On Tuesday, a representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced a decision to cancel the visa regime for Russian citizens from September 15, 2025, for a period of one year — until September 14, 2026. Tour operators belonging to the Russian Union of Travel Industry called this event a historic turn for the tourism market, which will be a powerful incentive to increase tourist flows.

Provinces of Thailand, located on the border with Cambodia, are currently far away from the resort areas popular among Russian tourists. In particular, the Phuket Island is more than a thousand kilometers away from the zone of potential conflicts. The escalation of the long-standing conflict between the two countries has had little effect on tourist traffic: Tour operators, members of the Russian Union of Travel Industry, have noted that reservations and departure dates have remained unchanged.