According to the results of a survey conducted among 1200 adult citizens of Russia living in cities with a population of over 1 million people, 18% of Russians plan to go on New Year's holidays on tourist trips abroad or within the country.
It should be noted that the number of Russians traveling increased by 3% - from 15 percent in January 2015 to 18% according to the December survey. This growth is primarily due to the growing popularity domestic resorts, so, if in January 6% chose a holiday in Russia, then in December it was already 9%.
Share of Russians planning to go to celebrations New Year 2016 Abroad, showed a slight decrease - from 5 to 4 percentage points. 25% of those surveyed are planning trips to Asian countries (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, etc.), 54% of respondents are planning to visit European cities. The Turkish destination has seriously lost its popularity: if in January every fifth Russian going abroad for the New Year holidays chose Turkey or Egypt, then according to the results of the December survey visit turkey Only 2% plan to.
Let us add that such a popular destination as Egypt in previous years will be... not available for Russians, due to the cessation of air traffic with this country and the ban on the sale of tourist packages.
