Muscovites began to actively book tours abroad before the New Year holidays. If you do this in advance you can save up to 40% on the tour cost, registered Igor Morozov, member of MRO “Business Russia”, international entrepreneur, traveler, owner of the Routemark company, in his meeting with RIAMO.
“Early booking allows you to save about 30-40% on the package tour,” explained the expert.
Morozov added that this year the demand for trips to Thailand, Goa and Sri Lanka has increased among Moscow residents. At the same time, prices have increased significantly compared to last year – by an average of 15-20%.
“The costs of transportation, accommodation and guidance services have also increased proportionally,” the expert said.
According to him, tickets to Turkey have become twice as expensive on average, tickets to Thailand have increased to 79 thousand rubles, and tickets to Egypt have increased to 42 thousand rubles. The price of the flight to the UAE increased by 2.7 times (57.8 thousand rubles), to Sri Lanka by 1.5 times (63.2 thousand rubles).
Morozov added that the demand and prices for travel within the country are also increasing. Thus, the price of one-day tours around the Golden Ring and the Moscow region increased by 15-20% – the expert attributed this to the increase in prices for transport, guide services and weekend tickets to museums.
Let us remind you that tour operators in Thailand also agree on this issue. happened The most popular destination for winter tourism among Russians. They also noted that it was an alternative to Turkey for the Russians this season. happened Cuba due to comparable travel costs.
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