Travel sanctions didn’t stop rich Russians from going on holiday last year, a new report has revealed.
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the European Union suspended visas for Russian travellers.
But wealthy tourists simply decided to holiday elsewhere.
According to research from flight data firm ForwardKeys, wealthy Russians returned to travel “with a vengeance”.
From the start of the war on 24 February 2022 until the end of December, premium class tickets for Russian outbound travel boomed, increasing by 10 per cent on pre-pandemic levels.
Normal Russians stayed home, however, with economy class travel during the same period down 70 per cent on 2019 levels.
Where are wealthy Russians going?
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