Where are Russians going for the May holidays?
More than half of Russians will not take advantage of the long weekend on the May holidays for tourist purposes and will stay at home. Such data was presented by Kirill Rodin, Director of work with public authorities VTSIOM. The poll was held on April 4, in a telephone interview participated 1600 Russians from 18 years.
63% of respondents said that in the may holidays will be home, another 35% are going to the country.
75% of those who bought tickets will go to Turkey. Cyprus and the UAE follow in preference, with Russia and Abkhazia lagging behind.
59% of respondents have no plans for May. In theory, 5% would like to go abroad, 4% – to the sea, to the Crimea. Russia.
In Russia, 6% are already going to go to the May holidays, another 2% vote for the Crimea and 4% are going abroad. In total, the trip for the May holidays is planned by 12%. 4% have difficulty answering. The main reason for refusal to travel is the expected “no money”. 70% chose the option “too expensive”. 10% say they are busy at work.
According to further plans, the statistics of VTsIOM are as follows: 30% are going to visit foreign resorts, 69% do not plan to. 47% would like to relax in Russia, most tourists from 25 to 35 years old, residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg are going to rest.
Tour operators note that their target audience has not significantly decreased. At the same time, Turkey retains the first place in demand. Further Cyprus. UAE. However, Russia and Abkhazia occupy the fourth place, especially popular resorts Krasnodar region.
According to the expert, most of the May tours were sold in advance, in November and December. The average check is 100 thousand rubles for two per week.
Unorganized travelers choose Moscow and St. Petersburg, which became the leaders of bookings for the May holidays. Other popular cities of Crimea, Nice, New York, Kaliningrad, Helsinki. Beach destinations include Dubai and Bali.
Source: tourprom