An increasing number of Russian and foreign tourists are choosing Murmansk Region as a travel destination, making the region one of the leaders in Arctic tourism in Russia. According to data from Rosstat and sector-specific monitoring, the influx of tourists to the region has grown from 350,000 in 2020 to 670,000 in 2023. The number of visitors to the region in 2024 is expected to exceed 700,000. This was reported by the Regional Tourism Committee on its website.
“This is an all-time record for the number of guests in our region,” the statement reads.
The committee also noted that the number of hotels and other accommodation facilities in the region has significantly increased in the last five years. In 2020, there were 184 collective accommodation establishments in the area, while today there are 239, and work in this direction continues.
The statement also mentioned that large tourism projects are currently being implemented in Murmansk Region. In particular, a new resort is being designed in Kirovsk, which will include a hotel, multi-level parking, and ski lifts.
“Some tourists arrive in Murmansk Region by their own vehicles, and locals are also actively traveling within the region. As a result, in 2022, as part of the regional plan ‘Living in the North,’ a new form of regional financial support was introduced in the form of subsidies to tourism industry entities in Murmansk Region for the development of roadside services,” the committee explained.
In total, over the last five years, funding for entrepreneurial initiatives in the tourism sector in the region has amounted to more than 450 million rubles, with investor contributions to projects exceeding 500 million rubles.
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