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<h2>The Russian outbound travel market has gone from strength to strength in recent years and 2018 has been no different</h2> Following a hugely successful year in 2017 when outbound trips from Russia rose 25%, during 2018 growth of another 5.8% was seen, bringing the total up to 42 million trips, according to Rosstat, the Russian State Statistics Service.&nbsp;<h3>So, where are Russians travelling?</h3> The top destinations among Russian tourists for 2018 were:&nbsp;// Turkey - (5.7 million trips) +27% // Finland - (4.5 million trips) +1% // Kazakhstan - (2.9 million trips) -1% // Ukraine - (2.3 million trips) +0.3% // China - (2 million trips) +1% // Estonia - (1.8 million trips) +4% // Germany - (1.3 million trips) +5.5% // Georgia - (1.2 million trips) +23% // Thailand - (1.1 million trips) +7% // Poland - (1.1 million trips) -11% Turkey has remained in prime position following its return to the market in 2017.&nbsp;Other key destinations include Italy – 1 million, Spain – 961,000, UAE – 941,000, Cyprus – 826,000, Greece – 808,000, Azerbaijan – 748,000, Lithuania – 635,000, Tunisia – 611,000, Vietnam – 531,000, Bulgaria – 437,000, Czech Republic – 494,000, and France – 476,000.&nbsp;Destinations showing the highest year-on-year growth include:&nbsp;Hungary (+51%), Cuba (+46%), Hong Kong (+32%), Uzbekistan (+28%), Portugal (+28%), Maldives (+27%), Turkey (+27%), Georgia (+23%), Qatar (+23%), Japan (+23%), UAE (+23%), Italy (+22%), Mongolia (+22%), and Croatia (+19%).&nbsp;<h3>Interested in accessing this growing market?</h3> MITT, the Moscow International Travel and Tourism exhibition, Russia's leading event of its kind, is the best place to gain access to the Russian travel market.&nbsp;Every year, MITT attracts over 22,200 of Russia's top tour operators, travel agents, and other industry professionals looking for new destinations and travel services to offer their clients.&nbsp;Get ahead of your competition and increase your brand awareness on the Russian market by exhibiting at MITT 2021.

Russian Outbound Tourism In 2018: Top Destinations