The Agency for Tourism and International Cooperation and TIC of Arkhangelsk Oblast have monitored the indicators of domestic tourism during the New Year’s holidays.
According to the data of the regional tour operators, all trips for New Year’s tourist routes have been purchased in advance. In this connection, tour operators urgently prepared additional trips for the first time in recent years. The growth in demand for holidays in Arkhangelsk Oblast is primarily associated with an increase in the number of new and interesting tour programs, the creation of new places of accommodation and food, in addition, the prices for holidays in Pomorye remained at the same level, as compared with the year 2014.
The flow of tourists choosing active tours in Arkhangelsk Oblast increased by 20%, the demand for excursions and sightseeing tours increased by 30%. The tourist flow to the pearl of Arkhangelsk Oblast - Solovki - has grown considerably: the number of winter flights to Solovki grew twofold. The most popular programs among tourists were active programs, skiing routes, speleotours, snowmobile tours, as well as entertainment and sightseeing tours to Ustyansky, Onezhsky, Kargopolsky and Pinezhsky districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast.
Author: Anna Dorozhkina