In Egypt, talk about the timing of the launch of Russian charters
The Arab Republic is discussing possible dates for the restoration of tourist flow from Russia in the event of the opening of charters. Egyptian The tourist industry believes that this process is long.
In the country of the pyramids believe that after the trip of their leader to Russia, the signing of an agreement on cooperation between Russia and Egypt and the words of Vladimir Putin that the issue of charters to the Red Sea resorts is “on the agenda”, mass tourism from Russia should return. Experts call different dates of the beginning of this event.
Experts hope that the charters will launch (the earliest) in late November – early December. Tourism specialist Abdul Aziz believes that the opening of charters to the Red Sea will occur after the New Year, in early January.
Naji Al-Erian, a member of the Federation of Tourist Chambers of Egypt, is confident that the recovery of the Russian market will last three to four months. The quality of Russian service will be important.
“Egyptians should remember that when a tourist is poorly served, he returns to his country and speaks negatively about his holiday. Therefore, everyone needs to fight for tourists. Hospitality is manifested not only in the hotel, but also in communication - at customs, in the store, in the cafe.
In the country of pyramids are confident that due to comfortable weather conditions, year-round swimming season and lower prices, the resorts of the Red Sea will become a competitor for the Russians with Turkey next summer, especially at the beginning of the season, when the Turkish beaches are cool.
Egyptian and Turkish publications quote the director of Intourist S. Tolchin that the return of charters to Egypt could weaken the demand for Turkey in April and May, and affect the demand for the UAE, India, Vietnam, Thailand.
Egypt recalls the statistics of the past years to forecast the total foreign tourist flow. The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics of Egypt (CAPMAS) reported that foreign tourist flow to the country became the maximum in 2010: 14.7 million tourists arrived, of which 3.1 million were Russians. Rosstat: in 2014, 2.6 million Russian citizens rested in Egypt, and in 2015, before the closure of the direction, 2.38 million. In 2017, 94,000 Russian citizens arrived in the Arab country on their own.
Charters from Russia are important for Egypt and as an argument for the start of British flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, which stopped in November 2015. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism will discuss this issue at the WTM exhibition in London.
According to information: atorus