Tuesday 3 March 2009

The Russians are coming

We see the MITT, the Moscow International Travel & Tourism Exhibition kicks off in a week or so. The MITT is rated one of the top five travel exhibitions in the world and rightly so.

Russia has the ninth largest outbound market in the world and has an important role to play in the international tourism market. The country has a population of over 140 million and some of the wealthiest individuals!

Countries that have regularly enjoyed Russian tourists, such as Turkey and Egypt, have commented on the development and change of the average Russian visitor. As incomes have risen, the growing middle classes have shown their increasing propensity to travel and improved transport routes have helped make it more affordable.

Exhibitors at the show seem optimistic about the Russian market as few Russians refusing to cut holidays from their spending and are now looking for more economical holidays instead - but this doesn't mean spending less necessarily!

The MITT event boasts a visitor attendance of over 90,000 and 3,000 exhibiting companies from 80 countriesand will see Colombia, Japan, Costa Rica, and Panama exhibiting for the first time this year.for the first time this year.

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