Tourist portal of Russia

In Moscow, the capital of Russia, materials from the Russian Government’s strategic session on tourism development have been published, the National Tourism Portal of Russia reported today.

Details:

Strategic materials from the Russian Government on tourism development

1. General industry assessment

• Tourism is among the top three fastest-growing sectors of the economy, sharing second place with IT.
• In 2024, Russians made 90 million domestic trips—a record; from January to August 2025, about 59 million.
• Tourism’s share of GDP is less than 3%, and should increase to 5% by 2030.

2. Investments and infrastructure

• Business investment in tourism is approximately 2 trillion rubles.
• For every ruble from the budget, there are 7-10 rubles from private investment.
• Over the year, the hotel room stock increased by 35,000, reaching 1.15 million rooms. Since the start of the national project, 55,000 have been built.
• About 400 billion rubles of budget funds will be allocated for the development of the industry over the next five years.

3. Federal Projects

• “5 Seas and Lake Baikal” — year-round resorts in 10 regions, 77,000 rooms, and 10 million trips per year.
• The “Tourism and Hospitality” national project develops hotel infrastructure and implements government support measures.

4. Government Support

Key Measures:
• Preferential loans for hotels, water parks, and ski resorts.
• Tax breaks for hotels and tour operators.
• Subsidies to regions for improvements and events.
• Modular Hotel Program.
• National Guarantee System (NGS) — guarantees from the SME Corporation.

SME Support:

• 85 billion rubles for 2,500 businesses through 2030.
• 60 billion rubles under the “PSK-Combo” program.
• 20+ billion rubles through umbrella guarantees.
• Since the beginning of 2025, hotel SMEs have attracted 5.5 billion rubles through the NGS.

5. Small and Medium Businesses

• In 2024, there were 76,000 SMEs, with revenue of 1.14 trillion rubles (double compared to 2021).
• The average age of enterprises was 8 years and 5 months.
• 45% of SMEs were hotels, 40% were travel agencies.
• Over three years, the number of hotel SMEs increased by 20%, to 36,000.

Leading regions:
Krasnodar Krai – 12.8%, Moscow – 9.8%, St. Petersburg – 5.3%, Moscow Region – 4.3%, Crimea – 4.1%.

6. Digitalization

• The SME․RF Platform (Ministry of Economic Development, SME Corporation) and the “Support for Entrepreneurs in Tourism” service.
• The platform includes 208 measures, 260 tourism projects, and 439 investment platforms.
• 1.3 million users (entrepreneurs, self-employed individuals, and those starting a business).
• The number of services has grown from 8 to over 35.

7. 2030 Goals

• 140 million trips per year.
• 5% of tourism’s share of GDP.
• 77,000 new hotel rooms.
• Development of transport and tourism infrastructure at the federal and regional levels.