Moscow, the capital of Russia, is now becoming the new and affordable luxury destination of Europe for Indian tourists. In fact, in the first 6 months of 2025, an increase of up to 40 percent has been recorded in the number of Indian tourists coming here. Earlier, the first choice of Indian tourists used to be Europe, Asia and other countries. Now Moscow has created its identity in terms of culture, modernity and hospitality. In such a situation, let us tell you today why Moscow is becoming the new choice of Indian tourists.

Why is Moscow becoming the choice of Indians?

The biggest reason for the increasing popularity of Moscow is the e-Visa system which has now become very easy for Indians. Earlier it was quite difficult to get a visa for Russia, but now any traveler can get a visa online in four days. For this, hotel booking and invitation letter is no longer required like before. Apart from this, direct flights from India to Moscow and cheap travel packages are also attracting Indian tourists. At the same time, a special Indian Vibes in Moscow guide has been released for Indians in Moscow, in which information about Indian restaurants, temples and special places to visit is also given.

India Russia’s old friendship is also becoming a reason

The long-standing friendly relations between India and Russia are also a major reason for the increase in tourism. The popularity of Indian music, yoga and Bollywood films still remains in Moscow. Every year programs like India Fest and Yoga Day are organized in Moscow, in which a large number of people participate. At the same time, during the Summer in Moscow Festival of 2025, many events related to Indian culture were organized, due to which Indian tourists feel a sense of belonging.

Effect of tourism visible in hotel booking

In the first seven months of 2025, the number of foreign guests in Moscow hotels increased by 14 percent. The special thing is that Indian tourists made maximum bookings in premium hotels. According to the report, 94 percent of hotel bookings in summer were by travelers from non-CIS countries. Whereas last year this figure was 85 percent. Apart from this, Moscow Government is taking many steps to connect with the Indian tourism industry. Moscow Tourism Committee has participated in major travel events of India. Apart from this, this year OTOAI Convention 2025 was also held in Moscow, in which more than 250 Indian tour operators and travel professionals participated.

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Turkey currency value: The ceasefire was announced after a 4 -day military conflict between India and Pakistan. However, in the meantime, Turkas were seen standing in the support of Pakistan. He gave open support to the neighboring country.

Turkas are the same country where India first reached and helped him in the 2023 earthquake. Despite this, he cheated India, but the citizens also retaliated by the citizens and the people who went to the Turki, canceled their plan. Apart from this, businessmen have also boycotted the Turks.

If we talk about the currency of Turkas, then it is called Turkish Lira. According to the report of Wise.com, a Turkish lira costs the price of Rs 2.21 in Indian currency, while the price of 1 Indian rupee is equal to 0.45 Turkish Lira.

Every year thousands of Indian tourists visit the Turks to visit. However, this time he has done a tourism strike against him for supporting Pakistan. According to a report, in the year 2024, more than 3 lakh 30 thousand Indians went to Turki for holidays. Whereas in the year 2023, this number was 2 lakh 74 thousand. That is, in 1 year, the number of Indian tourists going to Turki was seen by about 21 percent. According to this, if an Indian tourist takes 2 lakhs with Turks, then its price is equal to 90 thousand Turkish Lira.

Hashtag trend on social media
Hashtags like #BoycottTurkyy have started trending on social media. Thousands of people have canceled their Turki tour plans. This step becomes even more important because India was making Turki one of the fastest growing tourist markets. Along with this, Indian traders have also reduced to the Turkas. The impact of this decision can be seen not only on Turki’s tourism industry, but also on trade and currency exchange.

Israel Travel Update: A large number of Indian tourists are expected to go there amid the possibility of reducing tension in Israel. The sounds of bullets were echoing and smoke was filled in the air, but a large group of devotees from Kerala was moving towards Israel’s ‘Church of the Holi Sepulchar’. Without being distracted by the unrest of the region, these devotees inspired the holy sepulachar inspired by faith, where the grave of Jesus is situated.

Israel expected more people from Kerala this time

For centuries, people of Christian community from different regions of the world have been coming to this revered place and its importance is still very strong for the people of Kerala, especially Christians. Data from the Ministry of Tourism Tourism (IMOT) shows that in 2024 9,600 Indian tourists went to Israel, out of which 50 percent went for religious visit, most of them were from Kerala. According to the IMOT spokesperson, Israel is expected to come more than Kerala in the current scenario.

This year, about 70 thousand tourists from India will go to Israel

Amrita Bangera, the marketing director of IMOT-India, told ‘PTI-Bhasha’, we hope that this year about 70,000 tourists from India will come to Israel and 48 percent of them will be on religious visit. He said that all tourist places are completely safe and the top priority of the Ministry of Security of Tourists is the highest priority. Amrita said, “No tourist was harmed even in difficult circumstances. He said that Ben Gurian Airport is completely operational, and most cities, such as Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Galilei are active.

Amrita said that Air India resumed flight services between Delhi and Tel Aviv in March and many international airlines services including Flydubai, Ethiopian, Etihad, Azerbaijan Air are on between it.

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