Resort nights: Russians are buying up long weekend tours in June
The demand for tours during the long weekend in June increased by 16% year-on-year, booking services told Izvestia. Russians will have four consecutive weekends — from the 12th to the 15th. With this in mind, many people are planning a vacation from June 7 to June 15. For trips on these dates, Turkey, Egypt, Abkhazia, the United Arab Emirates, and Tunisia are most often chosen. In Russia — Krasnodar Territory, Crimea, St. Petersburg. Tickets and hotels in the Northern Capital are being sold out especially actively this year, because the holiday dates coincided with the period of the famous white nights, experts noted.
Where will tourists go in June
The number of people willing to travel on June 7-15 is 16.3% higher than the same figures last year, the "Fly" service told Izvestia.ru". There are four days off on June 12-15 in connection with the celebration of Russia Day. It turns out that by taking a vacation for three working days (June 9-11), you can rest for all nine.
The top ten most popular foreign destinations are Turkey, Egypt, Abkhazia, the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Maldives, Cuba.
The volume of applications for travel to Turkey on these dates increased by 80% year-on—year, to Thailand - by 14.3%.
"In addition, we are seeing an increase in demand for tours to China, the UAE, and Egypt, as well as a significant increase in interest in traveling to Tunisia relative to single applications last year," the service added.
The average check for tours in Turkey increased by 4.2%, to 244.7 thousand rubles. Egypt and Abkhazia also rose in price. But spending on trips to Thailand has decreased slightly.
— Now you can book a tour to Turkey for two for seven nights with departure from Moscow on June 6-10 and accommodation in a five-star all-inclusive hotel starting from 131.3 thousand rubles, — the service noted. — For comparison: a tour to the Krasnodar Territory for two for seven nights on the same dates with accommodation in a four-star hotel for breakfast costs from 88.7 thousand rubles.
The Krasnodar Territory, Crimea, St. Petersburg, Moscow Region, Caucasian Mineral Waters and Kaliningrad Region are the leaders among domestic destinations.
Popular independent travel destinations
Independent travelers, planning trips for June, book almost 70% more flights to Russian destinations than in the same period last year, Ozon Travel estimates. Their priorities are Sochi, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad and Moscow.
— Last year, Makhachkala was in the top 5 in terms of early flight bookings for June, but Kazan is in the lead this year. The demand for flights to Kaliningrad and St. Petersburg has also increased, they said. — The average ticket receipt for Kazan decreased by more than 20%, and for Kaliningrad increased by the same 20% year on year.
In foreign destinations, the total number of early independent bookings has more than quadrupled. The top five most sought-after cities are Baku, Istanbul, Yerevan, Minsk and Antalya.
If you look by country, air tickets to Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Spain, France, and Georgia are in demand for the June weekend, the press service of the Kupibilet railway and airline ticket search and purchase service added.
— The analysis of air transportation data for the period from June 7 to June 15, 2025 shows a high activity of traveling Russians. The average cost of one—way flights from Moscow amounted to 22 thousand rubles for foreign destinations and 10 thousand rubles for domestic flights, they said.
The top five cities and regions where accommodation facilities were most often booked for June include St. Petersburg, Sochi, Moscow, Kaliningrad Region and Krasnodar Territory, Ozon Travel added.
— Resort destinations have seen a decrease in their share of orders this year, as the flow has occurred to the Northern Capital. They began to give preference to staying in hotels more, they emphasized.
Accommodation for the June holidays has been actively booked since March 2025, and the first was made back in July 2024, according to the booking service from 2GIS Othello. Moreover, 22% of orders for the June holidays are in St. Petersburg. Although last year Moscow was in the first place. Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod and Sochi are also among the top five.
The lowest average cost of a night's stay from these destinations turned out to be in Moscow — 6.7 thousand rubles. The highest is in Kazan, where it amounted to 8.2 thousand rubles. The average length of rest in these cities is three days. Longer trips are more often booked to Sochi and St. Petersburg - they go there for 4-5 days. And in Nizhny Novgorod they often stop for two days.
What explains the demand for trips in June
This year can be considered unique, since in May and June Russians will get 12 days off at once: four days each with a break in May and four more days in June, said Aleksan Mkrtchyan, Vice President of the Alliance of Travel Agencies Association.
"This has never happened in the entire modern history of Russia," he said.
According to the Labor Code, the government has the right to postpone weekends to other days during the year "in order to rationalize the use of weekends and non-working holidays by employees," explained Alexander Yuzhalin, head of the legal practice at SuperJob. This year, the day off was postponed from Saturday, March 8, to Friday, June 13. Thus, there were no additional days off in March, but in June the rest will last four days at once: from Thursday to Sunday.
In June, the sea is already warm for swimming, Aleksan Mkrtchyan added.
— Therefore, if sightseeing tours are mainly chosen for the May holidays, because the sea is still icy, then beach holidays are sold in mid-June. People are going to Sochi, Crimea, Abkhazia," he stressed.
However, on the same dates in St. Petersburg, the period of white nights, drew the expert's attention.
— That's why we see a big increase in sales for St. Petersburg. It was a lucky coincidence that such long June holidays fell on white nights," Aleksan Mkrtchyan noted.
Among other popular destinations, he named the Kaliningrad region. Prices for holidays during the June weekend are rising along with demand, the expert reminded, so you should take care of buying tickets and booking accommodation in advance.
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