Press releases

MINSK, 21 June (BelTA) – Minsk is in the top three travel destinations in the CIS in the summer of 2017. This information has been provided by the analytical agency TurStat, BelTA has learned.

The analytical agency TurStat has made a rating of the most popular cities for tourists in the CIS in the summer of 2017. Astana (Kazakhstan), Baku (Azerbaijan), Minsk (Belarus), Yerevan (Armenia), Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Chisinau (Moldova), Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan), Kiev (Ukraine), and Ashgabat (Tajikistan) appeared in the top ten travel destinations in the CIS in the summer of 2017.

According to TurStat, tourists arrive in Minsk for 2.5 days and spent $60 on hotel accommodation per day on average. This summer Minsk will host the Bridge Music Festival and the Freaky Summer Party art picnic.

The cheapest cities for tourists in the CIS are Ashgabat and Bishkek, the most expensive cities are Astana and Baku.