Business investment in the tourism industry since last year was more than 800 billion roubles, a third more than 2022.

This was largely possible thanks to the support provided by national projects, the Minister for Economic Development of Russia, Maxim Rechetnikov, at a meeting with the President on the establishment of federal round sea resorts.

Investment activity. Business has invested more than 800 billion roubles in the industry. A third more than 2022. A total of 12.5 thousand new numbers were introduced, an increase of 10 per cent per year "I told Maxim Rechetnikov.

The Minister noted that the increase in the number fund today was largely related to support for the national project " Tourism and Hospitality " , co-sponsored by Vice-Prime Dmitry Chernashenko.

For example, the President ' s decision to provide an additional 11 billion roubles for the modular hotel subsidy programme increased the support coverage. This programme has already supported 18,000 numbers in 66 regions of the country. Of these, 45,000 have been introduced, the remaining will be introduced before the end of the year.

In addition, the hotel business also receives support from the national project " Maloe and Secondary Entrepreneurship " , the first Vice-Prime Officer, Andrei Belousov.

In 2023, thanks to concessional lending and umbrella sponsorship of the SME Corporation, entrepreneurs engaged over 24 billion roubles of credit, almost twice as much as in 2022.

In a message to the Federal Assembly, President Vladimir Putin had set the goal of increasing the number of country trips by almost half by 2030, to 140 million. In 2023, there were 78 million trips in Russia, 21% more than 2022.