According to a report on the website of Russia Daily on November 28, in the third quarter of 2023, the demand of Russian business travelers for flights to China is 10 times that of the same period last year. Experts pointed out that after turning to Asia, entrepreneurs committed themselves to building relationships with partners.
It is reported that Ulya Lipatova, manager of Aeroclub, stressed that "the demand for business trips to China is expected to increase, but we did not expect that China would become the most popular destination country so soon. After all, China was difficult to enter even the top 20 countries before. India and South Korea ranked 11th and 13th - the trend of going to the East will only strengthen in the future."
Analysts said that the number of business flights from Russia to China increased by 137% compared with that before the epidemic. As a result, China is only slightly inferior to Turkey (its share has dropped from 17% in 2022 to 13%), and it gained 12% share in the third quarter of this year (1% in 2022). In general, business travelers mainly go to Turkey, China and Kazakhstan. In addition, the demand of Russians for business trips to Turkey fell by 13% year on year.
It is reported that Alexei Maslov, president of the Asia Africa School of Moscow University, said: "Many entrepreneurs realize that face-to-face communication is much more important for China and other Asian countries than any email or video conference. In addition, it is also crucial to study the local market and understand how everything works there."
In addition, the experts added that the previous business travel to Europe is being partially replaced. Today, many people regard China as a potential partner, even if they do not regard it as a current partner. "That is to say, although they are not clear about the way they can cooperate, they are exploring and hoping to clarify the interaction mode as soon as possible."
