According to the UNWTO report for 2017, tourism from Russia to the world has grown by 13% and continues growing in 2018. Online bookings for luxury hotels in the 4 and 5-star categories has grown, with an increase of up to 167% and beyond this for the summer of 2018, as noted by digital marketing manager Giulio Gargiullo, an expert on the Russian online market and the luxury sector.

Selling luxury goods is no easy job despite the products being of the highest quality. There are of course buyers, but getting to them can be a challenge. Luxury goods are esoteric in nature and to have them sold for a profitable price.