Russian tourists are increasingly going on river cruises

Analysts of the travel service MTS Travel and MTS Bank found out how Russians rested in the first half of the summer of 2024. According to the study, the demand for boat and boat rentals, as well as for boat trips and cruises, increased by a third compared to last year. In cities near large rivers, the demand for tourist accommodation is growing most actively.    

    The hot summer of 2024, which set temperature records in many regions of Russia, forced Russians to go on vacation closer to reservoirs. In the first half of this summer, the demand for renting boats, speedboats and jet skis increased by 34% compared to the same period last year. The average check increased by 24% and amounted to 1,480 rubles.   The demand for boat trips and cruises increased by 33% compared to last summer, the average bill increased by 11% to 4,350 rubles.   Data from the MTS Travel travel service also confirms the growing demand for holidays near the big water, in particular, the popularity of Russian cities located on river coasts is growing. MTS Travel analysts have compiled a rating of tourist cities based on the increase in online bookings of hotels and apartments in the first half of summer. It was headed by Kaliningrad – the number of bookings in Konigsberg increased by a third year by year. At the same time, four river cities entered the top five of this rating at once: Krasnoyarsk, Kazan, Perm and Moscow. In Krasnoyarsk, where people come to relax on the Yenisei, the number of bookings increased by 18% compared to the first half of summer last year. The popularity of Kazan, one of the main points of attraction in the Volga region, increased by 16% year-on-year. The same dynamics in the number of bookings made by independent travelers is observed in Perm, located on the banks of the largest tributary of the Volga, the Kama River. Compared to last year’s season, 13% more bookings were made in the capital.   Among the listed cities by the water, tourists found the most budget accommodation in Krasnoyarsk and Perm – travelers paid an average of 3,700 rubles and 4,100 rubles per day for accommodation there in the first half of summer, respectively. The cost of hotels and apartments in the capital averaged 5,000 rubles per day. Russians paid an average of 5,700 rubles per day for accommodation in Kaliningrad in the first half of the summer of 2024, and 6,100 rubles per night in Kazan.

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