How many independent tourists are there in Russia?
In the last three years, 62% of Russian residents made tourist trips around the country and abroad.
A modern traveler is a middle-aged person (from 25 to 45 years), living in a city (most often in large cities) with a higher education, working and having an income above average. Among women travelers 60%, among men – 55%.
In recent years, independent travel – when tourists themselves make routes, book hotels and buy tickets, in short, create an individual turnkey tourist product – has become a steady trend.
For 5 years, the share of those who have experience of independent travel organization increased from 37 to 48%. The share of supporters of buying package tours decreased from 14% in 2019 to 9% today. Most often, working citizens (11%) and Russians with high income (11%) apply to travel agencies.
Over the past 3 years, almost every second resident of Russia (48%), and the majority prefer to buy tickets and book hotels exclusively themselves (39%), and every tenth alternates with the purchase of tours (9%).
In the last 5 years, almost twice as many Russians intend to book hotels and buy air or rail tickets themselves when planning trips, and the share of those who intend to rent a car also slightly increased.
The growth of the popularity of independent travel organization is associated with the development of online services, the availability of tourist services.
Source: https://www.interfax-russia.ru/Photo: unsplash
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