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The interest of Russian tourists towards Tunisia is constantly growing. In 2000 this African country was visited by 21 thousand citizens of Russia. 2006 saw an increase to 110 thousands. In the past year Tunisia received 140 thousand Russians, and the total volume of tourist traffic into this country equaled 6.6 million. Taking into account the yearly increase by 25%, in 2008 Tunisia expects 170 thousand tourists from Russia.

The increase in tourist traffic is accounted for by straight voyages to Dzherba island and the planned year-round voyage from Moscow to Tunisia, which is being negotiated at the moment. The excursion trips generate 80% tourist traffic from Russa. Tunisia is also known as a Mecca of thalassotherapy with 43 specialized centers. According to the number of visits to thalassotherapy resorts, the tourists from Russia hold the second place after Frenchmen.

Therapeutic tourism is gaining momentum because the quality of Tunisia medical services is no inferior to the European level, but they are considerably cheaper. In order to make the stay of foreign guests even more comfortable, there soon will be a reclassification of hotels according to the international standards. Barrier free zones and conveniences for disabled people will soon appear and safety systems in the hotels will be enhanced. The quantity of languages in which some of the tourist services are conducted will be increased. Many of the hotels already feature foreign TV channels, including Russian ones. Now Tunisia offers about 830 hotels, which can simultaneously accommodate up to 235 thousand tourists. The number of rooms and suits increases by 5% a year. 15 new regions will soon be equipped for tourist activities. Two new ecological health resorts built exclusively with natural materials that are found in the area will be opened in the north and in the center of the country.

According to the forecasts of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) travel and tourism industry is to experience a significant growth in the Asia Pacific region, with revenues up to US$4.6 trillion and about 500 million visitors by the end of 2010. These figures alongside the anticipated growth rate of nearly 8% are given in the PATA Asia Pacific Tourism Forecasts 2008-2010′.John Koldowski, Director of PATA Strategic Intelligence center states that two-thirds of all tourist visits to Asia Pacific are accounted for by arrivals from within the region. Although Asian markets will experience a slowdown caused by the US credit crunch, their medium-term prospects are very strong and with anticipated growth rates by far outreaching the world average.

According to Mr. Koldowski it is local conflicts causing disturbances on the market that can jeopardize the industry growth. The PATA forecast highlights 40 destinations that generate almost 98% of international arrivals in the Asia Pacific region, including China, Korea, the US, Fiji, Nepal and other countries.

Previous forecasts by PATA turned out to be highly accurate due to the cutting edge forecasting techniques developed by industry experts. PATA ‘Forecasts’ can be relied upon by anyone interested in the travel industry from professionals to amateur tourists.

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