Russian Tourist Industry Union do not forecast abrupt decrease of tourists flow to Europe in case of double rise of price of Schengen visa.
"It is an unpleasant moment, but it would not be a big blow. For those who can afford going abroad for rest, such a price rise is not considerable", said on Sunday the press-secretary of Tourist Industry Union Irina Tyunina.
"Nothing becomes cheaper. Year after year tours abroad are getting more expensive, first of all because of fuel cost ", noted Tyunina.
She also said, that only 4% of Russian people go abroad for rest, and mass direction s are Egypt and Turkey, but not the EU.
On the reports, the EU is scheduling to rise price of entry visa for non-residents since January 1 2007. the price is expected to rise from 35 to 60 Euros.
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