TurStat, an analytical agency, noted that Uzbekistan became one of the top 40 tourist destinations in the first nine months of 2018.
The number of Russian tourists travelling to Uzbekistan increased by 23% (to 114,000 people) during January-September 2018, compared to the same period last year.
Top ten countries that were popular among Russian tourists in 2018 included Turkey (4.907 thousand trips), Abkhazia (3.621 thousand), Finland (2.498 thousand), Kazakhstan (2,310 thousand), Ukraine (1,793 thousand), China (1,449 thousand), Estonia (1,343 thousand), Georgia (979 thousand), Germany (950 thousand) and Italy (849 thousand).
From January to September, total number of outbound tourist trips from Russia abroad has increased by 6% (to 32.9 million) in comparison with last year.
