Revenues from travel taxes in Russia increased by 60% in the first half of the year. In the first half of 2026, 5.2 billion rubles of tourism tax were collected in Russia, which is 60% more than in the same period last year, Grigory Grusha, director of the Department of Project Implementation in the field of tourism activity of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, said on Tuesday. "Thanks to the work we are doing jointly with the regions on the issue of "whitewashing" and reforming the classification of accommodation facilities, the number of classified rooms has doubled and, in fact, the base from which this tourist tax is actually collected has doubled.

Revenues from travel taxes in Russia increased by 60% in the first half of the year. In the first half of 2026, 5.2 billion rubles of tourism tax were collected in Russia, which is 60% more than in the same period last year, Grigory Grusha, director of the Department of Project Implementation in the field of tourism activity of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, said on Tuesday. "Thanks to the work we are doing jointly with the regions on the issue of "whitewashing" and reforming the classification of accommodation facilities, the number of classified rooms has doubled and, in fact, the base from which this tourist tax is actually collected has doubled.