Russia's cultural capital at record scale: 12.4 million tourist trips and a ₽843-billion tourism economy in 2025, Pulkovo holding 20.8 million passengers, and a metro that moves 699 million a year.
St. Petersburg runs on the cultural season: the palace-hotel tier around the Hermitage and St. Isaac's prices at a 25% summer premium, the boutique wave fills historic mansions, and apart-hotels now hold 38% of the quality supply.
The pipeline is conversion-led — boutiques in listed buildings, serviced apartments outpacing classic hotels — while ADR grows double digits on supply that barely moves.
The St. Petersburg dossier is complete — tracker plus four urban reads: the airport node, the rail node, the passport table and the money flow.
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