The cost of holidays on New Year’s holidays in Russia has grown significantly less than usual

The cost of holidays in Russian resorts for the New Year holidays has increased by 20-30%, said Maya Lomidze, executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). According to her, usually for the New Year holidays, prices increase two to three times.

Ms. Lomidze said that tour sales have intensified later than usual. The leader is the Krasnodar Territory and other ski areas. “Prices too for this (late booking.— “b”) contribute, that is, when the resort sees that there are no bookings in advance, there is no such a sharp jump in prices by two to three times, as usually happens during the New Year holidays, this year. Although prices have risen within the limits of 20%, at some objects 30%,” Ms. Lomidze said on the sidelines of the conference “Both to the village and the city. Agro- and ecotourism as tools for the development of territories ”(quote from TASS).

According to Ostrovok.ru, the average cost of living in Russian accommodation facilities for the upcoming New Year holidays has increased by 35% compared to last year. The most significant increase was in apartments, where the price was higher by a third, especially in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kazan. Residents of the regions consider these cities as an alternative for New Year’s holidays instead of Europe.

More details – in the material “Kommersant” “Sochi froze the New Year”.

Leonid Uvarchev