Russian Tourism Market Winter 2005/2006

With record numbers of charters and healthy bookings the Russian market is painting a very pleasant picture this summer. As the temperatures gradually increase in the capital tour operators and airlines appear to be satisfied with the level of bookings and the market should again show significant growth.

The continued increase unfortunately brings its own challenges with increased competition and rising marketing costs. We review 2 new advertising opportunities.

The battle of the giant exhibition organisers continues with yet another exhibition now scheduled for March 2006. How many exhibitions can Moscow have! We review the exhibitions and the excellent opportunities that exist with the smaller, specialised events.

New arrivals on the market are specialised MICE Events and the trend to Residential Tourism with more Russians buying property abroad.

The Editor