Russian tour operator offers to celebrate the New Year in Egypt
On the website of the travel operator PEGAS Touristik on sale there were trips to the EgyptSharm El-Sheikh and Dahab.
Anna Podgornaya, the director of the tour operator, said that from December 25, the PEGAS Touristik program begins in Ovda airport (Israel). Flights are planned from 11 regions of Russia.
“Tourists will have the opportunity to choose a place of rest. It can be both the Israeli resort of Eilat and the resorts of Egypt.”
The program is scheduled for the New Year holidays, its extension will depend on demand.
A trip for 7 nights with a flight to Ovda on December 25 and accommodation in the Sharm el-Sheikh hotel (3*, breakfast) costs from 79 thousand for two. Races for the last three days in December - 106-107 thousand.
7 nights in Sharm el-Sheikh in the hotel 5 * "all inclusive" with departure on December 25 - 98 thousand rubles, with arrivals from 29 to 31 December - 125-127 thousand for two.
A week in Dahab for two starts from 90.8 thousand rubles (4*, BB). If the arrival is on December 31, accommodation costs from 119 thousand rubles.
Travel agents note a more attractive price range of holidays in Egypt "via Ovda" compared to flights through Cairo and Istanbul and are confident that in the near future tourists will "try" the direction.
The group of companies “Fly” conducted an analysis of the demand of Russians for Egyptian tours after the meeting in October of Russian President Vladimir Putin with the head of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The popularity of Egypt increased by 10% and reached more than 200,000 searches per week.
During the year, 6 million Russians searched for tours to Egypt in the system. Demand for the country was at the level of Montenegro, the Dominican Republic, China, and the most popular resorts in Egypt - Sharm el-Sheikh (36% of requests) and Hurghada (31%).