Chinese tourists are increasingly traveling to Siberia and the Russian Far East for sex services
In Irkutsk and Blagoveshchensk, there has reportedly been an increase in demand for sex services among tourists from China. Some tours for Chinese visitors allegedly include visits to bathhouses and the services of sex workers.
According to Russian tourism industry data, Chinese tourists accounted for 56.3% of all foreign tourist trips to Russia in the first half of 2026.