The Carpathians are becoming more popular

Travel agencies operating in the domestic market, marks a significant recovery in sales of tours in Western Ukraine: the traditional growing demand for high date coincided with the shift of tourists from foreign destinations. Head of Department of organization of tourism "MST Tour" Natalia Onischuk-Garlicin stated on their company's double-digit growth in the number of bookings compared with last year. The Director of corporate development Travel Professional Group Tatiana Lotkova described the growth of demand in the range of 20%, a similar rate notes and CEO of the network THAT "come with us," Oleg Kulik. The recovery in sales recorded in Pan Ukraine. More cautious in their estimates Director of the Kiev branch of the group of companies "Kandahar" Svetlana Shust: according to her, the level of sales remains at the level of the previous year.

However, to increase sales in the domestic market intend not all. In SOME on the condition of anonymity, said that this year chose to refuse the renewal of contracts with hotels or reduce the amount of hard blocks and guaranteed rooms. This, according to sources, due to the lack of depth in sales and growth in the number of independent travelers.

Skepticism is shared by the representatives of travel agencies. In their reviews, there are cases when the tourist offer questionable quality alternative, since booked a hotel or room is already oversold. "That's why we don't make big bets on the domestic market: buying tour with us, in the future, tourists often booking with the hotel directly," said one of the travel agencies. There is another reason. "On the market plenty of suggestions for a relatively inexpensive holiday in Europe - for example, in Bulgaria on high dates you can fly for 650 - 700 euros for two people for a week with half Board and accommodation in the hotel 2 - 3*," recalls Director Turystycznej Hut" Alexander Olefirenko. The more attractive the price of holidays in the Carpathians offset by the quality of service and the additional costs of transportation and meals that can be paired with an unplanned expenses: tickets at the box office uz, according to our interlocutor, it is impossible to buy, but the dealers at an inflated price.

 

Author: Vladislav Frisco (Kiev)