OREANDA-NEWS  In 2024, the demand of Russians for winter trips to China increased fourfold compared to 2023. The fact that compatriots have flocked to this Asian country en masse was reported by analysts of the Yandex Travel service.

According to experts, such an increase may be due to an increase in the number of direct flights to China from Russian regions. Beijing turned out to be the most popular Chinese city for domestic travelers — on average, they go there for a month, and book tickets 3.5 months before departure.

In addition to China, Russians are actively interested in trips to Southeast Asia, namely Vietnam (demand for this country has tripled), the Philippines (two and a half times), Thailand (twice) and Indonesia (twice). In addition, the United Arab Emirates was among the leaders in the growth of interest.

In their study, the analysts took into account trips lasting more than three weeks with round-trip flights from December 2024 to February 2025 and similar periods in previous years.

Earlier it was reported that the demand of Russians for holidays abroad in the fall of 2024 increased by 38 percent compared to the same period in 2023. The popularity of Asian and neighboring countries has especially increased.