It is offered to collect money from those buying trips to foreign resorts in Russia

UFA, 11 July 2017. /Bashinform News Agency, Gulfiya Akulova/. The deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Leningrad Region Vladimir Petrov made a proposal to introduce a trip fee of up to 100 rubles per day for Russian tourists traveling on vacation packages to foreign resorts, Izvestia reports. The proposal is directed to Rosturizm.

This will help to support the domestic market of tourism industry, the deputy believes. The amount of the fee will depend on the country to which the tourist is traveling. However, it should not exceed the maximum mark of 100 rubles per day of stay.

The funds received by the budget can be directed to the development of the material and technical infrastructure of the Caucasus, Crimea, the Kuban Region, Rostov-on-Don and other tourist destinations of Russia.