Tours from Russia to Turkey have reached or are close to last year’s pace of booking, but at the end of the summer season, Turkish resorts are unlikely to become bestsellers. This was reported TASS the interviewed tour operators.
TUI Russia notes the increase in bookings of tours to Turkey 15 times compared to the previous week, when there was announced the resumption of air links with this country.
"We have already reached the level of sales of the year", – said TASS in the press service of the company.
In the "Biblio-Globus" recorded sales growth in the Turkish direction for 3.5 times. The high demand for Turkey note "foreign tourist", Tez Tour and Anex Tour.
"Sales in Turkey over the weekend and Monday has increased tenfold, queries, retail coming in non-stop mode", – reported the press service of the "tourists".
High demand has been noted not only in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Rostov-on-don, where in the first stage, allowed to resume air communication with Turkey, but also from other cities and regions, reported in "the tourist". Tourists interested in whether they will be able to get to the airport of departure on a connecting flight.
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why the increase
Turkey has always been one of the favorite beach destinations among Russians in the summer, and after a long closure due to a pandemic of interest in this area is particularly high, say tour operators.
In addition, many tourists, whose trips did not take place due to the coronavirus, revise these tours to Turkey. Guests actively perebroniruyut tours to Turkey from other directions, the opening of which in this season in question. Some tourists, that removed dates of your stay from 2020 to 2021, is now also turning to the tour operators with the request to postpone the tour on the next available flight to Turkey.
"But overall last year’s sales direction with high probability in the season 2020 will fail as due to the pandemic and the closures loss of the period when tourists are actively planning a vacation. To the current date last year the number of bookings was already an order of magnitude more", – noted in Tez Tour.
In "Intourist" also believe that Turkey will not have time to become a leader in terms of sales in this summer tourist season.
"Turkey has only three cities of departure. In the past year we have charters was from 19 cities", – said the press service of the company.
While other tour operators in the past year in Turkey you can fly from more than 30 cities of Russia.
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Prices for tours
"Prices started to rise since the official statements of the government of the Russian Federation on the resumption of flights to Turkey", – reported the press service of Tez Tour.
Other tour operators said that while the prices on tours in Turkey in comparison with Friday (24 July) has not changed. While the Turkish hotels actively send the travel agencies deals, said TUI. On Friday, representatives of major tour operators told TASS that the prices for rest in Turkey in August or correspond to the level of last year, or the prices offered in this direction before the closing of the borders.
The main demand now accounts for tours with departure dates in the first week of the resumption of flights to Turkey, but overall sales are going at a good pace throughout the month of August, say tour operators. "foreign tourist" also notes the active demand for Turkey in September and October. The depth of sales of tours to Turkey "Biblio-globe" reaches the middle of October, and at the Tez Tour – Nov.
The most popular among Russian tourists in Turkey have traditionally been a five-star resort hotels.
"the Most frequently requested type of accommodation is 5 star, food is "all inclusive" or "ultra all inclusive". The range of five-star hotels in Turkey is quite wide, so we’re not talking about a premium product, but about average. However, now we are also seeing increased demand for premium segment, relative to last year. This may be due to the fact that some tourists, who previously preferred to more exotic destinations, make your choice in favor of Turkey in connection with closed borders", – said TASS in the press service of Anex Tour.
Also popular are four-star hotels on the first line, noted in the "Biblio-Globus".
