Over the three quarters of 2023, the outbound flow from Russia amounted to 21 020 012 people, which is 12,4% higher compared to the same period in 2022.

Demand for Thailand among Russians continues to show positive dynamics, showing monthly growth. In October – plus 30% compared to September data. The main demand is for Phuket.

The most popular destinations where tourists and vacationers often book tours on the eve of the New Year are the UAE, Turkey, Thailand, Egypt and the Russian Federation. Sometimes Sri Lanka is included in the TOP of the most popular destinations.

The flight program to Phuket from Tomsk provides flights departing once every 12 days. On its basis tour packages with duration of 11 or 23 nights are arranged. There will also be charter flights from Tomsk to Pattaya once every 10 nights.

Turkey is one of the popular New Year destinations in the sales of Russian tour operators. In terms of current demand, the country is in the TOP 5, occupying from 6% to 17% of New Year's sales from different companies, after the UAE, Egypt, Thailand and, in some cases, Russia.

In the summer of 2023, the organized outbound tourist flow from Russia increased by 15% compared to the same period in 2022.

50% of Russians plan to travel in the regions of the Russian Federation during the New Year holidays, and 30% will go to Moscow and St. Petersburg. Another 15% choose warm countries for their New Year's holiday, such as Thailand, the UAE, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.

Thailand extended the period of visa-free stay for Russians to 60 days, the extension will cost Russian citizens $51.

The high demand for holidays in Thailand in the winter season among residents of different cities of the Russian Federation requires increasing of transportation volumes from tour operators. Flight programs from 13 regions of Russia have already been announced for the winter season.

In September, Russians took the first place in the number of tourists arriving by air to the Thai island of Phuket. Russians topped the list of arrivals to Phuket with figure of 40,2 thousand.

In the winter season 2023/2024, Pegas Touristik tourists will be able to fly to 6 countries on direct charter flights, as well as on regular flights, on boards of which the tour operator has taken blocks of seats. Three destinations, according to forecasts, will become driving routes in the winter season.

A new combined tour to 2 countries of Southeast Asia was announced by the tour operator Biblio Globus from November, 02. The tour program lasts 10 days. It includes one night in Bangkok upon arrival and one night before departure to Moscow, as well as a vacation on the island of Bali.

The flow of tourists to Thailand from Russia should exceed a million by the end of September. By the end of the year, the Kingdom expects to receive more than 1,2 million.

The tour operator Tez Tour has opened sales of tours to a new island in Thailand - Khao Lak, located 60 kilometers from Phuket airport.

In the winter season, leading tour operators with strong positions on Thai destination - Anex, Coral Travel, Fun&Sun, Intourist - as last year, will share charter flights of Azur air and Red Wings.

The current sales figures are encouraging and showing Thailand's strong intentions to become the top destination for the winter season. Already, Thailand is in the first place in the ranking of countries - leaders of demand among Russians.

The top budget destinations includes Sri Lanka and Thailand, where the price starts from $ 574 per person. Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia also are there - prices there start from $ 1 025.

The tour operator Anex has announced seven charter destinations for the upcoming winter season. This winter direct charters of Anex will fly to Egypt, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Cuba and Turkey.

The summer season 2023 turned out to be the most successful for Thailand in terms of Russian tourist flow for the entire history of Russian tourism in the country.

Tours to Thailand for the winter season have appeared in the assortment of Coral Travel. The high season flight program starts on October 31 and will last until May 11. Flights will be operated by Azur air. Frequency is 2 times a week.

In the autumn-winter season, tours to Phuket arranged on direct Icar flights will be available to Pegas Touristik tourists from seven regions of Russia. Programs start from October-November depending on the city of departure.

Russian tourists in the first half of 2023 became the leaders in the tourist flow to Phuket. Since January 1, almost 450 thousand Russians have visited the Thai island.

Since mid-August, the tour operator Fun&Sun has added 2 more own charter flights from Moscow to Phuket and 3 new departure regions to Phuket: Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk and Vladivostok.

Aeroflot Airlines and Khabarovsk International Airport agreed to continue operating direct regular flights to Phuket in the autumn-winter schedule. At present, the carrier’s flights have been agreed until the end of March.

For the upcoming winter season, flight programs to Thailand have already been announced by two tour operators - Pegas Touristik and Fun & Sun. Anex has calculated tour packages until the end of October.