VTSIOM: in the summer - 2017 without a vacation left 31% of Russians
31% of Russians could not rest in the summer of 2017 – this is the smallest number since pre-crisis 2013. In 2016, the number of unrested was 45%. The information was shared by the General Director of VCIOM Valery Fedorov.
The survey has been conducted since 2011. This year, a telephone survey survey surveyed 1,800 respondents from 500 cities and towns in Russia.
“This year, the rest was successful – this is due to the exit from the crisis, fatigue from the need to constantly work and the desire to reward yourself for two years of hard work,” said Fedorov. According to the center, another 41% of Russians rested but did not leave their place of residence (35% in 2016), and 26% rested outside their hometown or village (20% a year earlier).
People with low incomes, residents of small towns and pensioners could not rest. Far from the place of residence were able to leave wealthy residents of Moscow and St. Petersburg from 25 to 44 years. The majority of Russians had summer holidays: 35% went only to the country, 33% spent the whole vacation at home.
Rest on the Black Sea coast was an opportunity for 15% of Russians. 11% went to the resorts of the Krasnodar Territory, 6% went to the Crimea. According to Fedorov, the Crimea lost to the Krasnodar Territory in terms of price and quality. The infrastructure of the peninsula has not reached the level of the mainland, but the state is engaged in its modernization. 10% went abroad, 7 and 3% went to the countries of the former USSR.
The budget for outdoor holidays in the summer increased compared to 2016 and averaged 37,363 rubles per person (36,026 last year). These costs were lower than expected in may of this year 39 806 rubles. In Moscow and St. Petersburg, the actual amount was 46,906 rubles, in other cities and villages the costs were lower.
Residents of Russia, satisfied with their vacation, increased by 1% compared to 2016 and amounted to 83%.
According to Fedorov, if economic growth continues and there are no negative events at the beginning of next year, we can expect a further increase in tourist flow, and in connection with the 2018 World Cup, an increase in domestic tourism in the European part of Russia.
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