.
Dmitry Chernyshenko reported that regional projects for modular hotels have been selected for three years, and a subsidy of 15 billion rubles has already been distributed to 54 regions, which will allow for the opening of over 10,000 rooms by 2028. A unified regional subsidy for tourism infrastructure development has also been allocated for three years, with 27 billion rubles allocated for these purposes.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Economic Development, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, other interested departments and organizations, as well as regions of Russia.
Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov thanked the regions and industry for their active participation in the large-scale "Travel!" forum and their extensive work during the summer season: "The season was productive, in part because we held interdepartmental meetings in the lead-up to it and addressed all key issues. A similar extended meeting on preparations for the winter season is planned for October-November."
Yuri Zaitsev, Head of the Mari El Republic, and Natalia Chechina, Vice Governor of St. Petersburg, noted that special attention is being paid to state support under the national project "Tourism and Hospitality." The funds received are being used to develop specialized centers, support private initiatives, and host major events.
"We continue to expand our hotel room inventory through national project programs, and we are focused on market legalization and improving service quality through the accommodation classification reform," emphasized Maxim Reshetnikov.
Particular attention was paid to the situation in the Krasnodar Krai, where a decline in revenue occurred at the beginning of the season due to the emergency in Anapa. To support the industry, companies in the emergency zone were granted extended deadlines for paying insurance premiums and taxes. Despite these challenges, the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol demonstrated stable growth of over 7%, supported by the Russian Ministry of Transport's extensive efforts to increase the capacity of the Crimean Bridge and the number of railcars.
Acting Vice Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Alexander Ruppel thanked the Russian Government for its extensive support of businesses in the affected areas and noted that the region also provided a number of specialized subsidies, preferential loans, and a waiver of the tourist tax.
The active development of car tourism has become a trend this season. This year, approximately 32 million car tours are expected, a 7% increase compared to last year. To develop this trend, regions have already verified over 100 car tourism routes on the national tourism portal, and the number of tourist attractions included in these routes has reached almost 1,500. One billion rubles have been allocated as part of a unified regional subsidy for the development of roadside infrastructure in 19 regions along federal highways.
Dmitry Chernyshenko supported the initiative to hold interdepartmental meetings to prepare for the winter tourism season. He instructed all interested agencies and regions to participate in the development of the business program architecture and plan ahead for participation in the traditional summer forum "Travel!", as well as to explore options for integrating the services of the national messenger Max into the tourism industry.
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