COOPERATION OF RUSSIA AND CHINA IN THE SPHERE OF INTERNATIONAL TOURISM

Russian Federation and China, being neighboring states, have all the conditions for exchange and cooperation in tourism sector. Since 2014, China has become the leader in the number of incoming tourists flows to Russia. In turn, the Chinese direction is in the top of ranking by number of Russian outbound tours. The bilateral agreement on visa-free group trips served to increase tourist exchanges between two countries. The years 2018-19 have been declared as a period of interregional cooperation between Russia and China, which will have a positive effect on cooperation of states in sphere of international relations.