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In a recent interview, Konstantin Anisimov, deputy head of Rosmorrechflot, noted that the annual increase in demand for river cruises is at least 20-30%.
According to the experts of the Infoflot cruise center, three main factors influence the steady growth in sales of river cruises:
1. The growing popularity of the direction. Every year more and more tourists choose cruises on the rivers of Russia.
2. Improving the quality of ships and services. Shipping companies annually invest profits in improving their product.
3. High return rate of tourists. This figure reaches 90%.
River cruise operators, seeing the growing demand, offer customers more and more cruises. In general, the number of autumn flights increased by 10%.
This is due to an increase in the number of customers who learn about a new destination and consider it as an option for a vacation. And the growth of demand stimulates the growth of supply. And at the same time, the loading of river cruises remains at a high level. In the navigation of 2025, operators, which in 2023 ended in September, plan a schedule up to the November holidays and even later.
A serious increase in the popularity of autumn cruises is also visible in the sales of travel agencies. Among the partners working with the Infoflot cruise center, they grew by an average of 80% in 2024.
For travel agents who want to keep abreast of market trends and new products, the Infoflot Cruise Center offers a large intensive online regatta. This program will help you understand the cruise product and master the sales methods.
“In November, we will summarize the results and present the best participants with a training cruise,” comments Elvira Speshilova, head of the development department of the Infoflot agency network.
For those who are just starting to get acquainted with the cruise market, lessons about the product, target audiences and mechanics that will help in sales are already available on the ProCruises training platform. Materials on the platform are free, registration is available via the link.
Infoflot provides partners with comprehensive support and shares knowledge. The telegram channel “InfoflotPRO” contains the main cruise news and favorable offers.
