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Russian tourist flow to Bali is getting weaker

15:02, 12 ноября 2012

According to Russian tour operators, Indonesia, and Bali in particular, will not show any serious increase in the tourist flow this season. Yet local authorities are more optimistic. Last year the country was visited by 7.6 million people, out of which 62 thousand were tourists from Russia. By the end of this year the number of visits from Russia should hit the 100 thousand mark, and the overall inbound flow is expected to be over 8 million people.

 

In the beginning of 2012 Indonesia was actually loosing Russian tourists. During the first three months the tourist flow from our country dropped by 9%. And at the end of 2011 operators had to introduce some serious discounts on New Year tours due to many flights being empty. This year there is much less air transportation available, Aeroflot for one left the destination, helping operators escape price dumping. Sales numbers may differ from company to company, but they are all lower than the expectations of Indonesian authorities. According to Natalia Minorskaya, Head of the South-East Asia department at Vand International Tour, the increase of the flow to Indonesia will be 20% at best: “Current dates are selling in the last moment, which means bad sale depth. Yet the overall situation is still fine”. In particular the expert said that some dates during the New Year holidays are already sold out. Combined tours that start on January 2-3 are most popular. These also offer visiting neighboring countries like Singapore, Hong Kong or Malaysia in a single trip. Popular tours inside the country combine beach resorts with excursions around Indonesia.

 

Natalia Rotmistrova, Marketing Manager of Solvex-Travel, says that demand on tours to Bali with flights by Singapore Airlines has increased by 10-12%, compared to last year. “Thanks to early bookings, we’ve already sold most of our New Year dates. There are literally only a couple of tours left for December 28 and the first days of January”, – said Mrs. Rotmistrova. According to her, tourists in January are mostly looking for quality rest – 4-5* hotels. Also, tourists have taking a liking to a new product – mini-cruises from Singapore to Bali.

 

Other tours operators note a decrease of the tourists flow. Anastasia Timoshenko, Head of the South-East Asia department at South Cross company, says: “If we compare the numbers to last year, we’ll see that interest towards this destination has dropped. There are fewer inquiries for New Year tours. Yet some dates like January 2 or 4 are already sold out”. According to her, part of the tourist flow has gone to other parts of the region, mostly to Malaysia. “I doubt that it has anything to do with pricing, because nothing has changed really since last year. It’s probably just a trend”, – she noted. But she is sure the tourist flow will return to Bali very shortly. Mostly thanks to new luxury hotels being opened on the island.

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