Türkiye expects to receive 6 million tourists from Russia in 2018. Tour operators told the portal TRN on demand for the destination this season, sales progress and prices.
According to data TUI, compared to last year demand for Turkey increased almost 2-fold times.
"The sales depth is for the entire season. The demand is good now and tours are being actively booked. Many hotels are almost 100% full and the most popular hotels in the destination have already started to stop selling," the company notes.
Demand for early booking tours to Turkey in the company "Biblio-Globus" also twice exceeds last year's figures for the same period.
“This year, the destination is in high demand among both Russian tourists and tourists from European markets, so after the end of the early booking period You shouldn't expect any significant discounts anymore. Currently, the depth of booking tours to Turkey in the Biblio-Globus company reaches October 2018, the peak of sales occurs in May and the first summer months.
Some hotels in Turkey already have stop sales for some dates, so this season we recommend booking rooms in popular hotels as early as possible,” report in press service operator.
As noted in ANEX Tour, average The cost of packages generally remained at the 2017 level.
"The prices for early booking were very attractive, so we are noting an increase in demand compared to last year. The destination remains the leader in summer sales. Hotels offer many promotions and special offers. The average depth of booking tours has increased. We are noting a trend of booking tours in advance, and therefore the number of tourists waiting for "last minute tours" has decreased. All hotels are steadily filled, but there is no need to talk about a shortage of beds. Flights are filled to 95–100%," the company said.
According to data "Biblio-Globus", the average bill for the Antalya coast of Turkey for 7 days/6 nights with airfare, accommodation in a 3* hotel for the summer season is 51,200 rubles for two people, for a family of 2 adults and 1 child - from 71,400 rubles.
IN TUI They note that a week's vacation for two adults in Turkey in the second half of June will cost from 54,000 rubles, for a family of three (parents and a child) - from 70,000 rubles.
"The top searches are: Antalya, Alanya, Belek, Kemer, Marmaris, and our new region, Izmir, is also gaining popularity. Tourists from Russia still most often prefer resorts on the Mediterranean coast with the All inclusive and Ultra all inclusive concept, but this year the Aegean coast is also demonstrating high sales figures," added to ANEX Tour.
About last minute tours
IN TUI Please note that you shouldn't expect last minute tours during the high season.
“It is also better not to delay purchasing tours for June and the peak season, as many popular hotels will soon be at a standstill and will be unavailable for booking,” celebrate in press service tour operator.
About volumes
For the summer season 2018 "Biblio-Globus" offers an extensive flight program from 12 cities in Russia on board comfortable Boeing-737 and Boeing-747 of Rossiya Airlines (Aeroflot Group).
Thus, the airline "Rossiya" will operate its own flight program to Turkey (Antalya airport) in the summer season of 2018 on daily flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg. Also, the tour operator "Biblio-Globus" offers an extensive flight program from the regions - Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Kazan, Tyumen, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Perm, Ufa, Samara and Chelyabinsk.
Also in the upcoming summer season, the tour operator is resuming flight programs to Bodrum, thanks to which the company's clients will once again have access to a vacation on the Aegean coast of Turkey.
IN TEZ Tour The volumes in Turkey increased by 50%, the geography of flights includes 19 cities, including Moscow and St. Petersburg.
According to the Ural Tourism Association, demand from Ural tourists for tours to Turkey in June of this year increased by 25.6% compared to the same period last year.
"We are seeing demand for Turkey due to the fact that the price-quality ratio is balanced, plus we had a period of downtime in this direction when we did not fly there. The deferred demand in this and last seasons shows that people want to go there," said the head of the association, Maxim Puzankov.
Source: trn-news.ru
