"Turkey Top Destination as Tourists Ignore Calamity
By Lyuba Pronina
STAFF WRITER
MOSCOW - Unfazed by natural disasters and acts of terrorism, the domestic tourism industry saw its third straight year of growth in 2004, as 16 percent more Russians ventured abroad for their vacations.
More than 6.5 million Russian tourists traveled abroad last year, with Turkey - the destination of every fifth Russian vacationer - remaining the No. 1 destination, according to statistics released by the Federal Border Service last week."
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