"For the dates of flights on June 23-30 at the minimum price of a beach tour for 10 nights with included air travel, the resorts of Crimea are still in the lead − the cheapest tour to the peninsula at this time can be purchased for 28.6 thousand rubles ($380) for two," the Association of Tour Operators of Russia reports and specifies that such a vacation is offered by the recreation center in Bakhchisaray.
Sochi and Anapa are behind Crimea in terms of affordability. Tours to these cities can be bought for 30.4 and 35.3 thousand rubles ($405 and 470), respectively.
Experts note that tour packages with departures at the end of June are still bought mainly by family tourists: according to the 1001 Tour network, in travel packages with departure on June 23-30, at least 1 child was included in 70% of requests for tours. The same share was in the middle of June.
"The choice of family tourists with children is obvious: as before, these are the Black Sea beach resorts, which account for up to 90% of sales and more," the ATOR added.
The analytical service ATOR monitors prices at Russian and foreign resorts once every two weeks. The analysis is made on the basis of the data of the federal network of travel agencies "1001 Tour".