MINSK, 8 December (BelTA) – Belarus tops the list of the CIS member states in terms of the visits of Russian tourists in 2014. The information was provided to BelTA by the Russian online hotel booking service Oktogo.ru.
Belarus is followed by Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
The Oktogo.ru statistics shows that in 2014 Belarus accounts for 32% of all trips made by Russian tourists to the CIS member states. Ukraine accounts for 21% of trips and Kazakhstan for 17%. The number of trips to the CIS member states booked by Russians online has increased 2.5 times this year. The number of trips to Ukraine has halved.
Russian tourists coming to Belarus independently, not through travel agencies, stay in our country for three days on the average and pay for hotel accommodation about RUB3,800 per night.
The top ten most popular CIS cities among Russian tourists in 2014 are Minsk, Kiev, Almaty, Baku, Yerevan, Astana, Chisinau, Tashkent, Bishkek and Brest.
The Oktogo.ru rating is based on online hotel bookings by Russians in the CIS member states in 2014.
Belarus is followed by Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
The Oktogo.ru statistics shows that in 2014 Belarus accounts for 32% of all trips made by Russian tourists to the CIS member states. Ukraine accounts for 21% of trips and Kazakhstan for 17%. The number of trips to the CIS member states booked by Russians online has increased 2.5 times this year. The number of trips to Ukraine has halved.
Russian tourists coming to Belarus independently, not through travel agencies, stay in our country for three days on the average and pay for hotel accommodation about RUB3,800 per night.
The top ten most popular CIS cities among Russian tourists in 2014 are Minsk, Kiev, Almaty, Baku, Yerevan, Astana, Chisinau, Tashkent, Bishkek and Brest.
The Oktogo.ru rating is based on online hotel bookings by Russians in the CIS member states in 2014.
