For the period from January to September of 2018 there is the growth of the tourist flow to the main tourist centers of the Republic of Tatarstan by 7.1% in comparison with the period of January-September of 2017.
The Kazan Kremlin and the city of Chistopol where the increase of flow is 11.4% and 12.2% respectively compared with the same period of 2017 show the growth in the number of tourists. 2 466 200 visitors saw the Kazan Kremlin. The Great Bolgar hosted 485 thousand tourists and more than 450 thousand tourists came to the island-town of Sviyazhsk in 2018.
In January-August of 2018 the volume of commercial services in the tourism sector has amounted to over 8.3 billion, which is 3.4% more than in the same period of 2017.
The average occupancy of hotels in Kazan for 8 months of 2018 has amounted to 62% while it was 58% in the same period of 2017. But if to compare the figures in August of 2017 and 2018, the current number is above by 2%.
Also there is the growth of transportation by air transport:
The international airport "Kazan" for the period of January-September has transported 2 461 389 passengers, while it was 1 994 501 passengers for the same period of 2017. Domestic directions make 62,4% of the total passenger flow. International passenger flow has increased by 27% in comparison with the same period of the previous year.
The international airport "Begishevo" for 9 months of 2018 has increased the number of flights by 24.1%, which amounted to 2 995 flights, the number of passengers transported has increased by 34,5% in comparison with the period of January-September of 2017.