The number of Russian tourists to Goa may touch 200,000 annually, newly-appointed Russian honorary consul in Goa, Victor Albuquerque said.
“We are somewhere at the top of the charter tourism curve. At 200,000 (Russian tourists), we would reach the top. The influx of tourists could also wane like British charter tourists, who once occupied pole position on Goa’s tourism arrival charts. British charter tourists were now a distant second as compared to the Russians” Albuquerque told the Business Standard.
According to the official statistics released by the department, Goa received 742 charter arrivals from Russia of the total 987 chartered flights.