The TV presenter's husband advised her to travel to Mother Russia at the SPIEF, but left ₽5 million in the EU.

At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the husband of TV presenter Ksenia Borodina, businessman Nikolai Serdyukov, loudly declared the importance of traveling around "Mother Russia" and supporting domestic tourism. However, in fact, his preferences turned out to be much more cosmopolitan — the couple spent more than 5 million rubles on European holidays, arranging a tour of three countries. Details are provided by the SHOT Telegram channel.

It all started in Paris. Business class tickets to France cost more than a million rubles. Plus a luxurious room at Le Metropolitan with a view of The Eiffel Tower — 100 thousand in two days. The French voyage ended with a concert by Bruno Mars, tickets for which cost 30 thousand rubles.

Next is sunny Italy. A week on the island of Capri in the five—star La Palma is another million. Renting a boat, walking around the Blue Grotto and other entertainment "ate" about 250 thousand. The culmination was a trip to Sardinia, where an expensive hotel and business class flights were waiting for the couple again - about 600 thousand.

The couple planned to finish their vacation in Malta, but apparently the budget has dried up.