How many Russians will spend the summer in Russia and abroad?
Tour operators report that sales in the summer of this year increased by 10%. The highest growth is shown Russia (+20%) Tunisia (+10-15%) Turkey (+15-20%) Montenegro (+10%). Greece. SpainCyprus sells at 2018 level and demand for Bulgaria It's still showing stagnation.
At TUI, Russia saw the trend of summer: the most “required” months for rest are June and September.
Intourist noted the desire of travelers to diversify their vacations with new countries – growth in “submass” destinations (for example, Southeast Asia) outpaced the same indicators on mass beach routes.
The average check for summer foreign tours increased by 29% - 103,000 rubles (in 2008 - 80,000 rubles). The average cost of a tour in Russia is 74 thousand rubles.
Turkey is the most popular destination in 2019. The service “Fly” reports that 44.6% of tourists booked tours to Turkish resorts (39.8% - 2018). The average check is 107-110 thousand rubles.
According to preliminary estimates, 4.5 million Russians will visit Turkey in the summer.
Tour operators noted an increase of 13-15% in demand for Russian tours. This trend is associated, among other things, with delayed demand due to the World Cup. Many compatriots in the past year refused to travel for the period of games, both because of the holding of matches in a number of cities and the influx of fans, and because of the desire to see the games at home or with the cost of attending matches.
In the overall ranking, which takes into account organized and independent trips, Russia will be the leader in tourist flow in the summer. Tour operators provide 20% of tourists in Russian resorts, and the rest of the citizens book housing and transport themselves.
More than 85% of tourists who chose a holiday in Russia through tour operators go to the beaches. The Krasnodar Territory will have up to 60% of reservations. Leaders: The Big Sochi (75%), Anapa - up to 20%, Gelendzhik - 5%.
In second place among tour operators – Crimea (15%-20% in total demand). The most popular destinations: Alushta, Yalta, Evpatoria, Peschanoe, Nikolaevka, Feodosia, Sevastopol. Demand for Crimea increased by 18% compared to 2018. More than 1 million people are going to rest on the peninsula.
St. Petersburg, Moscow region, Caucasian Mineral Waters, Kaliningrad region - 10-13% of demand in the organized segment. 7% of the total demand will be for Altai, Karelia, Vologda, the Far East, the Golden Ring programs, etc.
Most tourists travel to Russia and abroad in pairs and with children. According to Coral Travel, in Anapa and Gelendzhik, 30-33% of tourists are children, in Sochi - about 20%, in Crimea - 17%.
The average check for tours in Russia was 74 thousand rubles, calculated in “Fly”. In the tour operator "Dolphin" say that the average check per day in the Krasnodar Territory - 2360 rubles, Crimea - 2450 rubles, Moscow region - 3100 rubles, Kavminvodakh - 3400 rubles, St. Petersburg (excursion day) - 3750 rubles.
In Coral Travel, the average check for a family without a flight to Anapa in the summer was 54.5 thousand rubles, Gelendzhik - 51.4 thousand rubles, Crimea - 83 thousand rubles, Sochi - 54.7 thousand rubles.
The third place in the ranking of summer destinations among clients of tour operators is Tunisia (12%). The greatest demand among tourists in Tunisia are the resorts of Hammamet and Sousse with accommodation in hotels from 4 *. The average cost of tours is 80 thousand rubles for two The predicted tourist flow is 650 thousand organized tourists from Russia.
In fourth place is Cyprus, the price of the average tour is 100 thousand rubles. The projected tourist flow is 550-580 thousand organized tourists from Russia.
In fifth place is Greece, the price of an average tour of 120 thousand rubles. Greece can be visited by 400-500,000 Russians.
The TOP-10 for the tourist flow of summer-2019 included Spain (200-220 thousand organized tourists), Thailand (170 thousand tourists), Italy (150-170 thousand tourists), Bulgaria (100 thousand tourists), Montenegro (less than 100 thousand tourists).
In total, 10.7 million tourists will rest with tour operators in the main mass destinations, of which 3.5 million are in Russia, 4.5 million in Turkey. Approximately 80% of sales in the summer will fall on Turkey and Russia.
The total volume of organized tourist flow from June to August will be more than 11 million tourists.
Source: atorus