OREANDA-NEWS  The majority of Russians who traveled, 84 percent, preferred to travel within the country in June. The most popular cities were Sochi, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kaliningrad and Mineralnye Vody. 8 percent of tourists vacationed in neighboring countries, 9 — in non-CIS countries. About this was told by Yandex Travel analysts.

Analysts said that Russians most often chose Turkey, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan for holidays outside the country. The UAE, China, Thailand and Israel also turned out to be popular among non-CIS countries.

"As a year ago, trips to Russia will last on average about 7 days, to other countries — about 11. The cost of a round—trip flight in Russia increased by 36 percent - from 10,100 to 13,700 rubles. The average price of one night in a hotel in Russia was 5,850 rubles," said Yandex Travel.

In addition, analysts noted changes in the prices of foreign air tickets. Flights to neighboring countries have risen in price by 9 percent, from 26 to 28 thousand rubles. And flights to foreign countries, on the contrary, have become cheaper by 4 percent. Prices have decreased from 45 to 44 thousand rubles.

Earlier, the pilot of the Russian airline called one tradition of passengers offensive and unnecessary — we are talking about applause after landing the plane. "Applause in the salon of the