What areas of domestic tourism are popular among the Belarusians?

27 ноября 2022
What kinds of recreation within the country did the Belarusians prefer during the tourist season this year? This was stated by the director of the Department of Tourism of the Ministry of Sports and Tourism, Irina Voronovich.

So, agro-ecotourism and spa treatment are the leaders. 

"Agro-ecotourism has been popular since the pandemic, because it provides an opportunity to travel with family or a small group of friends to some distant corner of our country to relax in the bosom of nature, to be in the atmosphere of physical and energetic recovery. We should also not forget about the health treatment facilities", said Irina Voronovich. 

She also added that previously health was more associated with medical procedures. Todays she thanked health resorts for the development of recuperation and prevention practices during special tours for the domestic consumer. 

"The percentage of visits to health resorts by our citizens has increased. Statistics varies from week to week, and sometimes the loading and up to 91%. About 1.5 thousand of them are foreigners, the rest are Belarusian citizens," pointed out the expert.