Analytics - Russian Travel Digest

18.04.2017

Russians choose Crimea, Sochi, Spain and Montenegro for not organized travel in summer

The service of online bookings Aviasales named the most popular beach destinations for Russians this summer. The service conducted a large-scale study, taking into account 50 thousand bookings for the period from June to September 2017. “The beach destinations account 43% of all bookings. We studied…

11.04.2017

ATOR: Turkey, Greece and Cyprus are the leaders of demand for the May holidays among Russians

“Turkey, Greece and Cyprus became the leaders of tour sales for May holidays. The resorts of Russia are on the fifth position”, - said the Executive Director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze. "For the May holidays the leaders are the beach destinations: Turkey, Greece…

06.04.2017

Rosa Khutor is the leader among TOP 10 most popular ski resorts in Russia

“Rosa Khutor became the leader in the rating of ski resorts, which are popular among Russians in April 2017”, - according to the analysis of the RoomGuru.ru – the hotel search service. The rating was compiled on the base of hotel bookings for the period April 1-30, 2017. Top-10 is headed by Rosa…

05.04.2017

AZUR AIR has expanded its network by new regions

In the new spring-summer season, the AZUR AIR airline has expanded the geography of flights to the cities of the Russian Federation. On its route map seven more cities were added, whose inhabitants can fly by airline airplanes to the best world resorts. The tourists from Murmansk, Nizhnevartovsk, Nizhnekamsk,…

05.04.2017

ANEX Tour: Turkey became the leader of early bookings among Russians for the summer 2017

“Turkey, Cyprus, Greece and Spain became the top countries by the results of early bookings for 2017”, - according to a study of the company ANEX Tour. "The return of Turkey on the tourist market significantly changed the situation in comparison with 2016. Antalya coast is really at the peak of demand,…

05.04.2017

Expert: the cost of foreign tours for Russians decreased by 15-30% in 2017

“The cost of foreign tourist trips for Russians fell by 15-30% in comparison with the last year”, - said the General Director of NTK Intourist tour operator Viktor Topolkaraev. "In rubles in comparison with the last year the tours have fallen in price for Russians by 10-15%, and even by 20%. Also…

03.04.2017

Rosstat: the number of foreign trips of Russians decreased by 8% in 2016

“The number of abroad trips of Russian citizens in 2016 was 31.7 million, which is 7.9% lower than in the previous year, but the rate of decline of the tourist flow is slowing down”, - according to Rosstat data published on the agency's website. The list of the most popular countries among Russian…

30.03.2017

ATOR: Russians prefer 5 stars hotels in Antalya region

“Russian tourists prefer 5-stars category hotels in Turkey, their preferences for popular resorts have not changed against the previous seasons”, - reported the press service of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) citing representatives of the tourist business. "This summer the rating…

24.03.2017

ATOR: the tourists flow from Russia to France may return to pre-crisis levels in 2017

“The tour operators report about twice increasing in demand for tours to France for May dates, as well as an increasing of the number of bookings for the summer months”, - said the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). "According to the leading tour operators of the direction, the booking…

23.03.2017

Moscow Arbitration Court will consider the legal claim of Transaero to TEZ Tour on October 26

The carrier tries to recover a forfeit from the tour operator On October 26 the Moscow Arbitration Court will consider the application of the airline "Transaero" to recover $ 5.9 million from the tourist company TEZ Tour Ltd. This information appeared in the materials of the court on Friday, March 17.…

17.03.2017

Russian tourists actively booking Turkey and Greece instead of Russian resorts

“Tour companies are noting a decline in demand for Russian Black Sea resorts and significant growth for Turkey”, - said Irina Tyurina the press-secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry. "This year, it is noted a failure of sales to the Krasnodar region, but a notable growth to Turkey and…

15.03.2017

Medinsky: incoming tourist flow to Russia increased by 7% in 2016

“In 2016 Russia was visited by 7% of foreign tourists more than in the previous year”, - said the Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky at the opening of the Intourmarket exhibition. "Incoming tourist flow from abroad to Russia increased by 7% last year. Unexpectedly, Iran became the absolute…

09.03.2017

The new directions of health-improving rest are offered to tourists in Bulgaria and Tunisia

“The tour operator “Anex Tour” expanded range of areas of health tourism by offering tours to Bulgaria and Tunisia”, -it was said in the press service of the company on Friday. The new offers are the tours with balneological treatment to Bulgarian resorts and thalassotherapy in Tunisia. The flight program…

28.02.2017

ATOR: demand for tours abroad at February holidays grew by 20-30% in 2017

“The demand for foreign tours has increased by 20-30% against the same period of the last year”, - said the Executive director of the Association of Russian Tour Operators Maya Lomidze on Tuesday. "Traditionally, the February holidays were not in demand, especially in the last two crisis years. In…

27.02.2017

The demand for ski resorts in Europe is growing among Russians

“This winter the Russian tour operators are noting an increase of demand for ski resorts in Austria, France, Italy and Andorra”, - said the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (RCT) Irina Turina. "The tour operators say about increasing of depth of sales. And, after a partial outflow…

13.02.2017

Sverdlovsk tourists will spend their February holidays in Thailand, China and Krasnodar Region

“Thailand, China and Vietnam are keeping the leading positions in the list of the most popular countries among the residents of the Sverdlovsk region in the time of February holidays”, - according to the data of an international group of companies Sletat.ru. Thus, Thailand had 24.3% of search queries…

13.02.2017

Tour operators are waiting for the recovery of tourist flow to Turkey and Egypt up to 60% - 70% in 2017

“Tour operators expect a recovery of tourist flow to Turkey up to 60% and Egypt 70%, in comparison with pre-crisis level”, - according to the analysis, published by the analytical center of the Moscow Domodedovo airport. Analytics of the center have conducted an opinion poll, in which tour operators,…

08.02.2017

Expert: about 2.5 million Russian tourists will spend holidays in Turkey this year

“The number of Russian tourists, wishing to relax in Turkey, will not return on the pre-crisis level this season”, - said Deputy Director General, Director of Sales "NTK Intourist" Sergei Tolchin at a press conference in Yekaterinburg on Monday. "According to our estimates, the number of tourists…

06.02.2017

Islands of the Indian Ocean returned tourists volumes after the recession of the last two years

Islands of the Indian Ocean - Maldives, Seychelles and Mauritius - have shown good results in the past year in comparison with 2015. Traditionally, on the first place are Maldives, Mauritius also shows the growth, which is pleased for the tour operators after the persistent downturn of the direction…

03.02.2017

The "Intourist" has assigned the new President - the tenth for the last four years

The Board of Directors of “Intourist" appointed Maxim Horoshenkov to the position of the President of the company on January 20. Previously, he held the position of General Director of JSC "SG-Trading". Thus, after the departure Alexei Volkov from the post, who worked on this position less than six months,…

Russians choose Crimea, Sochi, Spain and Montenegro for not organized travel in summer

ATOR: Turkey, Greece and Cyprus are the leaders of demand for the May holidays among Russians

Rosa Khutor is the leader among TOP 10 most popular ski resorts in Russia

AZUR AIR has expanded its network by new regions

ANEX Tour: Turkey became the leader of early bookings among Russians for the summer 2017

Expert: the cost of foreign tours for Russians decreased by 15-30% in 2017

Rosstat: the number of foreign trips of Russians decreased by 8% in 2016

ATOR: Russians prefer 5 stars hotels in Antalya region

ATOR: the tourists flow from Russia to France may return to pre-crisis levels in 2017

Moscow Arbitration Court will consider the legal claim of Transaero to TEZ Tour on October 26

Russian tourists actively booking Turkey and Greece instead of Russian resorts

Medinsky: incoming tourist flow to Russia increased by 7% in 2016

The new directions of health-improving rest are offered to tourists in Bulgaria and Tunisia

ATOR: demand for tours abroad at February holidays grew by 20-30% in 2017

The demand for ski resorts in Europe is growing among Russians

Sverdlovsk tourists will spend their February holidays in Thailand, China and Krasnodar Region

Tour operators are waiting for the recovery of tourist flow to Turkey and Egypt up to 60% - 70% in 2017

Expert: about 2.5 million Russian tourists will spend holidays in Turkey this year

Islands of the Indian Ocean returned tourists volumes after the recession of the last two years

The "Intourist" has assigned the new President - the tenth for the last four years

Top travel destinations Russian tourists visited 2023

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RBC announced that Russia has purchased 165 aircraft from foreign lessors

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