7 March 2025 в 07:01

Sergei Sobyanin: A record 26 million tourists visited Moscow in 2024

That was a three percent increase over 2019, the most successful year on record for the global tourism industry.

A record 26 million tourists visited Moscow last year. Sergei Sobyanin reported the news on his Telegram channel.

“This is three percent more than the figure for 2019, the most successful year for the global tourism industry,” reported the Mayor of Moscow.

Source: Sergei Sobyanin’s Telegram channel @mos_sobyanin

One third of the domestic tourists were visitors from other regions of the Central Federal District, another 17–18 percent traveled from Saint-Petersburg, the Khanty-Mansiysk and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs, Krasnodar Krai, Tatarstan and Sverdlovsk Region. Citizens of China and the Middle East have begun to choose Moscow more often for their trips.

Visitors are attracted by the historic city center and landscaped parks, as well as VDNKh. In addition, the city’s colorful festivals and international business events help to promote tourism.

In 2024, three-, four- and five-star hotels in the capital reported an average of 78 percent occupancy, and during large-scale events this figure at times exceeded 90 percent.

The tourist industry contributes some 225 billion rubles to the capital’s budget. The funds help to make the city even more comfortable for residents and more attractive for guests, added Sergei Sobyanin.