[(Title)] More than 5 million tourists visit FIFA World Cup host cities in Russia

MOSCOW, July 5. /TASS/. More than 5 million tourists, including 3.9 million foreigners, have visited the cities hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches, head of the Russian Federal Tourism Agency Oleg Safonov said at a news conference.

俄罗斯联邦旅游局局长Oleg Safonov在一次新闻发布会上说，有500多万游客，包括390万外国人，参观了2018年国际足联世界杯比赛主办城市。

"According to preliminary information, the World Cup host cities have received more than 5 million tourists. Moscow saw the heaviest tourist flow of more than 2.7 million, while St. Petersburg received more than 600,000, and Sochi, more than 500,000.

"根据初步资料，世界杯主办城市接待了超过500万游客，莫斯科游客人数最多，超过270万人，圣彼得堡接待了60多万人，索契游客超过50万人。”

The growth of tourists visiting the World Cup host cities was from 19% in Moscow to 1,678% in Saransk, with the average growth of 74%," the agency head said.

该机构负责人表示，访问世界杯主办城市的游客人数从莫斯科的19%增至萨兰斯克的1,678%，平均增长率为74%。

There are currently 3.9 million foreign tourists in 11 cities hosting the World Cup matches. This indicator grew by 20% in St. Petersburg and 235 times in Saransk when compared to the same period for June, Safonov noted.

Safonov指出，目前11个主办世界杯足球赛的城市，有390万外国游客。相比去年6月数据，圣彼得堡的游客数增长了20%，萨兰斯克更是增长了235倍。

The foreign tourist flow grew 10 times in Kaliningrad and Yekaterinburg and 15 times in Volgograd, whereas in the other World Cup host cities it increased 1.5-2 times.

在加里宁格勒和叶卡捷琳堡，外国游客流量增长10倍，在伏尔加格勒增加15倍，而在其他世界杯主办城市，增长了1.5-2倍。

The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia kicked off on June 14 and is taking place in 11 cities. The final match will be held on July 15 at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.

俄罗斯国际足联2018年世界杯足球赛于6月14日开赛，将在11座城市举行，最后一次比赛将于7月15日在莫斯科的卢日尼基体育场举行。