Marseille is among the five most popular destinations among Russian travelers for the June holidays. The number of queries on the fly in this French city compared to last year has increased by 6.8 thousand percent, said on Monday, may 16, a portal “Rambler/Travel”, citing data from travel search engine KAYAK.ru.
The experts examined search queries from Russia to Marseille in the period between 9 and 13 June.
It turned out that the Russians are committed to this French city to support the national football team. The Russian team will play against England in group “b” on June 11.
According to experts, Russian tourists are looking for tickets to major events abroad immediately after the announcement of the date of the event. The draw for the world Cup European football championship 2016, where it became known about the upcoming the mast of Russia and England, took place on 12 December 2015. On the same day, the number of requests for tickets to Marseille grew by 466 percent, the next — to 445.
In March 2016, experts estimate the cost of the trip to the games of the 2016 world Cup of soccer. It was reported that the fans are seeking for the match of Russia and England in Marseille, the plane tickets will cost 12 thousand rubles (one way), accommodation at the hotel in the suburbs — at least 4.5 thousand rubles per day for two.
The European championship on football will take place from 10 June to 10 July 2016. At UEFA Euro 2016 for the first time will play 24 teams. The host country for the third time in the history of France was chosen. The winner of this championship will participate in the 2017 confederations Cup (a soccer tournament among national teams in Russia.
