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Embassy of Greece in the Russian Federation. Department of Tourism

Research of the behavior of visiting Russian tourists Report-presentation

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March 2014

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Table of contents

1.Research design

2.Preferences and model of behavior of Russian tourists

3.Portrait of the tourists, visiting Greece

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Research design Research method: online survey Sample size:

500 successful surveys Geography of the survey:

Moscow Sample characteristics: Men and women, aged 18 to 55 Income level: average and above average Regularly (at least 2 times in the last 2 years) go on vacation to a foreign country.

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Respondents’ genderN=500 N=500

Respondents’ age


Preferences of the Russian tourists


Countries visited

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Foreign countries, visited in the last 2 years (several answers are possible)

N=500Foreign countries, desired to visit (several answers

possible)

N=500

+13 p.p.

- 21 p.p.- 16 p.p.

+20 p.p.

+14 p.p.


Visit frequency

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Visit frequency of the top-5 countries for the last 2 years (for each country – only one answer)N=500


Visit length

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Visit frequency of the top-5 countries (for each country several answers possible) N=500


Visit seasonality

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Visit of the top-5 countries by time of the year (for each country several answers possible)

N=500


Purpose of the visit

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Purpose of the visit in top-5 countries by visits (for each country several answers possible) N=500


Trip organization

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Ways of organizing the trip in the top-5 countries by visits (for each country one answer possible)

N=500


Selection process

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Length of selecting the country of visit (one answer)N=500

Period of starting the trip organization (one answer)N=500

Sources of receiving information about trips abroad (several answers possible)

N=500

N=500


Criteria for selecting a country

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Criteria for selecting countries by age groups (not more than 3 answers possible)

N=500


Criteria for selecting a hotel

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Criteria for selecting hotels by age groups (not more than 3 answers possible)N=500


Preferred trips by format

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Choice of trip transport (one answer)

N=500

Choice of meal options in the hotel (one answer)

N=500

Choice of hotel category (one answer)

N=500


Optimal cost of the trip

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Expenses on tour (accommodation, tickets, transfer)

Cost, specified by the respondents as optimal per person for a one week holiday with flights, transfers and half board, in RUB

N=500

Expenses on site Expenses for tours and sightseeing


Evaluation of supply on the tourist market

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Is it easy to choose a foreign country for a holiday? Are the respondents satisfied by the

offered choice? (one answer)

N=500

Dissatisfaction in the selection of countries (open question)

N=

• High prices

• Inaccessibility of the countries, people would like to visit

• Inconsistency between pictures and reality

• Greece and Turkey are not OK because of the number of people, heat

• Great diversity of countries but in the end it all comes to a narrow selection of countries

• Few combined tours (wish to include excursion program in the tour)

• Inconsistency between price/quality

• Bad service

• High prices of flights

• Inconvenient flight schedule

• Difficulties in getting a visa


Portrait of the tourists, visiting Greece



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Gender of the tourists, visiting GreeceN=94

Age of the tourists, visiting GreeceN=94

Income level of the tourists, visiting GreeceN=94/500



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Marital status of the tourists

N=94/500

Whether the tourists have childrenN=94/500

Motives for going on holiday abroad N=94/500


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