Number of residents of the Russian town of Novosibirsk, who went on a holiday abroad, has seriously decreased, while at the same time there is a five-time increase of the tourists going on a holiday in Crimea, Russian Chestnoe slovo newspaper, issues in Novosibirsk, writes.

“Number of tourists that went on a holiday abroad this summer has decreased with 38%. There is only a slight increase in the trips to Egypt but other popular destinations reported drops, such as Turkey – 30%, Thailand – 43%, Bulgaria – 54%.

The number of Novosibirsk tourists, who travelled to the Schengen member states, on the other hand, has decreased by more than 60%,” the local tourism association in Novosibirsk announced.

“Novosibirsk tourists replace the foreign tourism with domestic one. There is five-time increase of the visits to Crimea – up to 34,000 people. There is also double increase of the tourists that preferred Sochi,” the association said further.