Article from the Guardian about Russian Tourists

Dave — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:55:57 +0000

Luke Harding has written an interesting article on the growth in Russian tourism abroad focusing on resorts in Turkey. He also notes that China is second on the list of top destinations for Russian tourists, after Turkey, and notes that the foreign tourism centres around the middle class in Russia who can now afford one holiday per year following the economic book seen during Putin’s reign. He also points out that before the fall of communism in Russia the people were not allowed to holiday outside of Russia, and also importantly that today many resorts within Russia have become considerably more expensive than visiting resorts in other countries.

Read the whole article here: The Tourists Who Came in From The Cold

Dave

Russian Tourism in China

Dave — Wed, 21 May 2008 03:21:53 +0000

Every year hordes of Russians descend upon Dalian, Liaoning in North East China, for their Summer package holidays in a blitz reminiscent of the classic British tourists annually descending on Spain.

For this work I will aim to produce a narrative documentary following the experiences of these tourists and attempt to see how they compare to the classic image of British tourists

Dave

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Article from the Guardian about Russian Tourists

Russian Tourism in China