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Moscow is №1 tourist destination

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Moscow is №1 tourist destination


26.04.2017

Caro/Rupert OberhŠuser/Globallookpress.comRussian capital is thought to be the most popular city among tourists from abroad, who are going to visit Russia coming summer, Lenta.ru reports. Popularity rating is created by wide-known touristic service Kayak.ru. Its specialists have analyzed all the search data made by prospective tourists during first 3 months of 2017.

The second place is expectedly occupied by Saint Petersburg. The third place is taken by the major Siberian city Omsk, followed by Novosibirsk and Vladivostok.

Sochi, Irkutsk, Rostov-on-Don, Ekaterinburg and Kazan are included in top-10 cities.

At the beginning of this year Sochi was the most popular vacation city for the foreign tourists. Top-3 is completed by Anapa and the main settlement on Olkhon Island Khuzhir, on Baikal lake.

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