Travel agency at the price of the tour: amid the deep crisis in the sector, the number of travel agencies sold in Russia in March this year increased by 89 percent compared to February. Such data were provided by Business-FM with reference to Avito statistics.
According to information, in St. Petersburg, a travel agency can be bought for only 50 thousand rubles, in Moscow, the purchase will cost more – 400 thousand. At the same time, prices for ready-made hotels in the regions range from 4 million to 185 million rubles.
What caused the mass sales?
Thus, the advertiser, who placed an ad for the sale of a travel agency, said that the main reason for selling a travel agency – the loss of customer base. The announcement said the company had “lived” for a long time: it was founded in the early 2000s and specialized in selling tours to countries such as Egypt, Turkey, the UAE and Jordan. Now “old” customers have stopped buying vouchers.
At the same time, according to the service, in the tourist market the demand for companies and facilities is sometimes ahead of supply. Accordingly, companies and hotels put up for sale will soon find new owners, despite the obvious risks. It will be recalled that with the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the tourism sector was included in the list of the most affected, which was partially supported by the state due to tax cuts, credit vacations, zeroing VAT for hotels and others. And after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the terrorist market in Russia came to an end.
Who buys a risky business?
Thus, Artur Muradyan from Space Travel believes that those who buy agencies and hotels do not come from nowhere, they are also representatives of the tourism sector. Accordingly, some firms decide to get rid of risky business and leave the market, while others consider a new purchase an opportunity to expand the company.
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