Russia leads a revolution in holiday travel

Go east young man – or woman. That’s the rallying cry summer holidaymakers will be heeding next summer. Holidaymakers in search of a perfect getaway from the looming recession and dismal grey skies are seeing red and opting to go east. That’s according to destinationRussia - one of the leading UK based websites for hotels, visas and travel within Russia.

The company has reported that bookings to the region since 2005 have increased by almost 45 per cent. Russia’s second city, St Petersburg ranks the most popular among visitors.

The travel specialist has seen 57 per cent of its Russian bookings made to St Petersburg and 37 per cent to the country’s capital, Moscow.

The country is also proving popular with younger, more affluent travellers. destinationRussia found the region is attracting thousands in their thirties and 30-40 per cent of the website’s bookings are by those travelling on business.

“As the figures show Russia is growing rapidly as a tourist destination which we are extremely pleased about, says Martin Chiazza, founder of destinationrussia.com.

“In the past, Russia used to attract predominantly business travellers, whereas now it is young travellers keen to experience the popular sights, such as the Kremlin in Moscow and St Isaac’s Cathedral in St Petersburg.”

For more information, log on to DestinationRussia.com.