However, Russian travel market players explain the tendency by the interest from Ukrainian people. ‘The number of applications from Ukrainian agents who are interested in the product we offer is constantly increasing’, said Olga Ribalova, the Head of STS Travel Company. Furthermore, Mikhail Romanov, General Director of Orpheus, confirmed the interest in the Russian product from Ukraine: ‘the economical situation in Ukraine is stabilizing, thus forming the demand. People travel more that is especially noticeable in large industrial centers – Kiev, Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov – which provide the biggest tourist flow’.
Russian Incoming companies point out the demand for the Golden Ring, Karelia, St. Petersburg, northern Russia, the Volga cruises. Meanwhile, Krasnoyarsk is less popular among Ukrainian tourists due to access to the sea in Ukraine.
