This year the number of domestic accommodation reservations by Russians for upcoming holidays increased by 21% compared to last year. At the same time, the highest growth rates were recorded in five-star hotels, at 33% annually. These statistics were provided to socialbites.ca by the press service of the online booking service Ostrovok.Ru.
Demand dynamics are more moderate in other tourist housing categories: The increase in demand for alternative accommodation facilities such as apartments, guesthouses, camping sites and glamping sites was 24% compared to last year, and for non-star hotels it was 21% and 24% in four years. 19% in star hotels and 15% in three star hotels.
The top 10 New Year’s destinations by number of bookings this year include Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Esto-Sadok, Yaroslavl, Murmansk and Yekaterinburg.
Of these cities, the demand for accommodation increased the most in Murmansk – by 66% compared to last New Year, and in Yekaterinburg by 41%. In Moscow the increase was 34%, in St. In St. Petersburg it was 31%.
The average cost of a night booked for the New Year holiday this year increased by 18% to 6,250 rubles.
Tourists make the most expensive reservations in five-star hotels, where the average price per night for a room is 16,600 rubles. Then comes Glamping – an average of 14,200 rubles. A day in country houses costs an average of 12,900 rubles, at campsites 10,300 rubles, and in four-star hotels it costs an average of 9,300 rubles.
Bookings in three-star hotels and apartments are approximately in the same price range – an average of 5,700 rubles. In non-star hotels, this figure is 5,500 rubles, and in guesthouses it is 5,400 rubles.
Previously happened It is known how many tourists booked hotels in 2023.