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Russian tour operators, bus belonging to the Commission of the Russian Union of Travel Industry reported that the New Year and Christmas sales of bus tours fell by 10% compared with the same period last year. In doing so, different directions have shown varying demand.
Deputy Director of the company «East-West» Elena Borisova said that this year, virtually no children’s custom groups. That trend confirmed the general director of travel agency «Old Town» Yelena Popova, but «adults» groups, in her opinion, has more. «Despite the talk of crisis, we noticed that the tourists to travel to spend more money than before, willingly took additional trips were committing a lot of shopping - added Ms. Popova. - Curiously, on New Year’s holidays and we are well sold the most expensive and unique tour. Worse - the standard cost of ».

«Our new year’s result - minus one group compared to last year - said the general director of the company« BVL »Albina Astakhova. - But the current customers have been profitable: buy-ski tour of France and Italy, while last year was Poland populyarney ». She explained that the steep devaluation of the Polish zloty against the euro: «The price of accommodation in the Polish resort of Zakopane, came close to the cost of hotels in Chamonix, and people went to France». Albina Astakhova noticed that this year, fell heavily in demand «Bus» Czech Republic, despite the fact that suggested a good price.
The company «Interso», according to general director Tatyana Kozlovskaya demand directly to the New Year date «prosel» 48%, while sales in the holiday compared to last year increased. As a result, the total firm «Interso» came to the same minus 10%. 10-15-percent decrease in the confirmed and representatives of companies «Krugozor» and «DSBV-Tours».

President Sergei PCT pins, was present at yesterday’s meeting Avtobusnoy Commission believes that reducing demand by 10% in the current economic environment can be regarded as a «small victory», a bus segment of the market take «an island of stability». The most amazing thing is that all tour operators noted the depth of sales for next season: reservations are in May and June.

But on the projections for the current year as a whole, views diverged: Dmitry Fomintsev suggested that it would decrease the demand for up to 10%, and Tatiana Kozlovskaya preparing for the 50-percent drop in sales volumes. «In parts of the alarming situation, - said Ms. Kozlovskaya. - Many travel agencies in poor condition, some have already closed. Volga region, where industries have moved to a crisis mode of work and wages, have virtually no reserves. Urals and Siberia are still in relatively good condition but are also experiencing difficulties ».
One way or another, but last-avtobusniki tour operators have agreed not to raise prices on 2008. Travel packages might appreciate by rail or air tickets, the travel agency that can not affect. Is not known yet, behave as a European hotel, although the tour operators, they should not appreciate. In any case, the value of «their» avtobusniki of rounds left in the last year.