In the tourist market, who were among the most affected by the pandemic were the first victims: quits St. Petersburg tour operator “Nika”. The company failed to negotiate with insurers for financial guarantees to the extent necessary. A similar problem was faced by other companies. Eventually disappear can up to 30% of participants of the market, experts fear.Tour operator Nika stopped the job, told “Kommersant” in the Russian Union of travel industry (PCT). In most companies, the main reason is impossibility to negotiate with the insurance company or any other financial guarantee. “We knocked down the reluctance of Ingosstrakh to extend the contract of liability insurance”,— said the Executive Director of “Nicky” Michael Kornyshev. “B” sent a request to the “Ingosstrakh”.Other insurers offered “the Knick” a financial guarantee in the amount of 10 million rubles. provided the Deposit or pledge of property, but it does not cover the speed of business. Up to 50 million rubles, said Mr. Karyshev, contractors were willing to give only on condition of Deposit of the same amount.According to the law on bases of tourist activity companies working in the field of outbound tourism, should have a financial guarantee in the amount of RUB 10 million, if the total value of sold tours during the previous year did not exceed 40 million rubles. In other cases, we are talking about 50 million roubles At “Niki” the total amount of realized tourism products in 2019 is estimated at 127 million rubles, follows from the data of the Federal register of tour operators. To refuse a financial guarantee, the operator may, if it accumulates in the Fund the personal liability of 7% of the total value of the sold tourist products in the previous year. “Nike” is not enough 6 million rubles.”nick” works since 1993. According to “SPARK-Interfax” the sole owner of the company is Nina Kornysheva. The headquarters is located in St. Petersburg. Recent years the company has specialized in cruises on the rivers of Europe, Africa, America and Russia. Now the tour operator in total there are obligations to 700 tourists with deep reservation until August 2021.Tours for the failed clients “Nicky” will be able to receive compensation under insurance contracts for RUB 50 mn in “Ingosstrah” on 500 thousand rbl. — in “Advant-Insurance”, over 3 mln. is the Foundation of personal responsibility. The company announced that it will provide tourists with assistance in obtaining payment: it will continue until the work of the office in Saint-Petersburg. The next two group tour on the route of the Baikal-Transsib-Kamchatka due to start on 1 and 7 July, will be held at the scheduled date.Executive Director of the Association of tour operators of Russia Maya Lomidze confirms that offer contracts amounting to 10 million rubles., but in this case they have no meaning ��esti business. According to experts, the current crisis could lead to a stop of up to 30% of the market participants. “But we are talking more about the travel agencies and small operators, the big players are determined to survive the situation,” she said.In turn, the all-Russia Union of insurers (VSS) has sent a letter to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, where he complained of tour operators that the failure to renew insurance contracts threaten to stop, leading to payouts on its policies. The total amount of insured liability of participants in travel now stands at 15 billion rubles. VSS requests the government to tighten regulation of tour operators and intermediaries, rather running the system “E-ticket” — an analog of yegais TORRANCE.Alexandra Mertsalova
