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Anna Podgornaya, Director General of the tour operator "Pegas Touristik"
According to our sources, the situation at the resorts is really quiet,
there were no demonstrations or manifestations.
Now I can confirm that none of the tourists
who are currently there, those who just arrived and those who has been there,
no one has requested early termination of their stay in Egypt.
As far as I know, and we are in touch with the representatives of the Federal Tourism Agency,
and they confirm that the situation at Egyptian resorts is currently calm and safe.
Yevgeniy Pisarevsky, deputy head of the Federal Tourism Agency
We have accurate, verified information about 11.5 thousand tourists.
And more information is being gathered, the preliminary assessment is that there are still about 4 thousand,
i.e. in total 15 thousand people are out there.
We are constantly monitoring, every day we receive information from our representative,
he did confirm that the situation is calm.
However, he has information about planned activities of opposition or structures
that support the former government of the country, but security is ensured.
The general trend is reduction, hotels have emptied, in place of foreigners come Egyptians,
who arrive from the points of conflict.
Thus the hospitality industry of Egypt is trying to address the current problems
That's the situation.
We hope that our tour operators will continue implementing the recommendations of the Federal Tourism Agency.
We understand what a difficult decision it is for them,
both economically and strategically, because it's really a destination that cannot be replaced,
especially in the winter season.
However, the safety of Russian citizens and tourists abroad is a priority,
and we have to realize that things are moving unpredictably, uncertainly.
Of course, you need to minimize the number of tourists, and bring it to zero,
and only after the abolition of the recommendations can they go back to the country.
We hope that this will happen as soon as possible.
This is a favorite destination of Russian tourists.
Especially from the regions of the Russian Federation.
It is clear that the price is affordable, there are elements of social tourism.
Therefore, it is a complex question, but we emphasize the priority - the lives of Russian tourists.
Moreover, we have this year, as I said, in contrast to the decisions that were made in 2011,
because they were taken for the first time, we have warned businesses in advance,
asking them to cut the program.
In general, virtually a month before these events.
And we hope for the understanding of Russian business. 39 00:03:23,100 --> 00:03:25,200 And what lessons can we draw?
We need to draw them.
First of all, not only administrative, but also legal, related to the changes in legislation,
with a clear division of responsibility between all the participants in the travel process:
carriers, tourists and tour operators, and of the state, of course.
When we got the recommendation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Federal Tourism Agency
on how to reduce the programs and refrain from selling tours to Egypt,
we proposed alternative options to tourists who have already booked their holiday in the Red Sea resorts.
Most tourists shifted to Turkish resorts, as it is capacious product, there are many Turkish hotels.
You could meet more or less the price, too, we need to understand
that for Egypt in August the prices were low.
So, somewhere around the same price segment.
Again, a simplified visa regime, too, should not be discounted.
In general, the same capacity of the Turkish product,
it is comparable and even bigger than the Egyptian product.
So basically, it was Turkey.
We have also directed tourists to the resorts of Tunisia, not so many,
but also there was a bit of Morocco and Cyprus.