The Federal Tourism Agency, together with tourism industry experts, found out where Russian citizens plan to spend their holiday vacations.
According to the airline ticket metasearch engine Aviasales, the share of bookings in Russia for the March holidays is 60%. The leading positions are occupied by Moscow, Sochi, Krasnodar, Mineralnye Vody, Simferopol and St. Petersburg. Rostov-on-Don, Makhachkala, Kazan and Ufa are also among the top ten domestic destinations.
The ticket purchasing service Biletix has similar data, according to which the top five popular holiday destinations for Russians include Sochi, Simferopol, Krasnodar, Mineralnye Vody and Kaliningrad. At the same time, air travel accounts for 55% of the total number of bookings.
The Sletat.ru group of companies notes that among Russian destinations, the Krasnodar Region and Crimea are in demand. These regions account for 52,71% and 39,37% search queries, respectively. The top 5 also includes Moscow, Karelia, and St. Petersburg. In addition, Russians are interested in vacations in Karachay-Cherkessia, Kaliningrad Oblast, Stavropol and Altai Krais, as well as in the ski resort of Sheregesh.
Tutu.ru provided statistics on air and rail routes. Sochi was the most popular holiday destination for tourists traveling by air during the March holidays. Flights to the Olympic capital from Moscow accounted for 8.6% of all tickets booked. Mineralnye Vody occupied the second place in popularity, and Simferopol came in third. According to Tutu.ru, 22% of train tickets sold for the weekend dedicated to International Women's Day were on the Moscow-St. Petersburg route. 4.4% tickets were Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod and 4.2% were Moscow-Kazan.
The tour operator Intourist's leaders in terms of requests for March 8 were Sochi, Crimea (Yalta), St. Petersburg, the Golden Ring, and Moscow. Among foreign destinations, Russians were most interested in Estonia, the Czech Republic, the UAE, Latvia, and Italy.
A significant portion of Russians are interested in ski tourism this spring. Within our country, fans of this type of recreation choose Sochi (Krasnaya Polyana) and Mineralnye Vody (Elbrus, Dombay), and abroad - Georgia.
"Many Russians choose travel as gifts for the fair half of humanity on March 8. They prefer cultural, educational and health tourism. It is no coincidence that the most popular domestic destinations this year include Moscow, Karelia, St. Petersburg, Crimea, Krasnodar and Stavropol Krais, while Estonia, the Czech Republic, Latvia and Italy are leading among foreign destinations. A positive trend this year, noted by market participants, was the increase in demand for tourist trips during the March holidays, which indicates an expansion of the range of high-quality and affordable offers on the Russian tourism market and an increase in the purchasing power of the population," says Oleg Safonov, Head of the Federal Tourism Agency.
Source: trn-news.ru
