Muscovites or samartsy? Who will win dispute for the Samara
Muscovites or samartsy? Who will win dispute for the Samara
The tourist market?
Xenia Filippova.
In 11 number "WITH" the subject, concerning problems has been mentioned
The local tourist industry, become aggravated after August events.
Expansion of the Moscow firms on the Samara market threatens
Samara tourist industry, which, not having sustained such competition,
"Can die".
Behind explanations we have gone to Jury Antimonovu, the head
Managements on affairs of sanatorium establishments and tourism
Regional administration.
- As you estimate a situation created on the tourist
The market, what real position of local tour agencies?
- Tourist industry worries the hard period, but even in the worst
Always it is necessary to search for the positive moments. I think, that crisis
On August, 17th promoted clarification of the tourist market from not
Absolutely good-quality representatives of services. And to bury
Tourist industry of Samara early to panic too to what. Though to work
It becomes more difficult.
- How much serious competition for the Samara tour agencies
Muscovites will make?
- Local tour agencies lose Moscow on many
To parametres as are laid down in unprofitable conditions. At us
There is a set of privileges which in one regions operate, and
In others for some reason is not present. To take at least a customs clearance of cargoes. In Samara
It manages in 7 ekju for kg, and in Moscow - nearby 0,5 ekju. It not
Can not complicate job of local tour agencies: there is an outflow of clients in
Moscow.
The problem demands settlement, but from customs was not
It is made any step for its decision. Possibly, existing
Position is favourable to higher bodies. Besides, in Moscow
Aviatransportations, both charter, and regular, considerably
More cheaply, than here. For example, airline "Samara" maintains
Only "п пё-154", and they are less economic in comparison with "п п -86". To
To the same Moscow serves passengers from all the CIS and wins
On volumes.
Not last role is played by the psychological factor: to us still with
The childhood have inspired, that everything, as to travel and acquisition
Tickets, it is necessary to do only through Moscow. Though somewhere,
Let's tell, in Ulyanovsk or Kazan necessary flights are carried out.
- It is possible to try to lower tariffs for aviatransportations?
- That there were cheap tickets, it is necessary to provide
The maximum loading of flights in several directions at once, but
Today it is impossible. To me well-known of what develops
Cost of charter flights. If the price is overestimated thanking
It is possible for high percent for decrease in tariffs to struggle. If
There the flight cost price is put in pawn only, and there is no money on
Repair, fuel, spare parts and technics maintenance, decrease
It is unreal.
The Moscow firms work on volume, and on all positions.
They reserve in advance and pay hotels. They it is regular
Buy the big number of tickets for flights and it is quite natural
Have thus exclusive discounts. So all world works.
And if 4-5 local firms organise a good advertising campaign,
Having provided in 4-5 countries loading of planes on 160 persons, it
It will be possible to achieve reduction of price on tickets almost in 2 times.
- What prevents to do to our Samara firms all it?
- Separation. Though all and it is clear: if to unite a number
Directions will work easier. However strong-willed instructions
Administrations such questions do not dare. To it we should come
Voluntary. Today we already have an example of such cooperation
- "Companion" and "Rosat". It would Seem, two irreconcilable competitors,
Working on charter directions. But it is a competition purely
The external. After August, 17th they carry out the flights to one and those
Planes. Have united, though merges as that in the uniform
Concern has not occurred. Nevertheless they have come to thought what to survive
In the given situation it is possible, only having united the efforts. Is and
Still examples: "Avelan-round" and "Milky Way", "Center" and "polina".
- Whether the question on tariffs for tickets was considered by administration
The Volga river shipping company?
- Last year with the Gorki river shipping company worked
Some the Samara firms. They have concluded currency dogovory, but in
Result and have not finished up to the end as could not execute
All obligations. Someone has not paid off till now with debts.
Therefore early to speak not only about decrease in tariffs, but also about
Granting of courts to the Samara firms in general. Here Muscovites to us
Will make a strong competition. Working widely, they involve
Set of foreign tourists which pay in hard currency.
The prices offered by them are competitive in comparison with
World tariffs. In a rouble equivalent to our Russian
To the tourist not always on a pocket such quotations. Quite clearly, that
The Volga river shipping company will co-operate with stronger in
The financial relation the client. An exit again one - give
To unite, misters.
- According to representatives of Samara travel companies,
"Expo-house", organizujushchy on April, 14th in museum Alabina an exhibition,
Devoted to tourist industry, has appointed too high price. Render
Whether the authorities assistance to the Samara tour agencies in placing of stands?
- It is a question uneasy. I had to meet with
Directors, with managers of "Expo-house", which this exhibition
Will organise. I know, how much responsibly they concern to
The organisations of exhibitions. A highly professional printed matter,
Enormous job which is spent within a year, rent. They
Put up solid money in the organisation and advertising. They create
High-quality product. Whether they will manage it to sell? Yes. They
Sell to its Moscow representatives of travel companies. For
Local Rest houses and sanatoria here it will be organised
The free stand.
- There is a high probability what exactly Muscovites buy up
The majority of permits in our local dispensaries and sanatoria... -
Anybody will not suffer from it. One business, if we for currency
We conclude dogovory with Muscovites and we take out people abroad, here
There is an outflow of money. Local sanatoria and Rest houses is absolutely
Another matter. We have a fillability problem in
Regional Rest houses - they are loaded only into the summer period,
And in the rest of the time are empty. And local tour agencies with them work
It is not enough. Therefore, if thanks to contracts with the Moscow
Tour agencies to us there will arrive people, it is very good. In area will be
To arrive money, visitors will use the local
Shops, hairdresser's, masseurs... The Budget from it only
Will win. To whom from it will be worse? Travelling agency and excursions,
To which visitors Muscovites will apply to organise
Excursion on a city? Or firm "Hermes-samara-round", which
Can load at last the steam-ships on one-day trips in
Ulyanovsk?
- And still expansion of the Moscow firms, probably, will lead
To that local tour agencies will turn to small appendages of the
More powerful colleagues?
- For this time we have brought up many operators in
To Samara which independently work, have the foreign
Partners, at them the system of mutual relations is well fulfilled. And it
Fine. In "WITH" it was said that we should turn in
Agents of the Moscow firms. Yes all of us agents. I will not name any
Firms of an average level which would not be the agent any
The Moscow firms.
Even large firms carried out any share of job as agents
On sale of rounds of the Moscow firms.
- To involve tourists from other cities and the countries,
It is necessary to have a good material resources and service. That at us
Becomes for this purpose?
- We already for a long time try to let out the directory "Samara
Tourist "which would include colourful fair brochures.
But while unsuccessfully. The budget like would allocate money, but we them so
Also have not seen.
We sharply have a problem of good hotels and worthy
Tourist service. Any cities which accepted tourists
Also have not been closed, as we, something built also something did. We
Have received this possibility not so long ago and during a hard time. And
All the same all of us should think of how to improve Samara
Area that people here lasted.
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//* an information Source: the Samara review, 5.04.99
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