Aleksan Mkrtchyan, vice-president of the Travel Agents Alliance (ATA), said that during the May holidays, ticket prices for Russian domestic flights could increase by five times. It has been reported Radio Sputnik.
In his opinion, at the last moment before departure, sales should not be counted on, and if a trip is planned for the beginning of May, the purchase of tours and air tickets should not be postponed.
He advised to buy tours and plane tickets in advance. According to him, there will be no last-minute sales this year, only price increases should be expected.
The increase in the cost of air travel was known to occur earlier. contributed Average check increase of more than 60% per year when booking a tour abroad with a catch on March 8.
According to Sletat.ru, the average check-in for popular foreign destinations increased by 40-70% last year, depending on the country.
Prior to this, tourism experts talked about new travel destinations in Russia. In 2023, Sochi, Mineralnye Vody, Kaliningrad, Altai and Baikal will remain the main tourist destinations for Russians.