What kind of tickets, hotels and tours did Russians buy in the summer?
Data from the payment system QIWI show that Russians in the summer of 2020 bought 45% more tours, but their average price decreased by 72%, the average check for air tickets and accommodation in hotels fell.
The study of the company takes into account the rest of Russians at home and statistics on already available foreign destinations.
In the category of air and rail tickets in June, when the regions lifted restrictions, the number of transactions increased by 2.6 times, and turnover by 3.6 times compared to May. In July to June, growth continued: the number of operations increased by 73%, and turnover doubled. In August, the number of transactions decreased by 8% and turnover by 2%. In general, the number of transactions in June-August 2020 decreased by 21% compared to last summer, and turnover decreased by 45%.
The average cost of a ticket in the summer was 14,205 rubles, 32% less than in 2019. The average check for a railway ticket is 3,563 rubles - a decrease of 9%.
In the hotel booking segment, transaction and turnover growth in June to May was 49% and 72%, respectively. In July to June, the number of transactions increased by 62%, and turnover grew by 2.9 times. In August by July, transactions were up 39 percent and turnover was up 75 percent. However, compared to last summer, the number and turnover of transactions decreased by 37% and 61%, respectively. The average check is 11,184 rubles, which is 39% lower than last summer.
According to QIWI tourist tours, Russians buy more, but at a lower price: In June-August 2020, the number of transactions for the purchase of tour tours increased by 45% compared to last year, and the turnover for the same period decreased by 58%. The average check also decreased by 72% and amounted to 10.2 thousand rubles.”
Regions-leaders by the size of the average check: Saratov region (76 380 rubles), Tambov region (73 345 rubles), Tatarstan (70 406 rubles), Yamalo-Nenets JSC (65 952 rubles) and Bryansk region (63 867 rubles).
In the summer, the number of requests for refunds for paid vouchers and tickets that tourists did not use due to the coronavirus pandemic increased.
"A full recovery (of the tourist market) is possible only in the absence of risks of the second wave of the pandemic," said A. Agakov, commercial director of QIWI group.
Source: tourism.interfax
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