During the first days, about 100 thousand people took advantage of the program. People bought tours and booked hotels for more than 2.5 billion rubles.
The head of the Federal Tourism Agency, Zarina Doguzova, said in her telegram channel that sales from tour operators increased by 2.5 times compared to ordinary days. According to her, tourists book both the velvet season and ski offers in November-December. In addition, sanatoriums and cruises are popular.
The most popular destinations for the first days of the autumn cashback were Sochi, Krasnodar Territory, Caucasian Mineralnye Vody, Moscow Region, Kazan, Altai, Dagestan, Kaliningrad, Crimea and Bashkiria.
Sales of tours with cashback will last until September 10. If the amount planned for cashback (3 billion rubles) is chosen by tourists earlier, sales will be stopped ahead of schedule.