Russian business travel shifts to smaller cities, analysts find

New data from the corporate travel service OneTwoTrip for Business shows Russian companies are increasingly sending employees to smaller regional hubs. In the second quarter of 2026, business trips to Syzran rose 3.3 times compared to the same period in 2025, while trips to Vladikavkaz increased 2.5 times. Yakutsk saw a 2.3-fold jump, Magadan doubled, and Krasnodar grew by 90%.

Moscow remains the top destination for business travel, followed by St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, and Krasnodar, according to the analysts.

Abroad, China is the most popular destination, with Belarus second and Turkey third. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan round out the top five. The fastest growth in demand was for South Korea, up 73%. Trips to China increased by 49%, Serbia by 40%, Armenia by 39%, and Tajikistan by 37%, the service reported.