PCT: it is necessary to resume the issuance of electronic visas for foreign tourists visas for foreign tourists from countries with which regular flights have been restored. Interfax reports this.
restoration of inbound tourism needs to work out special subsidies. Arrivals from other countries dropped by 95 percent in 2021, according to the PCT. In 2020, this figure was 97 percent.
Earlier in November, Russia planned to launch vaccine tourism by 2022 – specifically for this, the issue of simplifying visa requirements for those entering under this program is being discussed. “Visa for those entering under this program should be a prototype of an electronic visa, should be issued according to a simplified procedure. The decision on this issue must now be approved by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, “said Alexander Osaulenko, head of the Tourpomosch Association of Tour Operators.