The number of Ukrainian tourists to Russia in the first half of 2017 increased by 56.1 percent, while the number of those who left for Poland decreased by 45.4 percent.
The relevant data from the State Border Guard Service have been posted on the website of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine recorded 2.673 million Ukrainians leaving for Russia, which is 56.1 percent more than in the same period in 2016. The largest number of Ukrainians in this period went to Poland – 4.341 million people, which is 45.4 percent less compared to the first half of 2016, according to the State Border Service.
The top three countries where Ukrainian citizens traveled during this period, also includes Hungary with 1.447 million Ukrainian tourists, which is 6.7 percent more than last year’s figure.
According to the State Border Service, 6.3 million tourists entered Ukraine in the first half of the year, which is 8.7 percent more than the same figure for the previous year.
The number of Belarusians who arrived in Ukraine increased by 55.3 percent, to 1.048 million in the first half of the year. This is 16.6 percent of all foreigners who crossed the border of Ukraine. One-third of all foreigners who entered Ukraine during the mentioned period are citizens of Moldova (2.013 million). However, this figure is insignificantly different from last year’s data for the same period – 1.3 percent more. The number of tourists from Russia increased by 4 percent, to 620,280.
