Where will the Russians to relax this summer.

Most operators agree that this year, Russian tourists abandon long-distance lines, preferring the next low-cost countries and their southern resorts.

Tour operators believe that the crisis will adjust the flow of tourists, but is unlikely to radically alter the geography of departure.

In their view, the main country of mass beach tourism remains Turkey. The reasons are not so much in price, but in proximity and the absence of visa barriers.

Among European countries, rest mass of Russians, on the basis of last year, the leaders are France, Italy and Croatia.

According to the Federal Agency for Tourism of Russia, in 2009, will go abroad at less than 20-25% of Russian tourists than in 2008.