< /p>Ethiopian Airlines is now selling tickets from Moscow to the Seychelles with a transfer in Addis Ababa for 44 thousand rubles. There and back again. Tourists have already responded to attractive rates: they are actively buying tours. Meanwhile, the Russian tourist flow to the Seychelles globallywill not be able to grow – there will not be enough places in hotels.
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES MAKES EXOTICS AVAILABLE
Returning to Russia at the end of August, Ethiopian Airlines is actively turning such exotic countries for Russians as South Africa, Tanzania, Seychelles into affordable destinations.
Now the carrier is running a promotion, under which you can buy tickets to Zanzibar, Cape Town and the Seychelles at a big discount. It is possible to fly from Moscow to Cape Tuan and back for 48.4 thousand rubles. per person, to Zanzibar from Moscow and back – for 48.2 thousand rubles. per person, and to the Seychelles – for 44.1 thousand rubles. per person on both sides. Moreover, the promotion applies to flights until the end of February 2023 (you need to buy a ticket before September 14).
Tour operators say that Ethiopian Airlines currently offers the best fares on the market for its destinations.
The difference in the cost of flights to the Seychelles between Ethiopian Airlines and other carriers operating on the route – Emirates, flydubai, Turkish Airlines, Etihad, Qatar Airways, etc. – can reach 20 thousand rubles. for round-trip tickets, orientated at ICS Travel Group.
RUSSIAN TOURISTS BEGIN FLYING TO SEYCHELLES ON ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES MUCH MORE
Good flight prices from Ethiopian Airlines made the final price of tours to the Seychelles on this transportation attractive, which accordingly affected the desire of tourists to book tours to this country.
The press service of TEZ TOUR said that the demand for the Seychelles with Ethiopian Airlines flights is actively growing. The depth of sales at the moment reaches two months, but TEZ TOUR predicts a gradual increase in interest in traveling in the winter, as special prices for Ethiopian Airlines flights are valid until February 2023.
We observe an increase in bookings in the direction of the Seychelles and in the company “Russian Express”. ICS Travel Group said that about half of the total number of bookings to the Seychelles are tours on Ethiopian Airlines.
And ANEX Tour customers mainly book tours for September – October – November on Emirates or Ethiopian Airlines flights.
The press service of ANEX Tour also pays attention to the convenience of flying on Ethiopian Airlines. Travel time from Moscow to Mahe is just over 15 hours, docking time is from 3.5 to 5 hours. For comparison: the total travel time for other carriers can reach 28 hours.
ANEX Tour says that tourists who book 4 * hotels in the Seychelles often prefer a connecting flight with Ethiopian Airlines or other airlines. And tourists planning a more sophisticated holiday in the Seychelles book tours to 5 * hotels and include an Aeroflot flight in the tour.
AEROFLOT PLANS TO FLY TO SEYCHELLES AGAIN IN OCTOBER. WHAT DO TICKETS COST?
Aeroflot plans to resume flights on the Moscow-Mae route in early October. Recall that the airline operated direct flights to the Seychelles from April 2021 to mid-March 2022.
Thanks to the launch of direct flights, the Russian tourist flow to the Seychelles in 2021 increased by 2.5 times, to 31.4 thousand. This result allowed Russia to become the number 1 entry market for the Seychelles.
The declared tariffs of Aeroflot at the beginning of October are twice as high as those of Ethiopian Airlines – 86.2 thousand rubles. both ways per person. But we are talking about a direct flight, which in any case will be in demand.
Tours to the Seychelles with a direct flight of Aeroflot from ANEX Tour start from 350 thousand rubles. for two in a 4* hotel at breakfast.
HOW MUCH COST TOURS TO SEYCHELLES ON FLIGHTS OF ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES
Prices for tours formed on Ethiopian Airlines are several times lower than on direct transportation and on the basis of connecting flights of other airlines.
For example, you can go to the islands for a week with TEZ TOUR with accommodation in a 2 * hotel for breakfast for 77 thousand rubles per person.
With ICS Travel Group in September you can go to the Seychelles for 203.9 thousand rubles. for two (2* hotel, week, breakfast). In October, the same tour – for 176.5 thousand rubles. for two, and the November Seychelles from ICS Travel Group are available for 183.9 thousand rubles. for two (also a week, 2* hotel, breakfast meals).
Tours to the Seychelles with an Ethiopian Airlines flight in October ANEX Tour offers for 193 thousand rubles. for two for 10 nights. Accommodation is in apartments. If you take a 4 * hotel, then the price will increase to 237 thousand rubles. for 10 nights. Type of meals – breakfast.
HOW MUCH COST FOR TOURS TO THE SEYCHELLES ON EMIRATES FLIGHTS
Tours to the Seychelles formed on flydubai and Emirates can be bought from ANEX Tour for 336 thousand rubles. Here we are talking about accommodation in a 5* hotel.
Weekly tour (8 nights) to the Seychelles at the Savoy Seychelles Resort & Spa 5 * at Intourist costs from 141.7 thousand rubles. per person. Flight – Ethiopian Airlines. The same tour, but on Emirates costs 337.7 tr. for two, that is, more expensive.
HOTELS IN THE SEYCHELLES ARE RUNNING OUT OF PLACES
Speaking about the prospects for demand for the direction in the autumn-winter season, experts said that it will increase.
“Affordable flight prices and, accordingly, an attractive cost of the tour will be one of the factors stimulating demand,” ICS Travel Group believes.
Meanwhile, the Russian tourist flow will most likely not grow noticeably because for the high demand for holidays in the Seychelles among tourists from all over the world. The hotel base in the Seychelles is quite modest (much smaller than in the Maldives), so there are already some difficulties with confirming rooms in hotels of any category, they say in ANEX Tour.
The same problem was discussed in a recent conversation with Vestnik ATOR and representatives of Ambotis Holidays.
But in general, experts say, the Seychelles has every chance to attract more tourists, including those who did not think before the pandemic about staying here because of the high prices.
Now many long-haul destinations have equalized in price due to the lack of direct flights. And the tourist who can now afford a good vacation, for example, in Thailand, will be able to go to the Seychelles, the Maldives, and Cuba with the same money.
Alexandra Polyanskaya