The tourism industry has supported the proposal to shift part of the New Year holidays to May

Shifting part of the days off from the New Year holidays to May would make it possible to distribute tourist demand more evenly throughout the year and give people more opportunities to travel. This was stated by Sergey Romashkin, a member of the board of the Russian Union of the Tourism Industry (RUTI) and CEO of the Dolphin tour operator, to TASS.

“In our view, it would be advisable to somewhat reduce the length of the January holidays and increase the number of days off in May.” “This would make it possible to distribute tourist demand more evenly throughout the year, support Russian resorts, and give people more opportunities to travel,” he said.

The expert noted that reallocating public holidays in favor of May would allow Russians to plan longer trips during the May holidays.

According to Romashkin, three days off are often not enough for a full‑fledged trip, especially if a significant part of the time is taken up by travel. Four or five days are already enough to plan a short trip around Russia, visit another region, relax in nature, or go on an excursion route.

“At the same time, the opportunities for domestic tourism in May are significantly broader than in January. The weather becomes more comfortable, and more destinations become available, including those suitable for sightseeing and active recreation,” he explained.

In addition, many families have become more rational in their approach to travel expenses and often limit themselves to one large summer vacation and one additional trip during the year. Therefore, long May weekends could become an additional incentive for domestic tourism, the expert added.

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