Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, May 20 /Xinhua/ — In 2024, 1.1 million travelers from China visited Russia and stayed in hotels, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dmitry Vakhrukov said at the Russian-Chinese Forum in Khabarovsk, as quoted by the ministry’s press service.
As D. Vakhrukov noted, this is almost a two-fold increase. At the same time, the single electronic visa to Russia, which has already been used by more than 400 thousand Chinese tourists, turned out to be an extremely effective mechanism. According to the Deputy Minister, in the near future it is planned to extend the period of stay on such a visa from 16 to 30 days.
Russia and China also have a visa-free travel mechanism for organized tourist groups of five or more people, which has been used by over 1 million Russian and Chinese tourists. D. Vakhrukov added that negotiations are currently underway to improve the conditions for such trips, in particular to increase the maximum travel period by 1.5 times. –0–