ATOR estimated the spending of tourists from China in Russia at an average of 150 thousand rubles per person in 2026, a Chinese tourist will spend an average of 150 thousand rubles on a trip to Russia, including spending on transportation, accommodation, food, entertainment and shopping, said Maya Lumidze, CEO of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), at a press conference. "At the end of 2025, a visa-free regime was introduced for Chinese citizens, and until then there was a regime for the exchange of tourist groups without a visa between China and Russia.

ATOR estimated the spending of tourists from China in Russia at an average of 150 thousand rubles per person in 2026, a Chinese tourist will spend an average of 150 thousand rubles on a trip to Russia, including spending on transportation, accommodation, food, entertainment and shopping, said Maya Lumidze, CEO of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), at a press conference. "At the end of 2025, a visa-free regime was introduced for Chinese citizens, and until then there was a regime for the exchange of tourist groups without a visa between China and Russia.