Do Russians have a tradition of extending vacations?
The service for travel planning conducted a survey and found out from tourists whether they extend their vacation by issuing additional vacation days after the holidays, reports OneTwoTrip.
The study involved 3,310 people. It turned out that the majority (59%) periodically do so, and most often arrange long holidays in May (30%).
29% of tourists extend the New Year holidays. March 8 – 14%, and February 23 – 13%. Another 9% of respondents try to rest a little longer in June, on Russia Day. And after the National Unity Day, only 5% of our compatriots want to rest longer in November.
According to the survey, usually take one or two extra days – so said 32% of travelers. A quarter of respondents issue vacations for 3-5 days, and every fifth needs a week. 23% of Russians extend holidays for more than seven days.
The majority of our compatriots (63%) use additional vacation time for travel, and 30% are admitted depending on the circumstances. The rest said that they do not go anywhere: 45 percent spend time in the country or at home, 29 percent meet with friends and family, and 26 percent are engaged in personal affairs.
Travelers who do not take vacations timed to the holidays explain this by the high prices for tickets and hotels during this period, 23% said. Another 17% admit that they do not have the financial opportunity to rest longer, 16% save vacation days. 11% of Russians do not like that there are many tourists everywhere on holidays, and 9% prefer to spend this time at home or in the country, and there are enough short weekends for this. No one to travel with 7% of Russians. Another 17% cited other reasons.
In 2021, 88% want to spend a holiday weekend traveling. Another 10% said they didn’t care and 2% didn’t plan to travel.
Source: ria