World Tourism Day: Buryatstat summed up the work of tourist firms

In 2025, 49 tourist companies operated in Buryatia. They sold 11.7 thousand tour packages to the population - 1.2% more than a year earlier - with a total cost of 1,340.4 million rubles, which is 14.4% higher than the level of 2024, Buryatstat said.

More than half of the sold vouchers - 6.6 thousand, or 56.7% - accounted for foreign destinations. The remaining 5.1 thousand (43.3%) were travels in Russia.

The services of travel agencies of the republic were used by 26.5 thousand people. The bulk of the clients – 59.7% – were Russians who traveled abroad. Among foreign destinations, the most popular were China (38% of those who went abroad), Thailand (30.4%), Vietnam (14.6%), Turkey (8.7%), the UAE (2.5%) and Egypt (2.2%).

In Russia, travel agencies of Buryatia sent 9.4 thousand citizens - 35.5% of the total number of tourists served. Of these, 61.8% preferred to rest in the republic. Among other popular destinations are the Irkutsk region, Krasnodar Territory, St. Petersburg, Altai Territory and Tatarstan.

Foreign tourists who traveled to Russia accounted for only 4.9% of the total number of tourists served, with 92.6% of them Chinese citizens.

The average cost of one tour in 2025 amounted to 115 thousand rubles, and an average of two people per tour package.

The hospitality sphere of Buryatia is represented by 549 collective accommodation facilities with a room fund of 9.3 thousand rooms for 24.9 thousand seats. In 2025, they accommodated 666.8 thousand people - 3.3% less than in 2024.