Kabardino-Balkaria increased tourist flow to 1.58 million people in nine months

The volume of tourist services in Kabardino-Balkaria for nine months of 2026 reached 20.8 billion rubles, and tax revenues amounted to 1 billion 718 million rubles. This was reported by Deputy Minister of resorts and tourism of the Republic Aslanbi Shkhagapsoev.

Elbrus retains the leading role: about 60% of the total flow of tourists rested there, and in Nalchik the tourist flow increased by 41%. The industry employs more than 650 accommodation facilities with a capacity of more than 23 thousand places - for the year the growth was 7%. State support within the framework of the national project "Tourism and Hospitality" allowed to master 432.4 million rubles, modular accommodation facilities were created at the expense of these funds.

The load of the resort of Nalchik exceeds 80%, and its sanatoriums for nine months received more than 33 thousand people. Nalchik is a balneological resort, known far beyond the country, which in many ways provides a stable interest of tourists.

Experts in the field of tourism note that the growth of tax revenues and the number of employees indicates the transition of the industry to a qualitatively new level. As experts emphasize, the development of modular accommodation facilities allows the republic to quickly increase the number of rooms in the context of growing demand. It is expected that by the end of the year the positive dynamics of tourist flow in the region will continue.

Earlier it was reported that ski resorts in Russia are waiting for the growth of tourist flow by 10%.