January 14, 2016. The number of Russian tourists spending their New Year break abroad dropped by 30% to 35% this year compared with early 2015, RIA Novosti refers to Executive Director of the Association of Russian Tour Operators Maia Lomidze as stating.

‘Despite a certain traffic surge for some destinations, outgoing tourism plummeted by an average of 30% to 35% against last year’s season in every market segmen,’ Lomidze said.