Moscow City in talks with India for group visa-free travel
Moscow City Tourism Committee is in discussions with the Indian government for a 'group-free visa regime,' allowing a specified number of tourists travelling together in a group to enter Russia without a visa. «When there is a group of tourists travelling together to Russia, the particular number should be mentioned in the document for the visit to become visa free. For example, in the Chinese document, the group should be 10-20 people. The Russian government is in talks with the Indian External Affairs Ministry for a final agreement on the number of people comprising a group from India to avail this facility,» Moscow City Tourism Committee Chairman Evgeny Kozlov told PTI.
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Kozlov further said India is an important country and ranks second in terms of source market among far abroad countries after China.
«India is a priority market for us. For us among the far abroad countries, China ranks at the number one position, followed by India. Indians are also good spenders while travelling, spending around USD 2,000 per person per trip,» he said on the sidelines of an event on Wednesday evening.
In the first nine months of 2024, January-September, Moscow received 19.7 million guests including 61,000 Indians, he said.
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