Russians turned to domestic tourism, but there are no funds even for it

12% are going to the Black Sea resorts, 9% to the Crimea, 4% of Russians will go abroad. The information was presented by Valery Fedorov, head of VCIOM. The survey covered 500 cities and 100 villages in 80 regions of the Russian Federation.

 

Crimea for the fourth year in a row is in first place - 37% want to visit there. In 2013, 8% of Russians gathered on the peninsula (before the annexation of Crimea to Russia). In the second position - Krasnodar Krai, 33% of Russians want to go there, in 2013, 18% planned to vacation there. The number of people going abroad is decreasing - in 2013 - 33%, in 2014 - 27%, before the 2018 season - 21%.

 

45% of Russians, i.e. every second person will be forced to spend holidays at home. 34% will go to the dacha.

 

In different cities of Russia, not at sea, want to visit 14%, and among the younger generation, this percentage is higher – 19%.

 

According to the resorts, the situation is as follows: the Krasnodar Territory is in the first place, 12% go there, in 2016 8% were going. Crimea is in second place - 9% goes there. 4% went abroad, last year - 6%.

 

The number of optimists is decreasing. In 2014, 38% of tourists believed that the holiday will be better than last year. In 2018, 24% expect more from vacation. “No better or worse” – 63% intend to rest.

 

Money difficulties became the main reason for the refusal of summer holidays - 44% of Russians. Interfering with family affairs - 18%. The “leader” of the problems is obvious – prices are growing: this year they have grown by 11% and amounted to about 44 thousand rubles. A person who is less than the “average” salary in Moscow, but for most Russians a significant amount.

 

In Moscow and St. Petersburg can spend on vacation up to 55 thousand. In 2017, the amount was 39.8 thousand, the increase by 2016 was more significant – by 18%. 45% of respondents save for vacation, 26% can allow a vacation “from current funds”, 11% spend additional funds and 4% take a loan.

 

If we talk about vacation in Russia, the picture is generally favorable. The proportion of people who have never traveled has dropped from 64% to 56%. And the share of those who made two or more trips to Russia per year increased from 23 to 28%, while among young people aged 18 to 24 this figure is even higher – up to 50%.

 

Nature and climate - the main reason for tours in Russia - 4.45 points on a five-point scale, the chance to learn new - 4.25 points. The service deserved a low score - 3.49 points, the price-quality ratio - 3.36, travel - 3.05 points.

 

In 2014, 58% of tourists did not want to go there for vacation. Four years later, their number is 44 percent. Of course, 9% want to go, 45% want to go next year or later. Valery Fedorov explains that the lack of funds is the main reason for the indicators. According to the poll, the strongest sides of the peninsula: beauty and nature – this attracts 26% of travelers, followed by beaches. Repel high prices for rest - 20%. “The new scarecrow is a resort fee: almost no one knew that it existed, everyone knew that Crimea did not charge it this season,” says V. Fedorov. 7-6% of travelers are frightened by the territorial proximity of Crimea to Ukraine.

 

Valery Fedorov is sure that the survey showed "Revaluation of values." Russian tourists really "tried" vacation in their native country, many of our tourists really want to relax in Russia. Unfortunately, the main obstacle for them remains high prices for rest and especially for the road”.