Analytics - Russian Travel Digest

23.10.2018

In the autumn season the charter programs of tour operators showed summer volumes

Contrary to gloomy forecasts, in August-September the number of charter flights remained almost at the summer level. The general director of Vipservice Holding, Dmitry Gorin, said that over the reporting period, from August 15 to September 15, Russian airlines performed 3,781 charter flights in the interest…

22.10.2018

Travel agents called the alternative for Egypt this season

More than 230 readers participated in HotLine travel’s interrogation concerned the question “what countries do tourists choose instead of Egypt?” 14 % believe that most of the tourist flow has moved to Turkey, 9% believe that an alternative for the Red Sea resorts are Thailand, the UAE and Dominican…

17.10.2018

Only a third of travel agencies note decrease in sales of tours

19.9% of Moscow travel agencies, that took part in the traditional marketing research of BANKO Service, noted that their sales of tours fell insignificantly over last summer season. Another 14.4% showed a significant negative dynamics. The questionnaire was conducted in late August - early September.…

11.10.2018

The number of Russians who spent holidays abroad decreased in summer-2018

Last summer, the number of Russians who spent holidays abroad decreased. This conclusion follows from the results of an enquiry published by All-Russian Center for Study of Public Opinion (VTsIOM) on September 26. According to VTsIOM, the enquiry was conducted among 1,600 respondents living in 80 regions…

09.10.2018

RossTour will announce the termination of the tour operator’s activity

RossTour Company plans to complete the work of the tour operator but continue to play as tourist agency. This was announced by the company's general director Alexander Nedopolts. According to the head of RossTour, the company plans to announce the termination of the tour operator’s activity on Friday,…

08.10.2018

Intourist predicted stagnation of out coming tourism market in 2018

This was announced during the press-breakfast in Moscow by the Director General of Intourist tour operator Viktor Topolkaraev. According to analysts of the company, in 2018 on the background of such stagnation, organized internal tourism will increase up to 7%. According to the forecast analysis…

08.10.2018

The government calculated the spending of foreign tourists in Russia

The Analytical Center under the Russian government found out who is coming in the country for tourist purposes, where foreigners accommodate and how much they spend. The results of the “Evaluation of the impact of incoming tourism on the economy of Russia” were published on the organization’s official…

05.10.2018

How much does a beach tour cost in mid-October

Summer beach season on most short-range destinations is almost complete, tour operators in October begin to fly on medium- and long-range winter beach destinations. Due to a longer and more expensive flight the Russian tourists choose there longer rest than in summer, the average duration of tours is…

02.10.2018

The most beneficial destinations for autumn travel are named

"Specialists of Biblio-Globus tour operator have determined the directions, where you can go on holiday this autumn with the maximum benefit. Prices for tours traditionally decrease at this time, so savings on traveling to some countries can be up to 20-30%. Among the destinations with the best price-quality…

01.10.2018

Where Russians will fly for the November holidays

Sochi, Tbilisi and Prague are the leading destinations, where Russians will go for the November holidays. The TOP-5 also includes Dubai and Bangkok. This information was reported by air ticket agencies. We may add that this year, on the occasion of the Day of National Unity, the Russians are waiting…

27.09.2018

The results of summer holiday -2018

Among all kinds of holiday the Russians choose rest at house in the country, on the second place are hiking, fishing and hunting. The All-Russian Center for the Study of Public Opinion (VCIOM) presents data: where the Russians spent summer, how much money they spent during a trip and whether they are…

20.09.2018

Coral Travel operator summed up the summer season

Coral Travel operator informed about the most popular destinations in the summer 2018, its novelties and plans for the winter season. As a result of summer, the total increase of the company's volumes amounted up to 15%.in comparison with the last year. "The current year cannot be called simple, so not…

07.09.2018

DANKO stops tour operator activities All tours are canceled from 8-th of September

On Friday, 7-th of September 2018, on the web site of the tour operator DANKO, there was a message about the suspension of activities. Here is a comment by Oksana Lyulintseva, the general director of the company, in full: "Dear Clients! Due to unfavorable market conditions, the DANKO tour operator stops…

23.08.2018

Biblio-Globus tour operator began early booking sells of tours for the winter season

“Biblio-Globus tour operator began early booking sells of tours for the winter season 2018/2019, the program will last until the end of September 2018”, - reported the company's press service. "In such directions as Russia, Cyprus, Thailand, Dominican Republic, Israel, United Arab Emirates, India (Goa),…

21.08.2018

Pobeda airline intends to launch flights from Moscow to Europe via Kaliningrad

“Kaliningrad’s Khrabrovo airport and Pobeda airline plan to organize flights from Moscow to Europe via Kaliningrad”, - said the CEO of the airport Alexander Korytny. "In October, jointly with Pobeda airline in the autumn-winter schedule we will begin the implementation of transfer hub project which connects…

16.08.2018

In 2018 the spending of foreign tourists in Russia will grow by 7%

The total spending of foreign tourists for trips to Russia in 2018 will grow by 7%, and in Moscow it will grow by 9.6% per year in the next decade. These are some of the results of a recent study of the World Tourism and Travel Council (WTTC). So, in 2017, according to WTTC, there were 3,3 million…

13.08.2018

The number of bus tours to Europe among Russians decreased this year

“The demand for bus tours to Europe among Russians fell in some companies by 20% in comparison with the last year”, - said the Press-secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Turina, citing to market participants. According to her, the segment of bus tours this year is experiencing the…

10.08.2018

Top budget destinations for autumn season

Travel service OneTwoTrip analyzed the proposals of tour operators for autumn season and made the list of top cheapest abroad tours in September. For the analysis the service chose tours for two for 7 nights with accommodation in a 3-stars hotel without meals and departure from Moscow. The cheapest…

03.08.2018

Switzerland (analysis of the direction for the period 2014-2017)

According to the annual published data of the Federal State Statistics Service, Switzerland was visited:

2014 year - 286 000 Russian tourists
2015 year - 234 074 Russian tourists
2016 year - 228 571 Russian tourists
2017 year - 239 000 Russian tourists

The…