Russians have become twice as likely to vacation at Russian ski resorts

The number of hotel bookings at Russian resorts has doubled this ski season compared to last year. This follows from the data of the travel planning service OneTwoTrip, which were reviewed by Izvestia on February 1.

Most often Russians choose four-star hotels in the mountains - they account for 33% of bookings. Another 26% prefer to live in apartments, guest houses and other accommodation facilities without stars, 19% - in five-star hotels and almost as many, or 18% - in three-star hotels. Hotels with two stars are in the least demand: only 4% of travelers stay in them.

Krasnaya Polyana is the leader among popular ski locations. 77.2% of ski and snowboard lovers went to this place. A hotel room costs tourists about 16 thousand rubles per night. In second place was Arkhyz with a share of 6.5%; the cost of accommodation in the ski season is about 12 thousand rubles per night. Sheregesh closes the top three; the popularity of the village in the Kemerovo region has increased by 10% compared to last winter, and the room costs an average of 14 thousand rubles.

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The slopes of the Krasnodar Territory, the North Caucasus and the Murmansk Region are popular among Russians

Also in high demand among skiers are such locations as Elbrus (share - 3.9%; room rate - Br8 thousand per night), Dombai (2.6%; Br10 thousand), Manzherok (1.9%; Br7 thousand), Kirovsk (1.4%; Br7 thousand), Khvalynsk (0.5%; Br7 thousand), Abzakovo (0.4%; Br8 thousand) and Belokurikha (0.3%; Br12 thousand).

At the same time, according to the service, this season, the interest of Russians in skiing in Altai has increased significantly: in the village of Manzherok made 60% more orders. By 40% less often tourists vacation in "Khvalyni" and Belokurikha, and the share of Dombai decreased by 15%.

Earlier, on January 14, it was reported that in February more tourists plan to go on trips around the country. This follows from the data of OneTwoTrip. Thus, the share of hotel bookings in Russia for the year increased by 8% and is 43%. Moscow, Esto-Sadok, St. Petersburg became the most popular cities for tourists.