The number of hotel reservations by Russians in China and Japan in December 2023 increased by more than 10 times compared to the same month in 2022. These statistics were provided to socialbites.ca by the press service of the online booking service Ostrovok.Ru.
They announced that Japan and China are on the list of foreign countries most preferred by Russian tourists.
“The Asian aspect as a whole has shown significant growth. During the period under review, hotel bookings in Thailand increased by 37%, in Vietnam by 14% and in Indonesia by 8%. In most countries, the pace of bookings remained unchanged from last year. “In addition to Asia, growth was also shown by the CIS countries, which are directly accessible and do not require a visa,” commented the service’s press service.
Thus, the number of accommodation reservations increased by 20% in Azerbaijan and 13% in Uzbekistan during the year.
With words Art Tour General Manager Dmitry Arutyunov says that the most affordable holiday options among Asian countries can now be found in Sri Lanka and Thailand. The expert explained that there is greater variability in offers, there are a large number of flights and hotels in different price categories. The cost of the minimum flight to Asian countries is around 40-50 thousand rubles. The expert said that a week’s stay for two will cost at best 200 thousand rubles.
It was previously reported that it is the most popular travel destination for Russians this season. happened Thailand is followed by the UAE and Egypt in second and third place.