“Do not hurt something and wanted it, thought, probably, many of those Russians who refused this year plans to travel abroad. Deprived of cheap trips to Turkey and Egypt, potential tourists are studying the proposals of travel agencies in the country – and every year becomes more and more.
So, the may holidays have already been fixed the tourist boom and increased demand in the domestic market. According to Rostourism, Russia topped the list of popular destinations, ahead of Cyprus and Greece. The leaders were in Sochi, the Crimea, the resorts of the North Caucasus and the Krasnodar territory.
The trend of rising demand for travel within the country is maintained for the third year in a row, say tour operators and agents. In the industry predict that in 2016 domestic tourism may increase by 3-5 million.
Crimea
Many of those Russians who have had time to rest in the Crimea for the last couple of years, compare your new experiences with memories of past years.
Festival “Mullet” in the Crimea
Of course, Crimea now is impressive – not only nature and sights (what used to be, naturally), and increasing levels of service.
And, of course, that very often stress tourists in the numerous trip reports on the Crimea, the locals extremely friendly welcomes its Russian guests.
If you look at the feedback on the Crimean hotels to major international booking sites, even the most simple living homes and boathouses Russians put a high rating. Sometimes this kind of advances, but most sincere gratitude for the caring, attentive service at reasonable prices.
The Crimea is indeed becoming more attractive to tourism – there are many opportunities for luxury and budget travel variety. And what is important – Peninsula is interesting not only and not so much a beach holiday, but many tours interesting tourist routes.
The boat festival “White nights in Sevastopol”
In Sevastopol — about two thousand monuments of history only in the city. Sightseeing holiday is easily combined with a beach — in the picturesque Bay not far from Sevastopol (Fiolent Cape, the Bay of Laspi and Batiliman, Cape Ajja).
In Yalta — noisy, crowded, active night life, luxury hotels surrounded by mountains and pine forests. Next, the unique palaces and parks, cable car, swallow’s nest, Ayu-Dag, Massandra winery and, of course, the unique Nikitsky Botanical garden with Mediterranean trees and flowers.
In Koktebel — relaxed, quiet and nice. Easy to find accommodation in different price categories (as well as everywhere in the Crimea). It often hosts festivals, creative meetings, literary evenings. Children — Aqua and Dolphinarium, adult — plant of vintage wines and cognacs, as well as lake Barakol on the territory of the extinct volcano Kara-Dag.
Shore of the Black sea with blooming poppies in Berehove near Feodosia
With kids good rest in Evpatoria area — there is still the sandy beaches and shallow waters. For Spa treatment, you can go to Feodosia and Sudak. The main thing — to prepare for the trip: read reviews, calculate routes, listen to the advice of those who have recently returned from the Crimea (the Internet is full of new reviews about the trips on the Peninsula).
If you go now to the Crimea by car, the special problems should not be – on the Kerch ferry ply 12 large ferries.
Better to buy tickets in advance on the official website of the Kerch ferry crossing. In the holiday season and the period of peak loads the waiting time there should not exceed three hours, said the head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov.
Crimea greatly exceeds the dynamics of the arrival of tourists last year, told RIA Novosti the head of Committee of the Crimean Parliament on health-resort complex and tourism Alexey Chernyak.
“Every day more and more tourists arriving in the Crimea,” said Chernyak.
According to him, as of 10 June, the Peninsula was visited by 1,083 million, which is 24.2% higher than last year (over the same period in 2015 in the Crimea rested more than 870 thousand).
Earlier it was reported that the Crimean authorities in the current year, according to various forecasts, between six and seven million tourists. In 2015 in the Crimea rested for 4.5 million people.
The border guards of Crimea has seen an increase in the flow of Ukrainian tourists, according to the press service of the Crimean border guard of FSB of Russia. They actively come to rest on the Peninsula with their families, getting cars through border checkpoints in the North of Crimea.
Sochi
The view of the Olympic Park Sochi
Sochi, Russia’s largest resort city in the lead among the tourist preferences of Russians. There are already many and excellent hotels, comfortable apartments and infrastructure on a very decent level (remember how much it was worth and what people were doing). And yet — well-maintained boardwalks, and promenades, a variety of cute cafes and restaurants, modern amusement facilities, Grand parks and stadiums. And most importantly — a truly unique combination of sea and mountains.
The participants of the carnival in Sochi
The only not too satisfied travelers – it’s not even the level of service and degree of care (compared to the same Crimea) of the locals towards the tourists.
Abkhazia
Abkhazia is also a high demand among Russians. There are no such luxurious hotels and infrastructure in the resorts of the Krasnodar region, but local authorities still expect that in 2016 the number of tourists will increase by 30% compared to the previous year, and approximately 2 million people.
“If last year was more than 1.5 million people, so this year will be 2 million. The infrastructure we have is also growing. This year the number of organized bed-places increased by 10%. For our Republic is a lot. The number of people who have a rest “savages”, is also growing”, — said in an interview with RIA Novosti, Prime Minister Artur mikvabia.
He reiterated that tourists from Sochi can get to the center by train, which reduces the load on the checkpoint “Psou” 10%: “We now carry people to the train from Sochi to Gagra”.
About what attractive Abkhazia for Russian travelers in the details – can be found on the official tourism website of the Republic – is really impressive.
European Mediterranean resorts
A Holy place is never empty: Greece, Spain, Cyprus, Italy gladly replace the Russians, Turkey and Egypt, creating new travel packages with all inclusive and indispensable negotiating with Russian tour operators about the decline of wholesale prices for rooms in larger hotels.
Spain at the end of 2015, became the fourth in the list popular among Russian tourists in foreign countries; in the same year, the birthplace of bullfighting determined to be the second or even the first, replacing our compatriots Turkey and Egypt, said in an interview with RIA Novosti trade representative of Russia in Spain Galina Kurochkina.
Spain and Italy, unlike many Schengen countries, greatly facilitate the issue of entry visas for Russians. Did the same and Greece (though in the beginning of the season was the problem – the Consulate could not cope with the flow of tourists, but it seems everything is normal).
Analysts say the increase in demand for holidays in Greece to 2016 by about a third compared to the same period last year. Particularly popular with Russian clients are low-cost Charter flights, which on a summer date a lot, including from the regions.
Well, we should not forget that “Greece has everything”, and at reasonable prices. Here love and miss Russian tourists and holiday options extremely much, would be money.
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