the Russians are beginning again to be interested in the tickets and is planning to spend this summer at the domestic resorts. This month has sold more than 40% more tickets than in the previous year. Thus towards the end of the season the price of tickets steadily approaching the pre-crisis and to count on foreign travel, according to experts, this summer is not necessary.
the Demand for tickets in Russia gradually comes to life: in may this year Russians bought more than 40% more tickets than in April, told the “Газете.Ru” Aviasales. The interest in trips to domestic resorts this month increased three times in comparison with April, noted in OneTwoTrip.
For the first 26 days of may through Aviasales has gained 43% more tickets compared to April. We are talking only about travel to Russia. In press service OneTwoTrip note that the number of search queries for travel until much higher level of sales, and customers service continue to monitor prices on travel, though doing it less vigorously than before.
“If we talk about the interest in resort areas (search of tickets for summer dates), then in may, he caught up with the level of January of the current year”, — noted in press service service, adding that in April the number of people who were interested in a summer vacation, it was minimal, and in may, the interest has tripled.
that in may, the Russians increased spending on tickets, misleading and press service VTB Bank. According to the data of acquiring business of the Bank, the demand of Russians for the purchase of tickets to this month increased by 46%.
At the moment the high season the resorts can be called August: the last month of summer the maximum number of tickets purchased in Gelendzhik, Mineralnye Vody, Simferopol and Sochi. For example, in Gelendzhik on Aug purchased 1.5 times more tickets than in June, and 2.5 times more than in July.
“In Russia begins the gradual easing of the quarantine measures: Prime Minister announced that from June 1 will open a sanatorium with a medical license. However, the full launch of the resorts of speech does not go yet — will be discussed in the next phase, the lifting of restrictions if the epidemiological situation in the country will be favourable,” — says the head of the press service OneTwoTrip Elena Shelekhova, adding that according to statistics sales of tickets shows that the Russians plan a summer vacation at sea.
however, she adds that the demand for summer vacation, though still very low compared to pre-crisis levels, but the partial easing of restrictions is already leading to a slight increase in sales.
“This suggests that demand will gradually recover, depending on the lifting of the measures applied to combat toranaviruses. We expect to travel domestically this summer, the demand will grow if the epidemiological situation will allow to relax the restrictive measures in the regions and especially in the resorts,” — said in OneTwoTrip “Газете.Ru”.
this was said by first Deputy Minister of transport — the head of Rosaviation Alexander Neradko.
Prices on flights departing in the second half of summer are approaching last year’s figures, indicating that the expectations of the airlines on the restoration of solvency of the tourists, told the online travel Agency Biletix. The average bill for air travel back on domestic routes compared to the beginning of the summer significantly increased in the second half of the summer tourist season approaching pre-crisis figures last year.
So, if in June the average cost of flights back in Russia is lower than in the same period last year by almost 3 times (3 736 rubles in 2020 to 11, 406 rubles in 2019), in August the difference is just 18% (13 690 rubles against 16 610 rubles). This trend has been all the most popular summer destinations. For example, the average bill for a flight to Sochi and back in June is 2 825 roubles, in August — 8 400 rubles, Simferopol — 3 406 14 241 rubles, respectively, in Kaliningrad — 396 and 3 13 610 rubles, respectively, according to data from Biletix.
Talking about when Russians will be able to have a rest abroad, it is still early. According to Executive Director of the Association of tour operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze, the opening of borders and the start of outbound tourism should not wait until September.
“the resumption of bilateral international tourism: on the one hand, we have foreign partners, who say “come.” But on the other hand, there is the Russian border which is still closed. Until September, we can hardly expect its opening,” — said the expert during a live broadcast in Instagram with the leading “First channel” Svetlana Zeynalova.
Previously, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, has recommended Russians to refrain from trips abroad to bring to the country coronavirus. He noted that, in the circumstances, in addition to health risks, it can be difficult when travelers return home. That the preconditions for a rapid recovery of international tourism is yet to be seen, this week spoke Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, Recalling that the recommendation of the Federal tourism Agency to refrain from trips abroad on March 19, has not been canceled.
