TOURISM



State Border Committee: 58,000+ foreigners used visa-free regime to visit Belarus since January 1st, 2025

Since early 2025, 58,305 foreigners from 38 countries included in the visa-free list have visited Belarus, most coming from neighbouring Lithuania, Latvia and Poland, sb.by reports with reference to the State Border Committee Since April 15th, 2022, 1,090,040 European residents have visited Belarus: 343,190 foreigners arrived from Latvia, 612,279 – from Lithuania, and 110,697 – from Poland. As recalled by the State Border Committee, the Head of State made a decision to extend the visa-free ...

22.04.2025
State Border Committee , Belarus , visa-free regime , tourism

Belarus presented marketing strategies to increase tourism exchange with China at Hong Kong Tourism Summit

... – Innovative City Branding to Elevate Tourism Excellence in Hong Kong – where ... during bilateral meetings, the National Tourism Agency reports “Director of the ... Brest Regional Executive Committee’s Tourism Department Ylena Kosmach presented reports ... lack of awareness of Belarusian tourism products among both industry professionals ... Innovative City Branding to Elevate Tourism Excellence tourism summit was organised by ... included the Mayors’ Forum, a tourism research presentation session, a forum ...

22.04.2025
Belarus , Hong Kong , tourism , National Tourism agency , exhibition

Russian tourism industry includes Belarus in top visa-free May holiday destinations

Based on the requests of their clients, Russian tour operators have compiled the top-10 visa-free countries for travel during the May holidays, with Belarus on this list, according to the Association of Russian Tour Operators (ATOR), which unites specialised companies from different regions of the Russian Federation Besides Belarus, Turkiye, Egypt, the UAE, Thailand, Vietnam, the Maldives, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Cuba are among the top ten favourite destinations. The ATOR representatives listed ...

21.04.2025
Belarus , Russia , tourism

Points of attraction for foreigners in Minsk: medicine, shopping, entertainment

... Anastasia Kavrus, who heads the Tourism Marketing Department at the Minsk ... Information and Tourism Centre, sb.by reports When ... on the development of family tourism: in recent years, the number ... develop everything related to family tourism,” she noted. “The popularity of ... medical tourism and everything that deals with ... to the development of industrial tourism. “The Minsk Tractor Works, for ... . In March, a new industrial tourism facility has opened in the ...

14.04.2025
Belarus , tourism , travellers , medicine , shopping

The Independent: European tourists cancelling trips to US because of Trump’s policies

... the US National Travel and Tourism Office, according to preliminary data ...

01.04.2025
Europe , US , Trump , tourism , travel

Belarus, India discussed co-operation in tourism

... Director General of Tourism of the Ministry of Tourism of India, Mugdha ... -operation in the field of tourism, confirmed their intentions to further ... between both relevant departments and tourism operators of Belarus and India ...

21.03.2025
Belarus , india , tourism

Belarus’ tourism potential on show at MITT exhibition in Moscow

The tourism potential of Belarus has been ... the 31st International Exhibition of Tourism and the Hospitality Industry MITT ... with reference to the National Tourism Agency Photo: www.belarustourism.by ... contacts with representatives of the tourism business, discussing new routes and ...

19.03.2025
Belarus , tourism , potential , Moscow , hospitality , exhibition

Over 100 thousand tourists visited Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve in 2024

... Biosphere Reserve’s Department of Tourism, Environmental Education and Information Support ...

12.03.2025
Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve , tourism , nature

Industry Ministry: 266,000+ tourists visited Belarusian enterprises in 2024

Industrial tourism is becoming increasingly popular in ... Minister Andrei Kuznetsov “Belarusian industrial tourism has gone through a certain ... . Kuznetsov said, adding that industrial tourism is among the priorities of ... domestic tourism, playing an important role in ... form the bulk of industrial tourism, and significant growth was also ... of the Industry Ministry provide tourism services, and most of them ... develop career-oriented tourism. “This area also had a ...

12.03.2025
industry , tourism , Belarus

In 2024, China’s Xinjiang welcomed 302m tourists

... the district’s culture and tourism department, the cumulative spending of ... entities engaged in culture and tourism industries and related industries in ... XUAR culture and tourism department said. Culture and tourism industries are becoming ...

10.03.2025
China , tourism , Xinjiang

Past is cherished and present is valued here

They often joke in Grodno Region: if you want to see Switzerland — head to Novogrudok! Indeed, this area is remarkably picturesque, with high hills and deep ravines harmoniously combined, making it a true find for a photographer. Remains of Novogrudok Castle are located on top of Mindouh Hill, which overlooks the city of Novogrudok For instance, when standing on the Mound of Immortality — the majestic man-made monument erected in honour of Adam Mickiewicz — one can observe the surroundings ...

06.03.2025
Belarus , tourism , Grodno Region , Novogrudok , history , sightseeing , wind farms

Distance is no obstacle to impressions

... representatives of the PRC tourism industry visited the Mir ... Belarus’ Deputy Sports and Tourism Minister Oleg Andreichik has emphasised ... are actively promoting our tourism potential in China and ... . Along with that, educational tourism contributes to the strengthening of ... Representatives of the Chinese tourism industry have underscored that ... Belarusian tourists, and the tourism business is actively developing various ... Belarus, representatives of Chinese tourism industry and travellers from this ...

26.02.2025
Belarus , China , Ministry of Sports and Tourism , inbound , tourism , visa-free , information tour , sightseeing

Deputy Minister of Sports and Tourism: all conditions created in Belarus for tourists from China

... with representatives of the Chinese tourism industry who arrived to ... . Last year, the Belarusian tourism industry representatives took part in ... them were COTTM China International Tourism and Travel Exhibition in ... , representatives of the Belarusian tourism sector participated in the events ... they also contribute to the tourism development. “On January 11th, ... proposals on various types of tourism, including ecological and medical. ... Rest-2025 international exhibition of tourism services in Minsk on ...

25.02.2025
tourism , Belarus , China

Ambassador: Belarus, China have great potential for tourism development

... have a huge potential for tourism interaction, and it should be ... the Belarusian-Chinese event on tourism co-operation “Co-operation in ... tourism is one of the important ... agreement on co-operation in tourism, which laid a solid foundation ... potential in the field of tourism development, “According to statistics, 130 ...

24.02.2025
Belarus , China , tourism

2024 exports of travel services from China to Belarus up 30% from 2023

... by Belarus’ Deputy Sports and Tourism Minister Oleg Andreichik during the ... part of the China-Belarus tourism co-operation, organised by the ... and the Belarusian Sports and Tourism Ministry He noted that in ... .” These days, a group of tourism industry representatives from a number ...

20.02.2025
Belarus , China , tourism , travel services , exports

Minsk among most affordable cities in list of expensive destinations

Numbeo, which positions itself as the world's largest cost-of-living database, published an updated list of the most expensive cities in January, placing the Belarusian capital in its second part – thus indicating high comfort of living in Minsk The Numbeo rating includes 327 cities (as of January 2025). They were evaluated using a special index based on prices in New York (a starting point with a 100 percent index). Experts analysed the cost of food, restaurants, rent, and the purchasing power ...

14.02.2025
Minsk , rating , tourism

Belarus’ travel exports for 11 months of 2024 up 28% on 2023

... by Belarus’ Deputy Sports and Tourism Minister Oleg Andreichik He noted ... , totalled $763m, while exports of tourism services amounted to $247m – up ... a year, export revenues from tourism have increased by $55m, the ...

13.02.2025
Belarus , Sports and Tourism Ministry , Andreichik , tourism , travel

Belarus’ Sports Ministry on plans of tourism branch in Year of Improvement

... the Ministry of Sports and Tourism, which reviewed the results of ... by Ministry of Sports and Tourism Oleg Andreichik, the Deputy Minister ... about the trends in the tourism industry. In particular, he recalled ... tasks in the field of tourism. These include the construction and ... the construction and modernisation of tourism facilities. Special attention will be ... Deputy Minister of Sports and Tourism stressed that a state programme ... envisaging the development of tourism in the coming five years ...

12.02.2025
tourism , year of improvement

Exports of tourist services up almost 1.5-fold in Brest Region

... to the official, the developed tourism infrastructure contributes to the trend ...

10.02.2025
tourism , Brest Region

Increase across the board

... the hospitality industry In the tourism sector, preliminary results for the ... situation regarding the export of tourism services? — Official statistics will be ... witnessing significant growth in inbound tourism from the CIS countries: figures ... destinations for tourists, businesspeople, eco-tourism enthusiasts, and those seeking active ... events promoting various types of tourism (including diverse programmes, quests, and ... . Despite the fact that outbound tourism is gradually gaining momentum, there ...

07.02.2025
Belarus , Sports and Tourism Ministry , inbound , domestic , tourism , results , prospects , interview , Oleg Andreichik

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