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The online booking service 'Ostrovok' analyzed the demand for New Year's accommodation in Russian cities, identifying the most affordable destinations for a budget holiday.
Tver, Vologda and Kislovodsk are included in the list of popular cities for budget New Year's holidays for Russian tourists around the country, RIA Novosti was told in the Ostrovok online booking service.
“The top budget most popular destinations for the holidays include the following: Tver - the average cost of a booked night in hotels and apartments in the city for the holiday weekend is 5.6 thousand rubles, Vologda - 5.7 thousand rubles, Kislovodsk - 5,900 rubles,” the service found out.
According to analysts, the list also includes Murmansk with an average nightly cost of 6.2 thousand rubles and Kaliningrad - 6.3 thousand.
At the same time, the most popular travel destinations for New Year holidays among independent tourists also include St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kazan, Sochi, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl and Esto-Sadok.
The average cost of a night in hotels and apartments in Tver is 5.6 thousand rubles, Vologda - 5.7 thousand rubles, Kislovodsk - 5900 rubles.
The number of bookings in Vologda increased by 42% year-on-year, in Nizhny Novgorod the demand for accommodation increased by 21%, in Yaroslavl by 4%.
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Demand for budget New Year's accommodation in the regions will continue to grow in the coming years due to the economic savings of tourists
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