Proposals for a national system for booking hotels and tourist services must be submitted to the Government in 2015 Federal Agency for Tourism ( Rosturizm ) and the Ministry of Communications, writes 1 « Kommersant “. The publication refers to a draft action plan to implement the strategy of tourism development in the 2014-2020 period. Developed by the Ministry of Culture. In the Ministry of Communications detailed study of this request has not yet engaged. In the Federal Tourism Agency said that the new system can remind one of the world’s most popular online resource for booking hotels Booking.com. The aim of the Russian system will be to promote lesser-known regional and resorts.
The basis for the new system may be regional resources, noted in the Federal Tourism Agency. A similar portal where you can not only book Hotel, but also to buy tickets on the train or in a museum, in October plans to launch Moscow region, said the governor’s adviser on culture, tourism and sport Ihor Chayka.
The representative of the « » Andrey Polyakov said that the company could take up creation of a system. According to him, while the project is under discussion and talk about the details soon, including about who will finance it. But in the long term the project is interesting, because the « Rostelecom” have the infrastructure and experience to implement it, he added. The tender is also willing to participate « Rosteh,” said a spokesman for the state corporation Vasily brow. The company is already developing a national system for booking tickets. Investment in the project is estimated at 1 billion rubles.
Investments in new project COO « Ostrovok.ru “Felix Spielman estimates at $ 50 million over the next four years. According to his calculations, the booking system can earn 10-25% of the cost of each order.
According to PhoCusWright, and Euromonitor, the tourist market of Russia in 2013 was estimated at $ 57.9 billion. online sales accounted for $ 10.4 billion. At the same time the total amount of reservation has reached $ 18 billion, of which 7% were on the internet.
A representative of the Ministry of Communications, declined to comment.
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