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06.12.2018

The winter season 2018–19 and the Egyptian factor

Tour operators can offer interesting and sometimes unexpected winter destinations: for example, Gambia, where Coral Travel tour operator will continue to fly, or Zanzibar in Tanzania, where two tour operators fly this year. Now there are competitors and for the UAE - this winter tour operators launched…

04.12.2018

TOP-5 of destinations for the winter 2018–19

“Nowadays the experts are noting a robust growth in demand by about 10% for winter holidays in all destinations,” the executive director of ATOR, Maya Lomidze said. Data from ATOR Analytical Service allows us to talk about the increased demand for winter destinations. Totally, the growth in demand for…

29.11.2018

Analysis of the flow of tourists from Russia to exotic islands of the Indian Ocean

The analysis of three quarters of the Russian tourist traffic to 4 exotic island destinations of the Indian Ocean - Maldives, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Mauritius were announced. Some of them showed a drop in tourist flow from the Russian Federation, others - growth.

In…

26.11.2018

Where tourists will meet the New Year

In the preferences of travelers departing from Moscow from December 28 to January 3, domestic destinations are on leading positions. The most popular among them are the resorts of Sochi (Imeretinsky and Krasnaya Polyana). At the same time, the average cost of a tour in Russia is 22.5 thousand Rubles…

21.11.2018

Analysis: why the Russians choose hotels instead of apartments

Most Russians who prefer to stay in hotels rather than apartments choose this type of accommodation because they do not want to cook on vacation. This opinion is shared by 73% of respondents, according to the study conducted by the hotel reservation service Ostrovok.ru. More than 800 tourists took part…

12.11.2018

10 reasons why you need to experience WTM Africa 2019

WTM Africa is a vibrant, culturally diverse, must attend business-to-business travel and tourism event, with a range of destinations and industry sectors for African and International travel professionals. Join travel professionals from over 70 countries over three days in Cape Town, South Africa…

12.11.2018

Where did Russian tourists rest in summer 2018?

Turkey became the undisputed leader of summer season 2018 – over the first 8 months of this year almost 4.2 million Russians have rested there. According to preliminary forecasts of tour operators, by the end of 2018 the number of Russian tourists in Turkey will grow by 15% compared with last year -…

12.11.2018

ATOR: the depth of sales of tours abroad has decreased due to the financial and economic situation

“The depth of sales of tours abroad has decreased due to the uncertainty of the financial and economic situation. The final decision to travel the Russians take an average three weeks before the trip”, told the executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze. She…

05.11.2018

Tour operators summed up the results of sales of tours for November holidays

Based on the structure of sales of tour operators, in general, the market has noted an increase in demand for tours, including the period of three-day “long” November weekend. However, this growth has its own characteristics, and the picture of demand on the domestic and abroad destinations is different.…

02.11.2018

Tour operators summed up the results of the season in Greece

Despite the economic difficulties, the volatility of the ruble and strong competition with Turkey, in the segment of organized tourism Greece, in general, showed a result closed to the last year. The preferences of tourists have changed in comparison with the last year. Early booking of resorts in Greece…

02.11.2018

BAHRAIN: analysis of the destination over the period 2015- January-June 2018

The destination is not wide-scale, but the annual growth of tourist traffic is evident. According to the Rosstat annually published data, as well as the Bahrain NTO in Russia, the country was visited by: 2015 year - 5400 Russian tourists 2016 year - 9900 Russian tourists 2017 year - 10600 Russian…

01.11.2018

Named TOP-10 of the most popular destinations among Russian air passengers

The data concerning volume and dynamics of passenger traffic by scheduled and charter flights were announced during the conference Online Travel 3.0. The experts also gave a forecast of the Russian passenger traffic based on the results of 2018. At Online Travel 3.0 conference the analysis of civil aviation…

26.10.2018

SINGAPORE: analysis of the destination over the period 2015 – 2018 (January-June)

Singapore is in the TOP-20 of foreign countries visited by Russian tourists. According to the annual statistics published by Rosstat, Singapore has been visited:

2015 year - 20 000 Russian tourists
2016 year - 29 000 Russian tourists
2017 year - 26 000 Russian tourists

26.10.2018

MALAYSIA: analysis of the destination over the period 2015- 2017

Malaysia is this direction the demand for which among Russian tourists is constantly growing due to the unusual tourist product and year-round service. So, according to the Ministry of Tourism of Malaysia, the country was visited by: 2015 year - 54,000 Russian tourists 2016 year - 45,000 Russian…

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…

The winter season 2018–19 and the Egyptian factor

TOP-5 of destinations for the winter 2018–19

Analysis of the flow of tourists from Russia to exotic islands of the Indian Ocean

Where tourists will meet the New Year

Analysis: why the Russians choose hotels instead of apartments

10 reasons why you need to experience WTM Africa 2019

Where did Russian tourists rest in summer 2018?

ATOR: the depth of sales of tours abroad has decreased due to the financial and economic situation

Tour operators summed up the results of sales of tours for November holidays

Tour operators summed up the results of the season in Greece

BAHRAIN: analysis of the destination over the period 2015- January-June 2018

Named TOP-10 of the most popular destinations among Russian air passengers

SINGAPORE: analysis of the destination over the period 2015 – 2018 (January-June)

MALAYSIA: analysis of the destination over the period 2015- 2017

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

Travel agents called the alternative for Egypt this season

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

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

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

Intourist predicted stagnation of out coming tourism market in 2018

Over 6.4 million Russians will spent the vacation abroad this summer

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