Abkhazia surpassed Sochi in terms of tourist flow growth in 2025

Abkhazia surpassed Sochi in terms of the growth rate of the tourist flow in 2025, increasing the number of tourists by 20%. Aleksan Mkrtchyan, Vice President of the Alliance of Travel Agencies (ATA) of Russia, told about this on November 19.

"The growth of tourist flow to Sochi in 2025 was 8%, and to Abkhazia +20%. And the key factor is the opening of the airport in Sukhum. The country has received the tourists it has not had for 32 years. Secondly, Abkhazia is strong in prices," he said. kp.ru .

In addition, tourists choose Abkhazia due to attractive prices, for example, the cost of staying in four-star hotels is 30-40% lower than in Sochi, as well as meals and excursions are much cheaper. In 10 days, family vacation savings can amount to up to 100,000 rubles. At the same time, tourists come to Abkhazia for excursions throughout the year.

On November 5, Sergey Romashkin, a PCT expert and member of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (PCT) committee on domestic tourism, reported that about 10 million Russians would not celebrate the New Year at home. Romashkin named Sochi, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, and Mineralnye Vody among the leading cities in terms of tourism destinations.

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