Originally Posted by CyberSEO

Why they are poor? They are idiots if they still use all these "tour operators". But they are definitely not poor BTW, I don't understand how it could be related to some "sanctions". There are no sanctions against Russian tourists, because any country what will dare to do so will shoot in its leg. For example, over 1 million (!) of Russian tourists visit Spain within a year and they spend more than tourists from other countries (average of 125 euros per day).

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/n...tourism-sector
http://business.globalblue.com/news-...urope-booming/