About 130 thousand. Russians have suffered due to the bankruptcy of tour operators – Interfax

About 130 thousand. Russians have suffered due to the bankruptcy of tour operators – Interfax

Sales Tour after a series of bankruptcies almost stopped

Moscow. On 17 September. Interfax-TOURISM – About 130 thousand Russians have suffered as a result of the bankruptcy of tour operators in mid-July, reported “Interfax” the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (PCT) Irina Turina. “As a result of bankruptcy 14 tour operators in the period from July 16 to September 15, affected some 130,000 Russians. Including more than 70% – the customers of five large companies:” Neva “(stopped July 16),” Labyrinth “(2 August), “Solvex tour” (September 8), “Southern Cross” (September 10) and “version” (September 15), “- said I.Tyurina.Ona explained that the victims are considered tourists who had to take out early with foreign resorts because of problems with the hotels and return tickets – those turned out to be 56 thousand., as well as those who are not able to use paid tours. “Russian tourist market is experiencing a deep systemic crisis triggered by political and economic factors. appeared in 2014 for the travel industry significantly worse even than the crisis of 2009, when the decline in outbound tourist flow was 15-20%. This year’s drop in demand for tours reached 30-50%, and after the first four or five bankruptcies selling tours almost stopped, “- said I.Tyurina.Po She said the lack of working capital and the fierce competition in the tourism market, when supply exceeds demand, caused a “domino effect” that caused the collapse of another 10 companies. “However, the current situation in the Russian tourist market can not be called unprecedented. Similar “cleansing” survived and other countries, primarily in Europe. For example, in 2008-2010, there were more than hundreds of bankruptcies in the United Kingdom, in 2010 alone, 41 companies went bankrupt there. In France, over the years went bankrupt 12 operators of different levels, in Poland – 10 “, – said the press secretary RST.Ona also noted that the number of companies have terminated their work is not Russian tourism is the leading field of activity, adding that banks in Russia closes bolshe.V much the same time, according to I.Tyurinoy each bankruptcy of the tour operator is a huge impact, incomparable with the reaction of consumers and the media on the closing of the banks. “This is due primarily to the fact that at the time of the stop travel company a significant amount of its customer is abroad and, as a rule, under pressure from the hotels and the host company. Often it turns out that many tourists are not paid return tickets, which means there are problems with the return to Russia “, – said the representative of RST.Krome, most of the contributions of Russians do not exceed 700 thousand. Rubles and fall under the deposit insurance law, while as in tourism insurance mechanism of financial responsibility of tour operators does not work. “Increasingly amount fingaranty close the company is not enough for a full refund of the failed rounds” – explained I.Tyurina.V particular, according to its information, insufficient funds for reparations tour “Neva” “Labyrinth”, “IntAer,” “Southern Cross,” In addition, said the representative of the PCT, there is no assurance that enough money to customers “Solvex-tour” and “version”. “And it is not clear what kind of payout may be involved for tourists “Aviacharter-DV”, as well as customers, “Labyrinth” and “Solvex-tour”, which is listed in the contracts the insurance company “Ascent”. The Central Bank has withdrawn her license, the insurer is in a state of bankruptcy, “- added I.Tyurina.

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