Messi didn't panic, and his heart was cold, but all the Russian people went to China to travel.

At 2 1 local time, the Russian World Cup group match was another surprise. Argentina lost 3-0 to Croatia, and the qualifying situation is at stake.

In the other two games, Denmark drew Australia with 1- 1, and France beat Peru and 0-0 with 65438+.

After the Argentinian-Croatian match, related searches quickly occupied the top of Weibo's hot search list.

Although this year's Argentina may not be the Argentina you are familiar with, with the start of the 20 18 World Cup in Russia, traveling to Russia has ushered in a boom.

According to the Report on Russian Tourism Consumption of the 20 18 World Cup released by Ctrip recently, it is estimated that 65,438+million Russian tourists will come to China during the World Cup, ranking the top three among inbound tourists from all countries, and it is expected to bring more than 3 billion yuan to Russia.

In recent years, the business of Russian tourists in China has continued to grow. Among the inbound tourists for tourism purposes, China has been the largest tourist source country in Russia for many years. According to statistics, in 20 17, the number of tourists to China reached 65.438+0.47 million, bringing Russian income of not less than 65.438+0.8 billion dollars. "From the perspective of flight capacity, there are about 20 direct flights to China every day. According to the calculation of 200 seats in each class, there are 4,000 seats per day and 30 days * * * 1.2 million seats. The average passenger load factor of outbound routes in many popular cities is above 90%. In addition, Russian fans and tourists are expected to become the main force of Russian World Cup tourism. " Xiao Yuyuan, the head of Ctrip's outbound tour, told reporters that during the World Cup this year, more than 5,000 people signed up to go to Russia with group tours, free travel, customized tours, overseas tours and other products, which was 10 times more than the number of people going to Brazil during the World Cup held in Brazil four years ago.

China people's enthusiasm for traveling to Russia can also be seen from the opinion polls of the official market evaluation agencies of the World Cup. According to the survey, 87% of the respondents in China indicated that they would pay attention to and watch the World Cup, which was higher than that in Russia, Brazil, Italy and the United States. According to the latest data of FIBA, although China failed to enter the group stage, China citizens have purchased 4,025/kloc-0 tickets, ranking ninth in the world. Together with the tickets allocated by China sponsors and ordinary tourists, more than 654.38 million Russian tourists will come to Russia during the 20 18 World Cup.

The three advantages of visa, exchange rate and flight have further stimulated the enthusiasm of Russian tourists to China. Russian is one of the most convenient European countries for China tourists to apply for visas. In recent years, China has introduced a number of visa benefits for citizens, including visa exemption for teams, visa exemption for World Cup tickets, and free electronic visa policy in the Far East. In terms of exchange rate, the exchange rate of RMB against ruble increased by about 15% this year compared with the same period of last year. Traveling and shopping in Russia is more economical. The reporter learned that this year, cities such as Xi, Nanchang, Guiyang and Fuzhou opened direct flights to cities such as St. Petersburg and Moscow. In addition, Russian tourism products have also increased significantly this year. For example, Ctrip can choose more than 600 line products, and domestic and foreign travel agencies and Russian local travel service providers have developed more products for the China market.

How much income will so many Russian tourists contribute to China? According to Ctrip's forecast, in terms of tour fees, World Cup tickets and local consumption, etc. During the World Cup, the per capita consumption of Russian tourists visiting China will exceed 30,000 yuan, with a total population of 65,438+10,000, and the consumption in Russia will be about 3 billion yuan.

George W. Yuan Yin said that during the World Cup, as tourists from all over the world poured into Russia, the prices of local hotels and tourism resources soared. According to Ctrip's travel statistics, during the World Cup from mid-June to mid-July, the average selling price of group tours and free travel to Russia was about 1.4 million yuan/person, which was about 50% higher than usual. Judging from the orders of Ctrip offline stores, the per capita consumption of World Cup tour groups exceeds 30,000 yuan. Senior fans tend to choose better games. The per capita order of the Ctrip theme tour platform for the World Cup is more than 50,000 yuan, and the per capita seats in the semi-finals and finals are nearly 1.8 million yuan, which is still hard to find.

So which Russian cities and scenic spots are suitable for China tourists? According to the registration of Ctrip Russia route, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Yekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Kazan, Saransk and Volgograd are the most popular tourist destinations to Russia in June and July. There will be a football match in 8 of these 65,438+00 cities. The top ten tourist attractions in Russia released by Ctrip include Red Square, Winter Palace, Kremlin, Luzhniki Stadium, Summer Palace, Fort yekaterina, Bloody Cathedral, Lake Baikal, Moscow Metro and Victory Square. Among them, Luzhniki Stadium, the venue of the opening ceremony and finals of the World Cup, ranked fourth.

In addition, the influx of tourists from China also makes the supply of Russian local tour guides in short supply. According to statistics, during the World Cup, the number of orders on Ctrip's local tour guide platform has more than doubled, especially Russian foreign tour guides are welcomed by China tourists. Many tourists said that in addition to natural and human scenery, they also want to have in-depth exchanges with the "fighting nation".