More than a third of Russians have not cut their spending on leisure, a survey shows

Spending on leisure is being maintained, but the price of travel gets in the way

38% of participants in a survey by SberSpasibo and Rambler&Co decided not to cut their spending on leisure. At the same time, exactly the same share of respondents named the cost of travel as the main obstacle when planning an autumn vacation. Gazeta.Ru reviewed the results of the study. Gazeta.Ru. The coincidence of the figures shows that for many Russians the willingness to spend on vacation and the actual price of travel are roughly in balance: the desire remains, but it is precisely the price that determines whether the trip will take place.

How people save and where they go

Among ways to save, the most frequently mentioned was cutting spending on tickets and transport — 20%. 15% chose more affordable accommodation, 14% gave up some excursions and entertainment, and 13% cut spending at cafés. A quarter of participants used cashback and bonuses: they used them to reduce the overall cost of the trip, paying for travel, accommodation and individual entertainment. According to SberSpasibo itself, in September and October users of the service covered on average 41% of the cost of a train ticket and almost 30% of a plane ticket with bonuses; for hotel bookings the figure was 13.4%.

Destinations

Among autumn leisure destinations, participants most often named Altai — 15%, the Caucasus and Mineralnye Vody — 14%, and Kaliningrad — 13%. Sochi and Krasnodar Krai were chosen by 10%, the same share as Saint Petersburg. Karelia accounted for 8%, and Kazan and Tatarstan for 2%. 8% of respondents named a trip abroad. The article ends with a reference to a previously published production calendar for 2027, but its content is not disclosed in the publication itself.