PCT: 50 percent of Russians continue to wait for the opening of foreign destinations
alternative directions and continue to wait for the opening of the borders. This was stated by Dmitry Gorin, Vice-President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (RST) at the interregional tourism forum “Intourmarket. Open Crimea “, writes” Interfax “.
According to Gorin, among those who nevertheless decided to rebook their vacation, Russian resorts were chosen by 17 percent of travelers, open foreign destinations – 30 percent.
< p> “50 percent expect countries to open. This is a very alarming situation, since tour operators have transferred money to foreign partners, “- said the vice-president of the PCT about the massive refusal of Russians from alternative options.
The speaker stressed that tour operators continue to fulfill their obligations in open directions. “Of the total debt of 44 billion rubles, these obligations have been fulfilled,” Gorin specified.
Earlier in November, tourism industry experts assessed the attractiveness of the countries for Russian tourists, with whom the headquarters resumed flights. It was noted that the decision to open some directions “raises questions.” According to experts, the level of medicine and sanitary standards in Bangladesh is too low, and Mongolia is not of interest for the tourism market.