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.