Tourists from Russian St. Petersburg choose Yerevan
16.04.2019,
16:56
The Russian online travel service Svyaznoy Travel analyzed the sale of airline tickets from Russian St. Petersburg to the CIS countries, Europe and Russia, saying Armenia’s capital Yerevan was the most popular destination in the CIS in the first quarter of 2019 with 31% of tourists choosing it.
YEREVAN, April 16. /ARKA/. The Russian online travel service Svyaznoy Travel analyzed the sale of airline tickets from Russian St. Petersburg to the CIS countries, Europe and Russia, saying Armenia’s capital Yerevan was the most popular destination in the CIS in the first quarter of 2019 with 31% of tourists choosing it.
The capital city of the neighboring Georgia, Tbilisi, was the most popular foreign destinations (20%), while Russia’s Moscow was the most popular Russian city among residents of St. Petersburg with 51% choosing it.
According to Svyaznoy Travel, the demand for travels to the CIS countries in the first quarter of 2019 increased by 39% compared to the same period last year. It says this ongoing trend is associated with relatively cheap airfare and visa-free travels.
Besides, travels by residents of St. Petersburg to Georgia have surged by 40%. ‘Georgia has been attracting tourists in any season for many years already,” according to Andrei Osintsev, director of the Svyaznoy Travel service.
According to the online service, the second most popular destination in the CIS from St. Petersburg was Belarus (15% of all bookings) and the third was Azerbaijani capital Baku (11%).
Out of foreign destinations, tickets to Spain and Prague were also in demand, booked by 6% of tourists. -0-
The capital city of the neighboring Georgia, Tbilisi, was the most popular foreign destinations (20%), while Russia’s Moscow was the most popular Russian city among residents of St. Petersburg with 51% choosing it.
According to Svyaznoy Travel, the demand for travels to the CIS countries in the first quarter of 2019 increased by 39% compared to the same period last year. It says this ongoing trend is associated with relatively cheap airfare and visa-free travels.
Besides, travels by residents of St. Petersburg to Georgia have surged by 40%. ‘Georgia has been attracting tourists in any season for many years already,” according to Andrei Osintsev, director of the Svyaznoy Travel service.
According to the online service, the second most popular destination in the CIS from St. Petersburg was Belarus (15% of all bookings) and the third was Azerbaijani capital Baku (11%).
Out of foreign destinations, tickets to Spain and Prague were also in demand, booked by 6% of tourists. -0-
