Πρώτη η Μεσόγειος και πολύ ψηλά η Ελλάδα στις προτιμήσεις...

...των Ρώσων τουριστών, σύμφωνα με έρευνα του ταξιδιωτικού site oktogo.ru 

Rodos Palace

- Τέταρτη η Ελλάδα μετά από Ισπανία, Ιταλία και Πορτογαλία 

-Εκτός δεκάδας η Αθήνα, εντός η Κωνσταντινούπολη

Μια πολύ ενδιαφέρουσα έρευνα του ρωσικού ταξιδιωτικού ιστότοπου oktogo.ru, "αλιεύσαμε, και σας την παρουσιάζουμε. 

Σύμφωνα με αυτή η Μεσόγειος είναι η πρώτη προτίμηση των Ρώσων τουριστών για φέτος το Καλοκαίρι και μεταξύ των μεσογειακών χωρών η Ελλάδα καταλαμβάνει την τέταρτη θέση στις προτιμήσεις αυτές. Πρώτη πόλη είναι η Βαρκελώνη.

Στα αξιοσημείωτα το γεγονός ότι η Τουρκία βρίσκεται στην πέμπτη θέση των προτιμήσεων των Ρώσων, μετά την χώρα μας.

Ακολουθεί ένα executive summary της έρευνας:

"With summer on the way, many travellers are booking their holidays and looking forward to a trip to foreign shores. 

A recent survey from Russian hotel booking site oktogo.ru has led to a interesting top ten list of preferred destinations for Russian travellers as it shows a leaning towards the Mediterranean and European cultural cities and a dramatic decline in interest towards an old favourite. Russian tourists plan to spend more time on Mediterranean islands and in European cities this summer. 

The top three destinations named for summer vacations in 2014 were Spain, Italy and Portugal, although Greece, Turkey and France also ranked highly. 

While the results show that the average length of stay for Russian tourists in Europe is six days, there is a clear trend for longer beach holidays as visitors plan 13 day trips to islands in Greece, as well as Tenerife and Majorca, and up to 15 days in Bulgarian coastal resorts. As Russians head to the coasts of the Mediterranean, incoming tourists appear to have a similar desire for sun and sand; many are expected to arrive in Sochi this season because of it status as a Black Sea resort and host of the Winter Olympics and there also positive forecasts for Anapa. 

TOP 10 Travel Destinations for Russian Tourists 

Spain 

Italy 

Portugal 

Greece 

Turkey 

Bulgaria 

France 

Czech Republic 

Germany 

UK 

Naturally, a survey focusing on June to August will show an obvious bias towards sunnier climes but it is not just Mediterranean hotspots making the list. Germany and Britain also make the top ten, with London being named as the place where Russian visitors will spend the most money on hotel bills. The average hotel budget is said to be 4000 rubles/$118 but here they are spending 6400 rubles/$188 dollars a night. City breaks in Europe may be less popular than beach holidays but they still fare well; Barcalona, Rome and Paris rank highly and the Baltic cities of Riga and Vilnius are also popular but Kiev has dropped out of favour following the recent conflict. Again, Russian cities are also popular with incoming tourists with the Tatarstan capital of Kazan being a notable choice and five day trips to Moscow and St Petersburg being the most popular options. 

TOP 10 Cities Visited by Russian Travellers 

Barcelona 

Roma 

Paris 

Prague 

Tallin 

London 

Lissabon 

Riga 

Istanbul 

Vilnius