Türkiye has collapsed demand for Crimea and is now raising prices
Turkey is raising prices for holidays for tourists from the Russian Federation in the 2019 season, taking advantage of the resumption of mass demand after resorts in this country again became open to Russians (Previously, it was limited after an attack by the Turkish Air Force on a Russian bomber, which resulted in the death of the pilots - author.).
According to tour operators, in the 2019 season the cost of holidays in Turkey increased by almost 20%, the Kommersant newspaper writes today, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“Tours to the most popular country for summer holidays - Turkey - are now purchased for an average of 102 thousand rubles, which is 17,2% more than in 2018. At the same time, the share of this destination is 67% of the total volume of early bookings,” the publication says.
Sales Director of NTK Intourist Sergei Tolchin noted that it was the increase in tourist flow that pushed the increase in tour prices: “In some cases, prices in hotels in the country increased by one and a half times, primarily due to a serious increase in tourist flow. At the end of 2018, the total number of arrivals to Turkey increased by 23,1%, to 39,47 million people, tourist flow from Russia - by 27,3%.”
Let us remind you that after Turkey became open again to vacationers from the Russian Federation, the demand for tours to Crimea dropped significantly. According to travel agents, the drop was about 50%. Despite this, according to the results of last year A record number of tourists vacationed in Crimea. The authorities reported 6,6 million visitors to the republic.
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