Tour operators: Egypt, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates are popular among Russians for traveling for the New Year
For the winter holidays, Russian tourists en masse decided to go to a popular beach country – Egypt. RIA Novosti writes about this.
It is noted that the demand for travel in the New Year has grown sharply after a long weekend in November and, according to forecasts of experts in the tourism industry, may reach a “dock-like” level. “Starting from November 6, sales began to grow smoothly and to date have grown by 60 percent,” said representatives of the travel service Level.Travel.
Egypt is the leader among foreign destinations. “It accounts for about 37 percent of the total number of bookings,” the Tez Tour company reported and noted that the average price of a week's rest in a four-star hotel in the republic is 43 thousand rubles per person.
In second place was Turkey, where 25 percent of domestic travelers plan to go. The cost of vouchers starts from 33 thousand rubles per person with accommodation in a three-star hotel.
The Maldives are on the third line. “New Year's tours to the Maldives start from 171 thousand rubles per person in a four-star hotel based on breakfasts,” said the representative of Tez Tour. The top 5 most popular destinations for the New Year are closed by the resorts of the United Arab Emirates and Russia.
Earlier in November, during non-working days from October 30 to November 7, Egypt became the most popular foreign destination for foreign holidays among Russians. So, tours to the beach country accounted for about 50 percent of all sales.