{"id":569,"date":"2022-11-22T10:18:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T10:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riskline.com\/forecast\/?page_id=569"},"modified":"2022-11-30T10:01:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T10:01:37","slug":"the-return-of-travel-blocs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riskline.com\/forecast\/y2023\/travel\/the-return-of-travel-blocs\/","title":{"rendered":"The return of travel blocs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"569\" class=\"elementor elementor-569\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cbe9b6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cbe9b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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era.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67830c7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67830c7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f38e70b elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f38e70b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f23706c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f23706c\" 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fully suspended the visa facilitation agreement between the EU and Russia. Moreover, several countries bordering Russia such as Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland and Poland closed their borders to Russian tourists.<\/p><p><script src=\"chrome-extension:\/\/bmdblncegkenkacieihfhpjfppoconhi\/scripts\/in-page-script.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59a1d2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59a1d2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a160575\" data-id=\"a160575\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d05d0bf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d05d0bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf949f5 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf949f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce7d3af elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ce7d3af\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f5d12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"29f5d12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Multiple Western countries urged citizens to defer or avoid travelling to Russia, including the US, UK, Canada, Poland and Estonia, due to the risk of arbitrary detention.\u00a0<\/p><p>Russia sources stated that from April to June, incoming travellers to Russia were mostly from non-Western countries such as Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Iran.<\/p><p><script src=\"chrome-extension:\/\/bmdblncegkenkacieihfhpjfppoconhi\/scripts\/in-page-script.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eaa7217 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eaa7217\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tourist flow from Russia<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9108a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c9108a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">June \u2013 August<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d0b836 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d0b836\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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Western countries are likely to further tighten travel restrictions to Russian travellers as part of sanctions while increasing anti-Western sentiment is likely to further deter travel to Russia.<\/p><p><script src=\"chrome-extension:\/\/bmdblncegkenkacieihfhpjfppoconhi\/scripts\/in-page-script.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-325a307 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"325a307\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3b305b\" data-id=\"c3b305b\" 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elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBarriers to international movement\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/riskline.com\/forecast\/y2023\/travel\/barriers-to-international-movement\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Forecast\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6422e9f elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-cta--valign-bottom calltoaction-cust elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-532 elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"6422e9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/riskline.com\/forecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Group-6586-1536x541.jpg);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Group-6586\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t03\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tStrikes, protests and disruption\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item 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