a real boom. but russians want to welcome other nationalities to tour operators have ambitious goals. we expected a growth rate of about 20 percent in 2019 families but unfortunately we aren't seeing it nor there are more tourists than last year you know preliminary figure after the season says it's around 10 percent this is on. but there's a lot more to see than just moscow russia also has spectacular natural sites like lake baikal in siberia away from the big cities though tourist infrastructure is lacking and complicated visa regulations have a deterrent effect on many people as a tourist destination russia is a nice place to visit but very few holiday makers come a 2nd time. ok i remember correctly the number of people visiting russia for a 2nd time is ear opener 2 percent of those are likely to be businessmen on