Today, New Zealand witnessed a shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, killing 40 people and injuring 20. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called the incident a terrorist attack. A spokesperson for the Russian Embassy in New Zealand reported that There are no Russian casualties, but the situation remains under control.
According to Irina Tyurina, press secretary for the Russian Union of Travel Industry (RUTI), the incident will not affect the flow of tourists from Russia to New Zealand, as Russian citizens rarely travel there.
"This is a very individual destination. There's no talk of any mass tourism from Russia to New Zealand. Therefore, the mosque shootings cannot impact the number of tourists from Russia," she said, according to RIA Novosti.
Source: trn-news.ru