You can't wait for Maldives: holidays in May have increased in price by almost one and a half times
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Holidays during the May holidays will cost more this year, it follows from the data of travel services available to Izvestia. Hotels have risen in price the most noticeably over the year — the cost of a night during the long weekend has increased by 43%. Tours have become more expensive by 12-13%. Russians will travel to Turkey, Egypt, Thailand and the UAE, as well as to Sochi, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Kazan and Murmansk. The surge in interest in recreation during the May holidays this year is related to the number of consecutive days off: citizens will rest for four days at the beginning of the month and four more days on Victory Day.
Where will they fly to
The average check for tours and hotels during the May holidays has increased significantly over the year, with an increase of 43% in some areas, according to data from travel agents and booking services available to Izvestia.
The level of demand for tours with arrivals in early May this year is 75.6% higher than the same figures last year, according to the <url> service.
— Due to a convenient combination of weekends and the strengthening of the ruble exchange rate, we have seen a noticeable increase in sales since the beginning of the year compared to the same period in 2024. Tours with the capture of the May holidays are booked 50% more often," the analytical service added. Level.Travel .
The most popular holiday destinations during this period were Turkey, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, China, Abkhazia, Tunisia, Vietnam, Maldives, as well as trips within the country.
In Russia, tourists actively choose regions such as Dagestan, Altai, North Ossetia and Kabardino-Balkaria, according to the data of the platform. YouTravel.me . In addition, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Sochi, and Kaliningrad are popular, according to the Aviasales service for buying cheap flights.
— By last year, the share of bookings to Murmansk, Vladivostok and Yekaterinburg increased significantly. On average, six days of vacation are booked for the May holidays, and every tenth ticket is for passengers with children, they noted.
According to the service, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Armenia and Japan are chosen among foreign destinations besides Turkey.
"Japan has also become the fastest growing foreign holiday destination, with the share of bookings doubling over the past year," they stressed.
They plan to spend a little more than a week relaxing abroad during the May holidays, and the share of family bookings is 9%.
How much does a vacation cost?
The average vacation bill in early May increased year-on-year in most popular destinations. So, for Turkey, it increased by 13.7% to 176.2 thousand rubles, according to the "Fly.ru". Egypt rose in price by 12.3% to 231 thousand rubles, the UAE — by 2.2% to 208.9 thousand rubles. Domestic holidays will cost an average of 9.5% more expensive, or 91.2 thousand rubles. But the average check to Thailand, on the contrary, decreased by 25.6% to 136.4 thousand rubles.
According to the service, you can book a tour to Turkey for two for seven nights with departure on May 1-4 from Moscow and accommodation in a four—star all-inclusive hotel starting from 101.7 thousand rubles, and in a five-star hotel - from 108.3 thousand rubles. You can book a tour to the Krasnodar Territory for the same dates with accommodation in a four-star hotel with breakfast starting from 78 thousand rubles. Egypt on an all-inclusive basis starts from 146.8 thousand rubles for the "four" and from 159.1 thousand rubles for the "five".
The cheapest accommodation during the May holidays will be in Moscow — the cost of one night in the capital is 6.1 thousand rubles, follows from the data of the hotel booking service from 2GIS Othello. You will have to pay the most for accommodation during the holidays in the Krasnodar Territory — an average of 8.5 thousand rubles per night.
"In 2025, the average check per night in the "five" most popular tourist regions during the May holidays increased by an average of 43% compared to this period a year ago," the service noted.–
According to the service, these regions include St. Petersburg, Moscow, Krasnodar Krai, Tatarstan and Nizhny Novgorod Region.
Hotels remain the most popular accommodation format for tourists during the May holidays — 65% of travelers choose them. More often, preference is given to mini-hotels or hotels without stars and four-star hotels. Many tourists also choose apartments or recreation centers.
Why have prices increased?
The popularity of trips during the May holidays this year was influenced by the number of consecutive days off, experts noted. First, Russians will rest from May 1 to May 4 in connection with the celebration of Spring and Labor Day, and then from May 8 to May 11 on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day.
"It is clear that under such conditions, starting on April 29, the whole country will go on vacation," Aleksan Mkrtchyan, vice president of the Alliance of Travel Agencies Association, told Izvestia. — The main destinations are Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad and the Caucasian Mineral Waters. And Turkey, Egypt, UAE, Thailand.
Tickets and hotels will only get more expensive closer to the holiday dates, he stressed. Tourists, he said, began booking vacation options for these dates back in December 2024.
— For example, tickets from Moscow to Sochi for the May holidays, which could have been bought for 4 thousand rubles in December, may cost 20 thousand rubles or even more by April. That is, the price increase is 400-500%," shared Aleksan Mkrtchyan.
According to him, hotel prices are growing more slowly, but they are still increasing.
— A similar situation can already be predicted in June, when four days off fall on Russia Day at once. The whole country will go to the sea. It will be possible to swim not only in Sochi, but also in Dagestan, Crimea, and the Sea of Azov. It may even be possible to swim in the Baltic Sea," the expert predicts.
At the same time, 57% of Russians plan to spend the May holidays on trips this year, of which 30% prefer a country vacation close to home, and 27% will travel around the country. Another 23% of respondents will go to the country to open the season, 17% will stay at home to relax, and 3% of respondents have planned foreign trips, according to a survey conducted by the Othello service.
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