Despite the fact that some regions still not fully lifted restrictions for visitors, tour operators recorded significant growth of demand on the Russian direction. The sharp rise in prices on the rest will not be, say market participants. In some cities such as Yalta and Sochi, the average daily room rate compared to last year increased by tens of percent.
return the pre-Crisis realities in the lives of Russians unexpectedly quickly. And it’s not only about the sudden ending of the regime of self-isolation in the capital. On Monday, the head of the government Mikhail Mishustin at the meeting with Deputy Prime Minister said that Russia “is ready to a gradual opening of the holiday season.” And on Tuesday, the beginning of the tourist season from July 1, announced the Crimea, which recently threatened to observation for its own account out aimlessly on the Peninsula.
“Slowly but inexorably approaching”, said the Executive Director of the Association of tour operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze, the rest of Russians abroad. At the end of last week, RBC wrote that the Federal air transport Agency will invite the CPS from July 15 to open flights to 15 countries, including several European States, including Turkey, China and South Korea. According to “Interfax”, the first will open flights to the countries of the EAEU and the CIS. “Vestnik ATOR” predicted, from July 15 message opens with the eight capitals of the CIS countries, and from August 1, flights will resume in 7 countries (Europe, middle East and South East Asia).
regardless of whether we are talking about independent tourism or travel purchase through a tour operator, while in the lead, for obvious reasons, the Russian direction. However, many regions have not yet fully open for free visit, no mandatory observation. If the Crimean authorities have already begun the renovation of the holiday season in full — July 1, in the Krasnodar region in the beginning of the month, the quarantine was extended to June 21. Those who came to the region without pre-booked accommodation will be required to undergo observation, the hotels are still closed, work only motels with a medical license.
Some tourists can’t wait until the open border, and transfer trip of the summer for another time — are eyeing the Krasnodar territory, said a representative Anex Tour. The most popular destination in the summer — Sochi (Anex Tour captures on the increase in the number of bookings by 35%, week-long tour for two with flights costs from 29 000 rubles), also increasing the number of reservations on the Caucasian Mineral Waters, Kaliningrad oblast and the Altai Republic. Demand growth in the Russian areas can expect increase in sales in 2020 5-6 times, said a representative of TUI.
the Company’s proposed increasecompared to stay in Russia. In “Intourist” has expanded the range of offerings in Russia, focusing on tour in Tatarstan, Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Karelia, Baikal, and Wellness tours to the Altai, the Crimea and Krasnodar Krai. The company also began to offer customers tours to Kamchatka to Kaliningrad. TUI is expanding the network of Charter flights to Sochi, opens charters on lake Baikal. Azur Air (partner, Anex Tour) runs Charter flights to Abakan in Khakassia Anex Tour offers weekly tours — for two a week, and they cost from 70 000 to 90 000 rubles.
travel to plan a vacation abroad is not at risk — little book abroad, ascertain the flight search service Aviasales: “Tickets to search there, but will fly if the aircraft, nobody knows”. From foreign countries the border to tourists have already discovered Turkey, Italy is preparing to open for tourists from non-EU countries from the 15th of June, Spain is going to let tourists from July.
Now in the top armor of tickets, according to Aviasales, Moscow, Petersburg, Crimea, Sochi, Mineralnye Vody and Moscow. Search hotels Ostrovok also noted low demand for foreign holidays — Istanbul, Dubai, London, Bali. If booked, then in the more distant future (second half of the summer, fall, winter, 2021). Now, the leaders for booking — Moscow, Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan, Tyumen, Yekaterinburg. The booking from late June to autumn. “Island” celebrates the explosive growth of interest in travel after June 8 it was announced the end of the regime of self-isolation in Moscow.
“the Number of hotels, resorts are also somewhat smaller, and the tourist season this year is shorter. All this will allow owners and managers of these facilities to raise prices. According to the available information as the booking happens on July-August shows that prices can rise significantly. That is more than 20-30%”, — has noted in interview “news” Vice President ATOR Alexander Kurnosov.
However, later Kurnosov said that talked about the increase in prices of prediction, but as one of the possible scenarios. In fact, as pointed out by Maya Lomidze RBC, the increase in prices this season “extremely unlikely because everyone understands that people have no money.”
But in the case of excessive demand for leisure and the shortage of places may form the basis for significant growth of prices, warns the Executive Director of tour operator “Intourist” Sergey Tolchin.
If the demand will be low and the download is between 50-70%, then any increase in value will lead to the fact that tourists will be even less, the price increase, if you will, it will be smooth — it should be expected probably next season, said Tolchin.
Adjustments in the prices are possible but mostly, this concerns the variants with direct sales of rooms in hotels, as tour operators enter into a contract with the host company for the entire season, noted in the Anex Tour.
in addition, the higher prices will scare away potential customers, concludes Tolchin of “Intourist”.
speaking about the booking of hotels are not part of tours, but directly here different cities show different dynamics in prices, said “Island”. In some cities, the average daily room rate this summer have increased by tens of percent compared to the previous year: in Yalta, plus 55% (up to 6800 rubles), Sochi plus 24% (up to 5400 rubles), in Yekaterinburg, plus 12% (up to 4900 rubles). In other cities as a significant drop of minus 32% in St. Petersburg (up to 4,400 rubles), minus 22% in Tjumen (up to 2700 rubles), minus 12% in Kazan (up to 2400 rubles). The tickets since July, sharply go up. According to Aviasales, for departures from 15 to 30 June the average check in Russia — 5733 rubles, and from 1 to 15 July — 8929 rubles.
Elena Ganzhur, George Permitin
