PCT: Russians' demand for travel will decrease due to the shortening of the validity period of PCR tests 
tests from 72 to 48 hours may reduce the demand for domestic travel. The press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (PCT) Irina Tyurina told Interfax about this.
According to her, the statement of Rospotrebnadzor directly affects the interests of tourists, since PCR tests are needed in many regions to check into hotels and when visiting public places.
“According to tour operators, reports of the emergence of a new strain have already negatively affected the activity on both outbound and domestic routes. And the statement of Rospotrebnadzor about PCR tests can slow down demand even more, especially since Popova (Anna Popova, chief sanitary doctor of Russia – comment of “Lenta.ru” ) recommended that Russians stay at home on New Year's, – predicted the press secretary of the PCT.
Tyurina believes that reducing the duration of the PCR to 48 hours actually deprives Russians of the opportunity to travel. “When moving from region to region, it is difficult to have time to make tests on time. And an express test in some regions costs almost five thousand rubles, “she added.
Earlier in November, the head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova said that the validity period of the PCR test, which shows the presence of the COVID-19 virus in the body , will be reduced from 72 to 48 hours. This decision, she said, was made against the backdrop of the spread of a new and more dangerous omicron strain of coronavirus.