Natalia Klimenok (Russian Travel Digest) and Irina Antonova (General Manager of Russian Tour) discussed the trade tendencies during ITB China 2024, Shanghai

Irina, tell our readers about the Russian Tour, its main directions and strengths

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Hotel Complex Izmailovo located in the east of Moscow was built for the XXII Olympic Games held in Moscow in 1980. This includes 5 authentic properties named "Alpha", "Beta", "Delta", "Gamma" and "Vega" symbolizing 5 Olympic rings. With 5,000 rooms, Izmailovo remains the 8th largest cluster in…

The leading B2B exhibition dedicated to the Chinese tourism market, starts today at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Conference Center.

This year's event, taking place from May 27 to 29, united more than 600 exhibitors from over 80 countries and regions, more than 1,000 hand-picked…

By the end of 2023, Malaysia received 110,000 tourists from Russia. The country expects to see more than 140,000 Russian travelers in 2024. This was announced by the Ambassador of Malaysia to Russia, Dato Cheong Loon Lai.

"In 2023, the number of Russian tourists visiting Malaysia increased…

A more than two-fold increase in the number of visits by Russians to the island last year and a historical record in tourist flows were ensured by a variety of direct air transportation, convenient connecting options, as well as the activity of Russian tour operators.

According to official…

Data on tourist flows for 2023 came from Thailand. The country could completely restore the volumes of Russian tourist flow lost during the pandemic and even slightly exceed them. Russia ranks fifth in terms of the number of tourists, and it is still the undisputed leader among non-Asian markets.

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The volume of Russian tourist flow to Indonesia in December exceeded the figures for the entire 2019. By the end of 2023, the tourist flow could reach about 155 thousand visits, exceeding pre-Covid figures by more than 20%. Sales of tours to Bali from tour operators have also increased.

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Tour operators have positive forecasts for 2024. Demand growth for Thailand will continue, if competitive prices from hoteliers and good transportation volumes remain at today’s level.

Fun&Sun expects double growth in the 23/24 winter season compared to the volumes of the last winter season.…

From January to September, Russian tourists made more than 60 thousand trips to India. The figure of 60 thousand trips beat the results of the entire 2022, when Russians made 50 thousand trips to India. In its turn, Indian citizens made 24 thousand trips to Russia this year. The data was reported…

Tour operators expect a noticeable increase in demand for tours to Vietnam after the launch of Aeroflot’s direct flight to Ho Chi Minh City, reports the press service of the Russian Union of Travel Industry.

“The demand for Vietnam is high: both tourists and travel agents ask for it. Everyone…

In 2023, the tourist flow will be 4% higher than in 2022, but the historical record of 2021 will not be surpassed. This is the forecast of ATOR Analytical Service based on an assessment of the dynamics of tourist arrivals to the Maldives from Russia. Russia will most likely retain its first place…

Travel agents drew attention to the appearance of low prices for tours to Thailand in January. For example, tourists can fly on January 12 from Irkutsk for 9 nights to Pattaya for only $ 1 282 for two persons. Tours from Moscow have also become cheaper – up to $ 1 338.

Experts say that tourists…

Another popular winter destination has been “returned” to the Russian tourists. The tour operator Tez Tour announced the start of sales of tours to the Chinese resort island of Hainan. The tour operator offers GDS tours with direct flights from Moscow to Sanya Airport on Aeroflot flights.

Hainan…

From the beginning of 2023, Thailand has set a course for the complete restoration of Russian tourist flow to the 2019 level. The country is moving confidently towards its goal - over the first 11 months, more than 90% of the “pre-Covid” number of tourists have already arrived in Thailand. Russia…

Winter Sri Lanka is in greater demand this year than last one. According to tour operators, the country will be one of the top five destinations in demand among Russians for winter beach holidays.

From January to October 2023, 142 929 Russians visited this country (an increase is 56,6% by…

Tour operators working in the South Korean destination are recording a steady demand for winter tours to South Korea. Sales dynamics vary from company to company.

Anex, Pac Group, China Travel and Intourist talk about moderate but stable demand.

“There is demand for South Korea,…

The tour operator Anex Tour has announced new tours to Sri Lanka. According to Anex experts, the sale of combined tours to Sri Lanka is being resumed for the 2023-24 winter season. The price from Moscow for the program starts from $ 2 785.

The tour operator also recalled that this season…

Anex-Tour made a statement about tours to China: the tour operator announced the sale of tour packages from new departure cities and the expansion of the range of offers in this Asian destination. For now we are talking about excursion programs - tours to Beijing and Shanghai.

“Previously,…

Despite a slight decrease in the number of arrivals for the autumn of this year, Russia continues to be the number 1 of source markets for the Maldives. At the end of 10 months, every ninth tourist in the Maldives came from the Russian Federation, and the tourist flow increased by 6,3% compared to…

Vietnam is gaining popularity among Russian tourists. Despite the lack of direct flights to the country, for a number of tour operators sales of tours for the end of autumn and the New Year holidays have increased significantly compared to last year.

From November 15, Fun&Sun launches a…