Analytics - Russian Travel Digest

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,…

03.02.2017

In 2016 the incomes of Russians fell twice against 2015

For 2016 incomes of Russians, according to Rosstat, decreased by 5.9% against 3.2% a year earlier. Thus, compared with 2015, the reduction rate accelerated more than 84%, or almost twice. Compared to the 2014 year, the reduction of the real incomes accelerated more than eight times (it was minus 0.7%).…

03.02.2017

In Novosibirsk travel agencies draw into a “grey business”

The number of participants of the Novosibirsk market of tourist services in 2016 decreased by 30-60% depending on the segment. As explained the Chairman of the Novosibirsk Association of tourism organizations Dmitry Mikitchenko, in the region there were 700 travel agencies in 2014, in 2015 - about 600…

31.01.2017

The owner of "Severstal" Alexey Mordashov has increased his share of stocks in TUI Group

Russian investor Alexei Mordashov, the chairman of the board of directors of "Severstal", has expanded his participation in the largest travel company in Europe. Only for the last two weeks the oligarch bought shares in TUI Group in the amount of approximately 24 million Euro. This was reported by the…

26.01.2017

Prague, Vienna and Budapest have become the most popular destinations among Russians at the February holidays

“Prague, Vienna and Budapest are on the leading positions in the list of the most popular European destinations for Russians at the upcoming February holidays”, - according to the data of Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). "In the biggest demand for these dates are tours to Budapest and…

19.01.2017

Tour operators predict a rise in demand for holidays in Spain in 2017

“The number of Russian tourists visiting Spain may rise in 2017”, - said the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) on Tuesday. "According to the tour operators, this year the number of Russian tourists to Spain may increase. At least, the sales volume of the early booking program to Spain…

19.01.2017

Russian Railways: passenger transportation to the far abroad grew by 8.5% in 2016

“In 2016, 8.5% more passengers traveled to foreign countries by train in comparison with the year before”, - reported the press-service of JSC "Russian Railways". The number of passengers, who used the long-distance trains, amounted more than 641 thousand people. "The greatest growth is noted on the…

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

In 2016 the incomes of Russians fell twice against 2015

In Novosibirsk travel agencies draw into a “grey business”

The owner of "Severstal" Alexey Mordashov has increased his share of stocks in TUI Group

Prague, Vienna and Budapest have become the most popular destinations among Russians at the February holidays

Tour operators predict a rise in demand for holidays in Spain in 2017

Russian Railways: passenger transportation to the far abroad grew by 8.5% in 2016

Over 6.4 million Russians will spent the vacation abroad this summer

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