Belarusian inbound tourism experts note growing number of organized groups from Russia

In the spring and summer of this year, the inbound tourism sector saw positive developments in the number of serviced organized groups from Russia. This was reported by sb.by in the Republican Union of Tourist Organizations (RSTO) with reference to the data of the profile tour operator.

According to the tour operator, the increase in the number of serviced organized groups from Russia is observed against the background of a slight decrease in the number of individual tourists. This is due to the fact that Belarus is becoming not as cheap for Russians as before, the director of the company explained. Tours are becoming more expensive - this is due to an objective increase in prices for accommodation, food, travel. The quality of tourist services in Belarus is growing, respectively, and prices for tours. Perhaps a slight decline is also due to the fact that more travel agencies appeared on the market, which began to organize tours around Belarus, and the flow of tourists was redistributed. At the same time, for corporate and school groups for 9 months of this year, the tour operator sees an increase in the flow of more than 5 percent compared to last year. If we take the statistics of this market player as a whole, then in January-September the number of tourists from Russia increased by about 10%.

The tour operator also notes that the most popular among Russian tourists are tours, popular in recent years: trips with overnight stays only in Minsk, Minsk and Brest, Minsk and Grodno. At the same time, this year, experts state the growth of popularity among Russians of Grodno, Vitebsk, Mogilev, directions. Belarusian tourism business highly appreciates the consequences of mutual visa abolition between Belarus and Maldives