Hello friends! Today I will tell you how to independently buy a cheap tour online, compare prices for all tour operators and purchase the most profitable option without getting up from your chair. Read, apply, and may an inexpensive vacation come with you!

In many cases, traveling on a tour can be cheaper than traveling on your own. It happens that tickets alone for the price come out as a ready-made package with a round-trip flight and accommodation. This especially applies to popular tourist countries, where there are many charter flights - Turkey, Thailand, Vietnam, the Black Sea coast of Russia, Bulgaria, Montenegro.

Anya on Railay Beach in Krabi (Thailand)

For example, for the two of us to fly to Thailand on our own from Siberia on a short trip for two weeks will cost at least 70,000 rubles, most of which will go to tickets (and even then, not direct). For recreation, it will be more convenient and profitable to buy a ready-made tour immediately. After all, the tour operator redeems charter air tickets and places in hotels in advance, and a lot at once, so it comes out cheaper. Not to mention last-minute tours, when the seats on the planes are not sold out, and the tour can be very cheap.

Let's now look at several ways to buy a tour cheap.

How to buy a cheap tour: ways to save money

1. Search and buy a tour online

It is gratifying that now it is no longer necessary to travel to travel agencies of the city in search of an optimal and inexpensive tour, all information is available without leaving home - online. In addition, buying online is often cheaper than buying in the office, because the agency bears the costs of renting premises, salaries for managers, and consumables.

It is especially convenient to buy online last-minute tours, because places on them tend to end very quickly. Until you reach the office, there will be nothing left, and so I saw-decided-paid-flew to rest.

Prices for tours abroad change very quickly and depend on exchange rates - another argument to buy quickly, because the ruble is falling every now and then. All information on vouchers on the sites indicated by me is always up-to-date.

2. Pros of buying tours online:

• Cheaper than in the office, or the same price.
• Fast: no need to go to the other end of the city or go to the nearest, but not verified agency, the purchase process takes place from any place convenient for you.
• Reliable: more than 120 verified tour operators, and payment is made only using secure protocols.
• You choose everything yourself (and some travel agents may advise exactly that hotel or tour operator, where they have more commission, and not where you will be best for rest).
• Reviews of hotels and destinations, as well as photos, will help you decide which vacation spot to choose.
• Convenient price calendar, you can choose the date with the lowest price.
• All tours are available from your smartphone on the way to work or home, on your computer at home or at work: see and choose where and when it is convenient.
• All documents at once: we pay by credit card and all vouchers, air tickets and other documents are immediately sent to the mail. We exclude the notorious human factor, when a manager can forget something.
• The tour can be bought in installments.
• If you need a visa, the support service will tell you what documents are needed, and within the Moscow Ring Road the courier will pick up the documents and bring ready-made visas for free.
• Online consultants will help you make the right choice, support works around the clock.
• The service department will help you at any time to resolve all issues, if something went wrong.
• Bonus programs, promotions, discounts.

3. Search all tour operators

Search engines look for options and compare prices across 120+ tour operators at once, so that no tour escapes your attention. All this works on the principle of the air ticket search engines you know well. When choosing a voucher, I recommend that you look at all three services at once, so certainly don't miss anything.

4. Search for adjacent dates

It's good if you can move the beginning or end of your vacation by a few days - often this can save you a lot. The low price calendar will help you to understand which dates the tour is cheapest for.
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Tour to Thailand at the price of the flight, the price is indicated for two

Where is it cheaper to go on a tour, and where is it to book a vacation yourself? On what dates can you get a ticket cheaper than a round-trip flight? And why are tours not mainstream for a long time?

It is very difficult to dissuade a person. If once we took a certain statement for the truth, then try to encroach on this fact with a portion of healthy argumentation. For example, if one day we decided that an independent selection of a trip with booking air tickets and hotel rooms separately is much more profitable than buying a tour, then everything is lost. More precisely, our finances will be lost, which could be used more efficiently.

Since Russia owns only one sea shore on which you can warm yourself - the Black Sea, the time for swimming is limited to only three months. Only in July, August and September, and partly in June, the Black Sea warms up to a comfortable temperature for a good beach holiday. Yes, and our southern resorts are not rubber and often "please" with unpredictable weather. Therefore, “our man” always seeks to warm up somewhere, preferably away from home. And certainly - for a reasonable price.

Package tours have been around and have been popular for many years, especially beach vacations. Regulated by the market economy, they have undergone many changes during their existence - in pricing policy, trends, the degree of reliability of tour operators. And during this time, they were overgrown with many myths. Here are a few of the most important ones to stop believing in if you want to get some rest.

Myth 1 (the most important!)

Tours are always more expensive than independent travel

In fact, the benefit of buying in one way or another - by a voucher or by self-booking - depends on the direction. If you want to go to Tunisia for "all inclusive", then naturally you better choose a full-fledged tour package. If you want to visit wineries in French Provence, then it is better to organize such a trip yourself.

However, you should not limit the range of package tours only to Bulgaria, Greece and other sales leaders in the summer. Often on a tour you can very profitably fly to Spain, settle at the sandy beach of the Costa del Maresme and visit Barcelona every day, which is half an hour's drive from the resort.

It happens that at the turn of the seasons or for a sudden promotion, you can buy a tour to Thailand - most often, to the most popular resorts - to Pattaya, Bangkok and to Phuket island - cheaper than a flight. For example, you can fly to Phuket with Qatar airlines with a transfer in Doha. Here, the advantage will be the quality of the airlines - comfortable seats, good food, TV, and the disadvantage is the flight up to 18 hours. In early June, the price of a flight with transfers costs 26,000 rubles, with a direct Aeroflot flight - 28,000 rubles (10 hours on the way), and you can buy the whole tour with a direct charter flight, 10 nights stay, transfer, insurance and breakfast at a hotel for 25,000 per person (based on double occupancy). An example is the 3-star Tuana M Narina Hotel in Patong.It is not even necessary to live in the chosen hotel - on the spot you can move to any other place (only for the transfer you will have to return to the hotel).

Myth 2

Tours are boring for seniors too

Any tour can always be customized for yourself. For example, go to Ayia Napa, rent a car and drive around the island. No rights? Sign up for any excursion or meet the locals, and they will arrange for you a tour of the territories that you cannot even imagine. And in the evening, have fun at discos, meet tourists from all over the world, practice English.

Pensioners sit in the hotel and go down to the beach. You can arrange any adventure for yourself, and no guide will limit you in this. In addition, the price of the tour in the overwhelming majority of cases is a really decisive factor. Even if the entire hotel is filled with oldies, this does not prevent you from getting out to adventure every day. And it doesn't matter what your friends think if you flew really cheap and safe.

Myth 3

No guarantees!

Many believe that in the process of buying a tour and during the holiday itself, you go through many intermediaries, which means that no one is responsible if something goes wrong. In fact, everything is different.

For example, a travel agency that works with several tour operators on the same terms, although it is an intermediary, takes responsibility for organizing your vacation. You are guaranteed a visa, as there is an agreement with the consulates. If you have any problems at the airport, immediately contact the representatives of the tour operators on the spot and solve them. If you are late for your flight, they help you find and buy the cheapest ticket for the next flight and contact the hotel, warning you about your delay. Moreover, if you are not satisfied with the hotel, you must be relocated to another hotel of a similar category. In independent travel agencies, he even helps to write a claim against the tour operator and demand a refund! To request assistance in organizing the service or compensation for losses, you can always contact your travel agent by direct phone or email.

However, there is always the possibility that the tour operator (not the travel agency) will go bankrupt, and then you will lose everything. To avoid such risks, contact only trusted tour operators that are registered in the public register of tour operators.

When buying a plane ticket and booking a hotel room, either the airline or the hotelier is directly responsible for each item. The hotel is unlikely to close, and airlines rarely go bankrupt. If a scheduled flight is canceled, you must be transferred to another flight or refunded for the ticket price. And hotels are afraid of negative reviews and do their best to make you happy with your vacation. In addition, they care very much about those customers who book rooms directly.

Why is it so cheap?

Tourists often miss out on profitable tours because they do not believe that they are really that cheap. Expect surcharges and other fees and don't even try to purchase this tour. Well, who would believe that after the May holidays it was possible to fly to Greece for 7 nights and half board for 18 thousand rubles for two for the whole tour? In fact, there is always a rational explanation for such cheapness.

Tour operators redeem tickets for regular and charter flights to popular destinations in advance, planning the entire season. That is, they have every right to significantly reduce ticket prices if they were not sold out before departure. There are no last minute deals on self-purchased scheduled flights. If the plane is not full, any seat will be sold at a pre-fixed price. But there may be airline stocks that need to be closely monitored.

In addition, tour operators often arrange promotions for certain destinations with discounts of up to 50-60% - when there is an urgent need to sell tours to this resort according to the internal plan of the tour guide. Typically, such a promotion lasts no more than 3 days - it is convenient to follow the offers on the social networks of the travel agency you trust, and do not miss the advantageous offer.

It is also always advantageous to travel immediately after the holidays - when Russian tourists return from vacation, and the resorts are empty, and the planes do not fill up. For example, towards the end of the January or May holidays. And also with a return date that coincides with the start of the holidays - for example, in the last week of April with a return on May 1.

As for the aforementioned Greece - the offer was so cheap (up to 70% discount!), Since the departure was planned in 5-7 days after the purchase. During this time, you would not have had time to apply for a visa. But if you already have Schengen, you can always go to European resorts on very hot tickets - buying a tour a few days before the departure date.

There is also a system called Early Booking. With it, you can save up to 40% on buying a tour to a certain hotel (most often very popular). The main principle is the redemption of the tour or its partial payment with arrival during the peak period (summer or New Year), but necessarily in advance - several months in advance. It is important for hoteliers to know how many tourists will check in to them, and it is convenient to get money as early as possible.

When traveling alone, it is always advantageous to redeem a plane ticket six months in advance, or rather, at least 29 weeks before the departure date. In addition, promotions are often arranged in European countries, especially if you are flying for only 2-3 nights. And there is no point in buying a tour.

So what are the pros and cons?

And a few more points for comparison and making the right decision for this summer:

Vacation tour

Fast, easy: no need to look for anything yourself

Permanent Russian-speaking support of your travel agent

Visa support

The ability to fly on hot deals

The tour includes everything you need: flight (choice of charter or regular), hotel accommodation, meals, transfer, insurance, support of a Russian-speaking guide

Individual support of a travel agent at the stage of tour selection - great experience, knowledge of hotels and tourist reviews, advise or dissuade

The tour operator can go broke and you will not be refunded

It is not profitable to buy a tour for unpopular destinations

Charter flights with poor meals and uncomfortable seats are often used

The travel agency is obliged to provide you free of chargevisa support... This service is required for self-registration of a visa. As a rule, documents for a tour - voucher, insurance and air tickets - are sent to the tourist a few days before departure. When applying for a visa, the travel agency advises you on what documents will be required to apply for a visa, and also send a full package of documents confirming that you have booked a tour.

Self-guided tours:

Absolute freedom in organizing your vacation is happiness for introverts!

If you plan your vacation in advance, you can buy plane tickets up to 29 weeks before departure for much cheaper (according to Skyscanner).

Independence from other group members (in transfer or on excursions)

Many airline and hotel websites are in English

There is no transfer and insurance

Good knowledge of English is required, sometimes not only English (for example, in China, English is spoken by a very small part of the population)

In total, it is always cheaper to buy a tour for popular destinations, especially a hot deal. And this cheapness often covers all the possible disadvantages of a package trip. And for some, even the search itself is already the beginning of a vacation adventure - many are even ready to overpay, but to organize their vacation completely independently! Remember all the pros and cons that we told you about in this article, and make the right decision! 😉

I remember before we argued a lot about what is better and cheaper: a trip on vacation on a voucher or on your own. Which is cheaper: a tour or on your own?
I’m even.
Now, after the massive bankruptcy of travel agencies this year, these conversations have subsided.

And this is understandable: there is a possibility of buying a tour on this tour not to fly away for "valid" reasons for the bankruptcy of the seller.
A seller who is simply an intermediary between the travel tool and you.
And the instrument is not complicated, and it is easy to learn how to use it - therefore, the rest organized independently is more flexible in relation to force majeure and can be easily rebuilt if something happens.

“But what about the price?” - asks an inquisitive dependent tourist, - after all, the voucher is cheaper than going alone!
You are mistaken, dear ...

I took calculation of the cost of rest in Dubai which was published on.
The cost calculation was taken by me at the Vinsky Forum:.

If you are interested in my review of the rest in Dubai, then here.

Family of 4 adults.
By the savages, on their own
Booked at the end of August.
Dubai from 03.11 to 14 nights. Departure from Emirates from Moscow.
Flights 16700 * 4 = 66800. The cost of one ticket was returned by miles from Tinkoff.
Insurance - one adult free of charge (TCS card),.
Residence :
7 nights - Doubletree by Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Beach, apartment 2 bedrooms with a kitchen (they still have there without a kitchen, but a little cheaper) - 75,000 (including taxes) booked through booking.
7 nights - Damac Maison Dubai Mall, 2 bedroom apartment - 74,000 with BH view, booked through airbnb.
Visas: 14000

On your own: 216.600 rubles for 4 people

At the tour operator(watched Biblio-Glubus) this tour for the same dates.
There, however, you cannot choose both hotels, but since they cost me the same, I looked at two options - Hilton for 14 nights and Damac for 14 nights.
Hilton is slightly cheaper than Damak

Tour package: from 500,000 rubles for 4 people

Conclusion: if you independently organize a vacation in Dubai, you can save money.
Moreover, the savings are decent - more than twice.
Here is the alignment.

Additionally to help:

Rent a Car

: choose where to pick up the car - at the airport or at the hotel.
Driving in Dubai is not difficult. The signs and interchanges are clear. The choice of cars is such that you can take either a small car on the machine or a jeep to travel around the area

Here they will help and prompt at first when preparing an independent vacation in Dubai

Finally, I want to say this:
if you know the value of money, that is, it comes to you as payment for your work, and does not fall into your pocket from the sky, then I am sure that you will easily master the tools of self-organization of your vacation.
In fact, this is a trifling matter and takes a little time.
For example, you can organize your vacation at sea for yourself in 30 minutes of time spent using the Internet. I have provided links, and there is more than enough information on this site ...
In general, you decide how.

If you are traveling on your own, please like it (buttons below). If you prefer to rest on a package - share the link to this article in social networks with a hash tag#cheap tours

What is better and how is it more profitable - to travel by yourself or to trust a travel agency? This is not an idle question. The most important thing may depend on this - our impression, our memory of the vacation. Let's try to figure it out. Each option has pros and cons.

Advantages of the agency.

1. The main advantage of the agency is the ability to kill three birds with one stone. Air tickets, hotel, transfer. Everything is presented on a silver platter. In our personal voucher. And if we are lucky with a professional manager, then we will spend a little time choosing a hotel.
2. Insurance and visa, if necessary, the agency will also help to do.
3. At the airport we will be met by a Russian-speaking guide. The hotel will also have a guide to whom you can contact during your vacation with any questions you may have: from a blown out light bulb in your room to currency exchange.
4. There will be no headache about excursions. Choose what you want, the main thing is to keep within the budget. The guide, most likely, will also be Russian, and with a lot of useful information.
5. During the rest, apart from thank you and hello, you can not say a word in a foreign language.
6. We will most likely have a rest with our compatriots. Tour operators on popular destinations prefer to work with the same hotels for years and book them to the maximum (though for some this is a dubious plus).
7. You can take at least two suitcases with you without fear of overweight, and change your outfits three times every day.

Now about the cons of the agency.

There are also enough pitfalls when buying from a travel agency.

1. Voucher. It is not a fact that having bought a tour in April, we will fly to the warm sea in July. Even if we bought it on July 10, on the 12th we can hear in the news that the tour operator or air carrier is declaring itself bankrupt. And this means that instead of the planned walks on the snow-white sand, walking begins in agony (VIM-avia - in 2017, Transaero in 2015, and about 2014, when it really seemed that all travel agencies were dying and I didn't want to remember).
   For objectivity's sake, I will give an example from personal experience: when my family and I did not fly to Tunisia for good reasons, the travel agency returned us most of the money spent.
2. Charter. Of course, it is cheaper than regular flights, but not safer. Which of the flying charters has not faced a flight delay, or even a transfer of ten hours. (According to Russian laws, charter flights can be postponed for up to 10 hours. If the airline delays departure longer, the law "On Protection of Consumer Rights" comes into force). Here's a case from your life: somehow I was hopelessly late for a charter. I got to the airport only because it was impossible to turn around in a traffic jam. Imagine my joy when I learned that the departure was delayed for three hours. Even in Duty Free I did it.
3. Excursions. Tour operator excursions are always unreasonably overpriced. “On the street” they are several times cheaper. A professional guide, safety, clear organization - this, of course, costs money, but I would like it to be cheaper. The excursion group is 35-40 people, and in order to hear the guide you have to work with your elbows sometimes.
4. Rest with compatriots. Everything is ambiguous here. Someone craves communication in their native language, someone wants to be alone. Although from a meeting at a hotel with a "Russian tagil" no one is safe, and then everyone wants loneliness. But if we talk about my personal experience, then we Russians, with rare exceptions, are very comfortable neighbors for rest.
5. Unfreedom. This is the main disadvantage of the travel agency. It just seems like there is a choice. In fact, the travel agency dictates tough conditions: you fly there, you live there, you have breakfast at such and such a time, etc. And no one cares that you dreamed of falling asleep to the sound of waves, and not to the screams of a disco. There is complete lack of freedom behind the seemingly enormous choice. If you do not want like everyone else - goodbye. This is the main slogan of the travel industry.

The advantages of independent recreation.

If the advantages of the trip are material, then the advantages of independent rest are rather emotional.

1. Freedom of choice is the main advantage of the independent traveler. He is free to do whatever he wants. Fly anywhere. Not to Pattaya, as you were programmed in a travel agency, but to Koh Samui. Before that, spend a couple of wonderful days in Bangkok. And return home through Singapore. Fly when and how much you want. Not on Wednesday evening, when the boss has a jubilee, but on Friday at 10 am, having slept and rested.
2. Savings (not always and not in everything, of course). But if you know: then you can save money.
3. An opportunity to get completely different impressions of the country you went to. It is one thing to get on a bus carefully driven by the tour operator at the airport, and quite another to take a metro ride to the bus station, change to a regular bus and get to the chosen hotel. And this is already a small adventure.
   You can and not stay in the hotel. Rent one (2, 3) bedroom apartment on the coast on airbnb.ru and live like a local for two weeks. Have breakfast at home on your own balcony, and have lunch and dinner in different cozy restaurants, every day in a new one. (If you want to save money on souvenirs for your family, you can have dinner at home.)
   Food is also, by the way, a separate impression. It is one thing to have a buffet in a hotel, and a completely different thing to meze in a Cypriot tavern. And there, and there - the goal is achieved: hunger is satisfied. But you will remember the tavern for a long time. And what was for dinner at the hotel, you will forget the next day.

1. You start getting positive emotions long before boarding the plane. Planning a route, finding accommodation, choosing places of interest are challenging, but extremely interesting tasks. The anticipation of a trip is like waiting for the New Year with gifts in childhood.
2. Possibility to diversify your vacation. You can lie on the sand for a whole vacation in Rimini and return home like a chocolate hare, or, what is much more interesting, take a ride around Italy, see 5-6 cities and flop in the Adriatic Sea for the remaining days.

Cons of independent recreation.

There are also enough of them on an independent trip.

1. The main disadvantage is that you are responsible for yourself. You have to foresee everything. We even have the right to file a lawsuit against a travel agency with which an agreement has been concluded for improper fulfillment of its obligations. But if you did not register your luggage online and "got" at the airport for money, then only you are to blame. And if you missed the last train because you looked at last year's schedule, then you are also to blame. Etc.
2. On regular flights, you need to be careful with your luggage. Most likely, you will have to leave at home a couple of evening dresses and related accessories, which we take "just in case." Suddenly it gets colder or wants to go somewhere in the evening. Or throw out 5-6 extra pounds or pay 5-6 thousand rubles, which are by no means superfluous.
3. The rest of the disadvantages follow from point 1. Transfer, insurance, visas. And also housing, communication with the local population, food. Anything can become a fat minus. Or a funny smiley if you do it right. Better let it be a smiley, otherwise it turns out a terrible ending.

So which is more profitable?

When making the final choice - an independent vacation or a voucher, you still need to take into account several factors.

1. Direction. If you want to have an all-inclusive vacation in Egypt, then, of course, contact a travel agency. If you think about Greece, then both are good options. Sit down and consider what is more profitable. Going to Barcelona - the most suitable destination for an independent trip.
2. Purpose of the trip. The simplest example is Turkey. Beach vacation in Antalya is one thing. But a trip to the city of contrasts, Istanbul, is completely different. In the first case - a travel agency, no options. But it is better to go to Istanbul yourself, and not depend on the whims of the tour operator.
3. Resting-place. Ten days without getting out in Hainan or a two-week trip: Beijing – Shanghai – Hong Kong – Hainan. In all cases, the choice is obvious. The more movements are planned, the more freedom is needed. You can also admire the world from the window of the tour bus, but from the rented car the world looks a little different.
4. Price. If you get a vacation in Cyprus in a five-star hotel for ten days at the price of a flight: Moscow - Loutraki - Moscow, then it's a sin not to take advantage of such an offer (another plus of the travel agency is a hot offer).
5. And the most important factor is human. If you are lazy or scared to go on your own vacation, then the choice is obvious: a voucher. Trust the professionals and they will do everything for you. Even a private tour around the globe.

It is not the first year that we have been traveling both independently and with the help of travel agencies. And we also advise our readers: before each trip, first weigh the pros and cons, and then decide for yourself how it is more profitable.

Here are some (optional, but interesting) recommendations for solving:

Travel expenses depend not only on the season, weather, significant events, etc. How much you spend on vacation also depends on the destination and on whether you buy a tour package or book your own hotel and air tickets. AiF.ru has compared prices for popular countries among our travelers and found out where it is more profitable to go on the tour, and where - "savage".

Turkey

The absolute leader in terms of the number of Russian tourists is Turkey. Last year, according to the local Ministry of Tourism, 4.5 million of our fellow citizens visited the republic's resorts.

Now a last minute ticket to Turkey can be taken for 26 thousand rubles, but to make the experiment fair, we compared (here and in other examples) the prices for travel in September - experts recommend buying tickets, tours, and booking hotels exactly three months before the trip.

A week in a four-star hotel in Marmaris will cost 69,400 rubles for two (all inclusive, 150 meters to the beach, direct flight, transfer, insurance).

A hotel of the same category in the same resort will cost 36,100 rubles for self-booking. Plus air tickets for 17,350 rubles (34,700 rubles for two). Total - 70,800 rubles. Add to this two or three thousand for transfers and medical insurance. All the same, it turns out slightly more expensive than a voucher.

Greece

In Greece, all inclusive is not as widespread as in Turkey, but in local restaurants and taverns in Hellas, food is no worse than in hotels. Therefore, we chose tours (and hotels) with breakfast meals. A seven-day trip to Crete with accommodation in a two-star hotel costs 43,600 rubles for two. Hotel 400 meters from the beach.

A similar hotel with self-booking will cost 15,500 rubles. Flights from Moscow to Crete and back - 44272 rubles for two. In total - 60,772 rubles. It turns out that it is more profitable to buy a ticket to Greece.

Montenegro

By the way, you need a Schengen visa to travel to Greece. And if you do not have it, then these are additional costs. And you don't need a visa to Montenegro. The cheapest ticket to this country with a departure in September, which AiF.ru managed to find, is offered for 50,400 rubles for two. For this money - a week in a two-star hotel in Budva, no meals. The beach is 800 meters away.

Now let's look at self-booking accommodation. A week at the hotel - 10,340 rubles. Tickets from Moscow and back - 34196 rubles for two. Total - 44,536 rubles. Almost 6,000 rubles cheaper than the voucher.

Czech

It is also cheaper to travel to the Czech Republic on its own. A weekly trip with self-booking will cost 35,000 rubles for two. The price includes a flight on the Moscow-Prague-Moscow route (20680 rubles for two) and accommodation in a three-star hotel four kilometers from the center of the Czech capital (14370 rubles), as well as breakfast.

A voucher for the same dates and in a hotel of a similar category will cost at least 43,200 rubles. The difference is 8150 rubles.

France

A ticket to Paris costs 75,460 rubles for two - a direct flight, accommodation in a two-star hotel located 2 kilometers from the city center, plus breakfast.

And this is how the costs of organizing a trip to Paris look like - 28706 rubles for air tickets for two (14353 rubles for one) and 39583 rubles for staying in the same hotel as in the tour package. Total 68289 rubles. It is more profitable to travel to Paris on its own by more than seven thousand rubles.

Bulgaria

It is almost twice cheaper now to independently plan a vacation in Bulgaria - it will cost 23,768 rubles (17068 rubles for air tickets to Varna and back for two, and 7,700 rubles for seven nights in a two-star hotel).

But a ticket to the same resort can be bought for 40149 rubles for two.

Thailand

But air tickets to Thailand alone are more expensive than a ticket - 60,556 rubles for two, and even not direct, but with a transfer in Doha. Plus at least 6,500 rubles for a double room in a three-star hotel located in Pattaya. Total expenses of 67,056 rubles for two.

Vouchers to the same resort in similar hotels are currently offered at 50,300 rubles. In addition to the direct flight, this price includes transfer and medical insurance.

Spain

On a voucher in the Spanish resort of Costa Brava, you can relax for 56,500 rubles for two. For the money - a two-star hotel with good reviews, located 300 meters from the beach, but no food.

If you book on your own, the trip will cost 41,840 rubles, where 26,840 rubles are air tickets for two and 15,000 rubles - a weekly hotel stay.