As a result of the military conflict in the Middle East, Russians lost approximately a third of the transit routes that passed through the Persian Gulf countries.

In 2025, between 1.8 million and 2.1 million Russians could potentially use transit routes abroad. Of these, approximately 650,000–700,000 (or roughly a third) chose airports…

In 2025, Russian tourist flow to Azerbaijan totaled 615,000 visits, an 18% decrease year-on-year.

2026 Azerbaijan has a chance of being even more successful, stated Azerbaijani Ambassador to the Russian Federation Rahman Mustafayev, pointing to the fact that in January 2026, tourist flow from Russia had already grown by 7% year-on-year,…

Russian tourist flow to the Chinese island of Hainan, having reached record levels last year, continues to rapidly increase in 2026.

In the first two months of 2026, Hainan welcomed 89,000 tourists from Russia, a 61.9% increase compared to the same period last year. Russia accounted for 31% of Hainan's total tourist flow in January-February.

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