Unified federal register of tour operators. Buying a travel company What kind of bankruptcies

This decision is due to the fact that on June 16, the Bank of Russia revoked the license from IC Univers-Garant.

"Companies excluded from the register do not have the right to sell tourism products as tour operators, however, they are obliged to fulfill all their obligations under agreements previously concluded with customers. Tourists will not suffer as a result of the exclusion of tour operators from the register. As soon as the companies formalize the proper financial security of the tour operator's liability and in the prescribed manner send supporting documents to Rostourism, they will be restored in the register," the Rostourism explains.

However, experts believe that the actions of Rostourism are not entirely legitimate.

	Registered tour operator number		Name of the legal entity-tour operator
1	VNT	010311	LLC "Tour operator "Intravel Stoleshniki"
2	VNT	010820	OOO "Tour operator UNEX"
3	VNT	012405	LLC "SKO "Mir"
4	VNT	013000	Soyuzkurort LLC
5	VNT	014374	OOO "Time of Success"
6	VNT	016004	LLC "ALLIANCE"
7	VNT	016145	LLC "Solnechnaya strana"
8	VNT	016265	LLC "Orbita"
9	MW	001114	LLC "TK" RVS "
10	MW	001445	LLC "LINK-TA"
11	MW	002724	LLC "CITY-SERVISTUR"
12	MW	005821	OOO "Voyage"
13	MW	007338	CJSC "Individual Tourist Service"
14	MW	008547	LLC "Aturis-tour"
15	MW	014761	LLC "Inalcons Tour"
16	MW	015102	OOO "MAKO"
17	MW	015364	OOO " Child Center tourism"
18	MT3	000176	LLC Travel agency "Gala-Tour"
19	MT3	000339	LLC "West-line travel"
20	MT3	000348	CJSC "Chaika-Tour"
21	MT3	000350	LLC "Give You Peace"
22	MT3	000453	OOO "ITEK"
23	MT3	000751	OOO Firm "VITALI"
24	MT3	000824	LLC "Pegas-Tour"
25	MT3	000836	LLC "Ivista Tour"
26	MT3	001009	LLC "EXCELENCE"
27	MT3	001081	OOO "Service Voyage"
28	MT3	001089	LLC "NIKA"
29	MT3	001129	Everane LLC
30	MT3	001149	LLC "Art-Travel"
31	MT3	001166	Izumi LLC
32	MT3	001211	OOO TK "Adamas Tour"
33	MT3	001471	LLC "Peks"
34	MT3	001612	LLC "Touroperator IT EM - Sever"
35	MT3	001828	LLC "Tavrida"
36	MT3	001912	LLC "Gagra-touroperator"
37	MT3	001961	CJSC "Interconnect Management Corporation"
38	MT3	001998	LLC "Destination"
39	MT3	002111	LLC "Universal Tours"
40	MT3	002417	PC "Kovcheg" LLC
41	MT3	004625	OOO SIOT "Own people"
42	MT3	004626	LLC "Classic Travel Center"
43	MT3	005574	LLC "River Lines"
44	MT3	005619	LLC "LATINATREVEL"
45	MT3	006229	LLC "Sard Travel"
46	MT3	007021	LLC "Travel Service Norther"
47	MT3	007373	LLC "PRIMAVERA"
48	MT3	008543	LLC MC "Siberia"
49	MT3	008677	LLC "Queen-Express"
50	MT3	009033	"Huamin Solux International Travel" LLC
51	MT3	009109	LLC "Zelensky Corporate Travel Solutions"
52	MT3	009425	LLC "Imperial Travel"
53	MT3	009598	LLC "Bon Voyage LTD"
54	MT3	010993	LLC "TOURINFO group RFR"
55	MT3	011515	LLC "CMT"
56	MT3	011582	LLC "Muslim-Tour"
57	MT3	012244	LLC "Elite Travel Club"
58	MT3	012943	LLC "Old City"
59	MT3	012988	LLC "Diamond Tours"
60	MT3	013061	LLC "American Express Travel Services Vostok"
61	MT3	013070	OOO "Premiera Tour"
62	MT3	013285	CJSC "MiM"
63	MT3	013349	"Petrotur Auto" LLC
64	MT3	013481	LLC "RTI"
65	MT3	013532	LLC "Adventus tour"
66	MT3	013668	OOO " Blue bird a plus"
67	MT3	013959	OOO "Tutti Story"
68	MT3	014257	LLC "ADONIS"
69	MT3	014307	Federal State Unitary Enterprise GT Arktikugol
70	MT3	014308	LLC "Tour operator Otkrytiye"
71	MT3	014493	LLC "CORPORATION TRAVEL"
72	MT3	014628	LLC "TERRA-MINORA"
73	MT3	015069	OOO "Clouds"
74	MT3	015073	LLC "Ilva"
75	MT3	015110	LLC "ROYALMEDGROUP"
76	MT3	015140	OOO "PROGRESS-TOUR"
77	MT3	015144	LLC "TALARII"
78	MT3	015222	LLC "VK Sokol"
79	MT3	015268	OOO "TERRA"
80	MT3	015365	LLC "ZIMA TOUR"
81	MT3	015566	LLC "REST VOYAGE"
82	MT3	015578	LLC "BOOKING CENTER"
83	MT3	015579	LLC "SINGLE TOURIST CENTER"
84	MT3	015581	LLC "China Line"
85	MT3	015613	OOO "Alfa-Odyssey"
86	MT3	015661	LLC "Buddha Tour"
87	MT3	015662	OOO WTC-Moscow
88	MT3	015698	LLC "Via Maris"
89	MT3	015700	LLC "FEST"
90	MT3	015701	LLC "Premium Travel Group"
91	MT3	015703	LLC "DMC Rus"
92	MT3	015705	LLC "CDK"
93	MT3	015759	LLC "Polar Tour Group"
94	MT3	015761	LLC "TAIKI"
95	MT3	015825	LLC "Creol Travel"
96	MT3	015929	LLC "TK "Cleo-Tour"
97	MT3	015983	LLC "OM TRAVEL"
98	MT3	016084	LLC "Travel agency "Tourism Council"
99	MT3	016139	LLC TOUR OPERATOR "RADUGA TRAVEL"
100	MT3	016142	LLC "Agency Intertour"
101	MT3	016143	LLC "Arizona Tour"
102	MT3	016158	LLC "TC" Intravel Stoleshniki "
103	MT3	016186	LLC "Brave Tourist Avia"
104	MT3	016188	LLC "Asgard"
105	MT3	016253	OOO "Fantasy"
106	MT3	016303	LLC "INTURAERO"
107	MT3	016304	LLC "Zaya Travel"
108	MT3	016306	LLC "Jet Voyage"
109	MT3	016375	Mays Group TM LLC
110	MT3	016428	LLC "Gavanatur International"
111	MT3	016482	Mays Line LLC
112	MT3	016835	LLC "Polar VIP Tour"
113	MT3	016968	LLC ", which from the information contained in the Unified Federal Register of Tour Operators excluded the scope of tour operator activities" international outbound tourism " № Registration number of the tour operator Abbreviated name of the tour operator 1. MT3 011961 LLC "Multitour.ru" 2. MT3 015773 LLC "I-Touroperator" 3. MT3 015978 LLC "CMK-tour" 4. MT3 014772 OOO "KIPLING" 5. MT3 000806 LLC "Petropolitana Tour" 6. MT3 008685 OOO "NMK" 7. MT3 001593 LLC "Laguna" LLC "Calypso M-Tour" 18. MT3 016481 LLC "CALABRIA TOUR" 19. MT3 013775 Lusitana Sol LLC 20. MT3 000805 OOO "TK" BURO-3-VISA " 21. MT3 005709 LLC "HOLIDAY-OPERATOR" 22. MT3 016140 ANO "Pilgrimage Center" 23. MT3 016426 LLC "Kaprikon Travel" 24. MT3 010384 OOO "Pluton" 25. MT3 009389 LLC "Russian Express - West" 26. MT3 015699 LLC "SENTRO M"

Who doesn't dream of going on vacation? Even if you are not lucky enough to go on vacation during the summer season, there are still a lot of interesting offers that all kinds of tour operators in the country are “trumpeting”. But here's the question: who to trust and not miscalculate with a successful and interesting tour? A trip where you will remember only positive emotions and will remain in your memory until the next vacation season?

Among the mass of various travel agencies and travel agencies growing all over the country like mushrooms after rain, it is best to trust your vacation to already proven and major tour operators, who have proven themselves positively over the years of their work, and sent to the Seychelles, on a tour of Europe or on excursions to exotic sights of the East, more than one thousand customers, having fulfilled all their requirements and wishes. On the account of the most famous and large tour operators, a huge number of their own representative offices around the world have been organized, both large travel agencies and small travel agencies work with them.

If you look at travel forums or visit sites with ratings of the best travel companies, you can see a clear top ten in this service sector. According to the tourist site "RGB TOUR", as well as using the rating data from the site OTZYV.RU, it was the first ten largest travel companies operating in the travel services market for more than a dozen years that rightly won the love of their customers, as evidenced by thousands of reviews and the first places in various ratings of this direction.

Opens TOP-10 well-known Russian travel agencies company Pegas Tourism, which is a leader in the tourism industry in Russia, and operates on Russian market 18 years.

You can order a trip from the tour operator Pegas Touristik to any place from 18 countries of the world at the request of the client, which, by the way, can be issued at any time of the day, any day of the week online. Pegas Touristik will help you choose the best best service, decide on the best air carrier, as well as suggest where it is best to relax, and which of the 2500 hotels is best to stay. You can pay for the selected tour in a way convenient for you: in cash, by payment card, at any post office, by bank transfer, through the CONTAKT system, the PSB-Retail online system, or even by installments.

Any resident of 226 cities in Russia can get acquainted with the excellent service of the Pegas Touristik tour operator, which has located more than 700 of its representative offices.

The international holding in the field of tourism and recreation does not lag behind in terms of the quality of service and fame TEZ TOUR, which perfectly copes with the duties of sending tourists from the CIS countries and Eastern Europe. Since its foundation, namely since 1994, working fruitfully and purposefully for each private client, as well as cooperating with various travel agencies, TEZ TOUR has founded more than 20 international companies in different countries, helping to culturally and qualitatively have a rest for each client who applied. Employees of the tourist holding TEZ TOUR are ready to fulfill all the wishes of the client, monitor the quality of his vacation, and meet him at home upon his return from the tour. No wonder this company has an excellent reputation, as well as its own slogan "High Technologies Tourism", which confirms the modern and high-quality service.

The next in the ranking of the largest tourist operators in Russia is the company CORAL TRAVEL, which has 20 years of experience in the tourism business and has more than 35 offices both in the CIS and abroad. According to the Kommersant newspaper, in 2011 the CORAL TRAVEL tourist holding had a leading position in its field of activity, as a company that sent abroad on vacation maximum amount tourists, as well as having made the maximum turnover. positive reputation, the latest technology services help CORAL TRAVEL customers get the fastest and highest quality assistance in choosing a tour, order it online, and go on vacation with proper comfort.

Does the title tell you anything? Mostravel"? This is the next representative in the ranking of the leading tour operators in Russia, which is part of the European travel company TUI. Mostravel appeared on the Russian market in 2004, specializing in the selection of tours to Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. Employees of this company are ready to provide the most profitable and most interesting tours, both for the price and for the planned travel programs in hot countries. There is also the option of issuing tickets on credit. It is also possible to pay with MasterCard or Visa cards, using the CHIP-TRIP system, which allows you to book last-minute tours. But it is the last-minute trips from Mostravel that are in special demand, this, one might say, is their “trick”.

Celebrated this year its 20th anniversary and another large company that has proven itself well and joined the top ten tour operators in Russia - “ Natalie Tours". More than two dozen destinations are on the account of this company, and every year the employees of Natalie Tours do not stand still, but open more and more interesting places where they send their clients. In 2011, Mexico became a novelty, this year the Spanish Costa to Almeria and Costa Tropical, as well as the Italian resorts of Tuscany, appeared in the list of tours. "Natalie Tours" is known not only for the quality of service, but also for original tours, such as the exclusive "Adults and Children" tour, which offers holidays with children, with the inclusion of children's animation in the holiday program for children, game programs for kids 2-12 years old.

« Anex Tour"- this is the name of a younger company of a tourist destination, but deservedly occupies the TOP-10 of the largest and best tour operators in Russia. Starting its work in 2001, this organization has strengthened its leading position in the tourist services market, being in the top five for tours to Turkey and in the TOP-10 for tours to Egypt. To date, Anex Tour specializes in tours to the following countries: Turkey, Egypt, Thailand and Spain. The company has a motto that shows its concern for the rest of each client all year round: "The sea of ​​sun all year round!".

The next tour operator, which took a place in the top ten largest in the country, and won the votes of users, is the group of companies " Intourist". This tour operator, having teamed up with other large companies since 2007, has earned many awards for the quality of customer service, sending them on tours to a completely different interesting places and countries of the world. The Intourist company is engaged not only in outbound tourist trips to Europe and Africa, to Turkey and Thailand, but also conducts high-quality domestic tours to all corners of Russia. The quality of service, as well as the use of the entire database and available offers online, allows you to send a lot of customers who have applied to a variety of trips around the world, who are sure to be satisfied.

« Biblio Globus"is known to many, because this tour operator, working in the market of tourist services since 1994, knowingly got into the top ten largest and the best companies. All proposed outbound tours over the years of the company's existence have been aimed at beach holidays, organizing cruises and combined tours. Biblio Globus clients were welcomed with hospitality throughout the year by resorts in South and North America, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Europe. In "Biblio Globus" everyone can arrange a full package of tours, both with individual and group excursions, shopping tours, fishing and a host of additional services.

In 2011, according to Kommersant, Biblio Globus earned the 2nd place in the ranking of the largest tour operators of the year.

Having studied the market of tourist services, it is impossible not to notice another tour operator that cares about the rest of its customers and has been operating since 2005. This is a company SUNMAR TOUR. The main specialization of the company is economical options trips like "Last Minute". Together with the slogan of the company "Freedom to rest", all SUNMAR TOUR customers can afford exactly the kind of vacation that they can afford and suits according to all criteria. The entire team of the tour operator SUNMAR TOUR understands its client perfectly and satisfies all the needs in terms of recreation.

The company completes the TOP-10 largest tour operators in Russia S7 TOUR, which is distinguished by its brightness not only on the pages of its own site, but thanks to the tours that it is ready to offer. Any international tours, whether to Montenegro, Thailand, Spain or eastern countries, as well as the UAE, everywhere S7 TOUR customers are waiting for the quality of service worked out over 18 years of work in the travel services market. S7 TOUR is a member of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia, and this is not in vain. After all, everyone who cooperates with S7 TOUR receives a high quality of service, can receive commissions, participate in promotions and bonus programs.

Choose the best tour operator then the quality of your holiday will be at the highest level!

This short-term rating does not include tour operators at risk with a CCC rating of C or below. Tour operators with the same rating are listed in alphabetical order in the table. The scheduled review of the rating is carried out once every six months - at the beginning of each season.

The rating has no advertising purposes, is based on objective data, statistics and expert assessments, is funded only by own funds OnlineTour company and is formed in the interests of Russian tourists. When forming the rating, various independent sources of information are used, including objective statistical data from the Hot Tours Index, information from tourists, hotels, airlines and airports, employees of tour operators and employees of their hosts, as well as our independent experts.

For the first time, OnlineTour has applied a new methodology for determining ratings for closed industries and companies. For dynamic industries such as tourism, a ranking based on financial statements would be inaccurate because:
- firstly, would reflect financial results past periods;
- secondly, it would not reflect all the activities of the company, which includes dependent and subsidiaries.

The methodology for the formation of this rating is based on the following 5 main criteria that determine the level of reliability of tour operators.

Criteria determining the reliability of tour operators

1. Development strategy and prospects in the tourism market in the coming years. Terms:
   • High positions in the segment of organized recreation: it is among the top 5 leaders in terms of market share in at least 2 of the 8 key countries of mass tourism (Turkey, Thailand, UAE, Vietnam, Cyprus, Greece, Spain, China). Or a leader in another niche country.
   • Scale - large sales volumes of package tours.
   • Efficient distribution: high penetration rate - a large number of travel agencies offering a tour operator product.
2. Current profitability and operating efficiency.
3. The ratio of the volume of accumulated debts to turnover and the approximate cost of the tour operator's trademark.
4. Stable automation system and online integration with network travel agencies.
5. High level of satisfaction of tourists and travel agencies with the service of the tour operator.

Tour operators that do not meet these criteria will either have to leave the market or become travel agencies in the coming years.

This will happen due to the fact that they will not be able to compete either with direct hotel booking systems in the market for individual services, or with large tour operators organizing holidays in mass destinations.

The list of reliable tour operators did not include most of those present in the federal register, due to their inconsistency with the above criteria.

Austria | Andorra | Bulgaria | Vietnam* | Greece | Dominican Republic* | India | Israel | Spain | Italy Cyprus* | China* | Cuba* | Maldives* | UAE* | Russia* | Thailand* | Turkey* | Czech Republic | other countries [*] – visa-free

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How to check the reliability of the tour operator?

1) Check if it is listed in register of tour operators.

All tour operators are required to complete the registration procedure. When registering, the tour operator is assigned a tour operator registration number, consisting of letters and numbers.

For tour operators of international tourism, the abbreviation MTZ and MT1 is used.

For tour operators of domestic tourism - VNT and MVT.

The official name and registration number of the tour operator is usually located in the "About Us" section.

All actual information about each registered Russian tour operator is freely available in the Unified Federal Register of Tour Operators.

In the window next to the "Search" button, write the name / part of the name of the tour operator or its registration number. As an example, I write "Pegasus".

Pegas Touristik registers its own legal entity for each region, which is why the search returns several pages of results. After we click on the name, it opens detailed information about the tour operator, its insurance coverage - terms, amount, insurance company.

2) You can check the reliability of the tour operator, comparing its prices with the prices of other tour operators for the same tours. For example, in 2014, shortly before the bankruptcy of the Labyrinth and Southern Cross t / o, a trend towards impressive dumping began to be traced: while all tour operators had a tour costing 50 thousand rubles, the above mentioned tours were sold for 30 thousand rubles Here is an obvious example for you when you should think about the reliability of a tour operator.

3) Ask advice from a specialist travel agencies.

Employees of the tourism industry daily follow the news of tourism, and also see the behavior of a number of tour operators. The peculiarities of behavior include a change in the quality of the attitude of the tour operator towards its tourists and travel agencies working with it.

Therefore, if you contact a qualified specialist, he will definitely give you his recommendations on choosing a tour operator.
From my point of view, on this moment The list of the most reliable tour operators includes Pegas Touristik, Coral Travel, Sunmar, and, possibly, Anex Tour. As for tours to Europe, Vedi Tour Group has been showing itself very positively for many years.

The mass bankruptcy of tour operators in 2014 showed that the choice of a tour operator must be approached responsibly. After all, your vacation depends on how it works. Therefore, be vigilant! 🙂

Tourism business: buy or build from scratch?

Many businessmen today are thinking about what is more profitable: to purchase a ready-made travel company, or start everything yourself, from scratch. The correspondent of "TB" talks about the intricacies of the purchase with an experienced expert - this is the managing director of the "Persona Grata Legal Agency" YULIA MOHOVA. Sale and purchase tourism business allocated in this company in a separate line of business.

How attractive is it from an economic point of view to acquire an operating travel company?

That is, it is noticeably more profitable than creating a company from scratch?

Starting problems are inevitable for any new company, and the tourism business is no exception. I'll give you some examples common mistakes faced by those who open a travel agency from scratch. Firstly, the lack of a clear business plan, project concept, calculation competitive advantage, financial planning and inattention to organizational work. Secondly, conflicts with partners. Unfortunately, there are a lot of cases when the business has not yet started working, but it is already being divided. There is only one recipe here: friendship is friendship, and money is apart. What is forgiven out of friendship, business does not tolerate, giving rise to conflicts and mutual claims. Thirdly, the lack of initial investment. Opening a tourist business with the last money often ends at the stage of organizing and equipping an office. Fourth, the expectation of significant results in the first year of operation. Return of nested Money in the first year of work, of course, not a utopia, but also not always an achievable task. Often this is not taken into account, causing then a loss of interest in the business, which after a year requires no less attention than at the beginning.

Finally, accounting errors. Insufficient attention to accounting, registration of primary documents and document flow of the company often leads to unreasonably high taxes or fines. It even happens that, based on the results of the first year of operation, it is easier to close the company than to restore accounting.

What is the best way to estimate the value of the business you want to buy?

Estimating the real value of a travel company is not an easy task. Often the price stated by the founders is based only on their idea of ​​how much they want to receive to compensate for their costs of starting a business. When a company is assessed by professionals and a selective audit is carried out (checked financial indicators performance, etc.), the previously announced price, as a rule, is significantly reduced.

Much depends on the formalities, on the well-established accounting and workflow, even on the method of registration of the lease and other factors that require a comprehensive assessment. Naturally, when choosing such a company, the buyer usually has a lot of questions that require the work of specialists to solve: it is necessary to conduct a legal examination, selective audit, possibly, restoration of accounting, re-registration of labor relations.

The range of prices for travel agencies in Moscow ranges from 300 thousand to 2.5 million rubles. Typically, the price is formed on the basis of an annual or 10-month net profit companies. More often they buy agencies worth up to a million rubles.

What is the best way to check a travel agency before buying?

What is important to consider when buying a travel agency?

It usually includes items such as a precise definition of what is transferred, by whom and to whom, at what price (this item may include an indication of the value of each sub-item of property); details of any installments and obligations that you are willing to accept when making a purchase; method of payment, by what date, in what way; all changes in the price that may occur between the moment of signing the contract and the end of the transaction (the sale of property, the purchase of equipment, tax payments, etc. may be included); the seller's guarantees regarding the reliability of the information provided and additional conditions in case this information turns out to be false (penalties applicable to the seller) and much more.

What "pitfalls" exist when buying a ready-made business?

The most common mistakes when buying a travel business are the buyer's trust in the seller and the desire to save money on the deal. Many buyers, especially those who do not have experience in tourism, listening to the seller, take his word for it and forget or spend insufficient time on checking and evaluating (audit, legal) documents, responsibility to partners, third parties. For these purposes, it is necessary to attract specialists who are able not only to identify the problem, but also to solve it. The main problem in the sale of a business is the assessment of the real value of a travel company.

As a rule, the price declared by the founders is based only on their idea of ​​how much they want to receive in order to compensate for their costs and, of course, earn. In reality, this formula at this stage of development of the industry rarely works.

Perhaps double-entry bookkeeping is also a serious problem today?

And there is. Often a significant part of the money received as payment for tours, especially cash, is not kept under official records. This is due to many factors: high taxes, complex accounting, inability or unwillingness to establish a competent financial scheme of work and other reasons. There are situations when "white" indicators diverge many times from the real turnover of the company. At the same time, for a legal transaction, of course, official accounting data will be used, and you will have to take the “black” accounting on faith, since its data cannot be verified against legal documents.

Now the situation on the market is changing, more and more companies are whitewashing their accounting, and when choosing a company, you should pay close attention to this. But what to do if you were offered a profitable purchase of a company with a "black" account? It is impossible to answer this question without evaluating the enterprise as a whole - as a property and production complex.

Many, first of all, look at the successful location of the acquired office. How important is it really?

It is necessary to evaluate all the pros and cons in the complex. Perhaps you will see positive factors that outweigh all the disadvantages and become the basis of your motivation when choosing an acquired company. For example, an advantageous office location, good and recognizable name, the established circle of customers can outweigh problems with accounting and several outstanding tourist claims.

Buying a ready-made travel agency is a complex transaction: preparation and analysis of documents, risk assessment, support in the negotiation process is the task of lawyers and specialists who have extensive experience in the tourism industry. It is experience that often plays a decisive role in determining positions at different stages of a transaction - qualification alone is not enough.

Of course, if you decide to save yourself the hassle of organizing an independent trip and stop at the option of buying a tour, then this matter must be approached with all responsibility. Still fresh in memory bankruptcy of large Russian tour operators, but in the news, no, no, yes, information pops up about the inability of any insurance company to pay compensation to outraged tourists.

Friends! We are tourists just like you. And 2 years ago, they also became concerned about the reliability of tour operators. Initially, it was a mini-article, and now it is a full-fledged study with personal experience and constantly updated. We trust the first seven tour operators who are always well-known: why and to whom exactly - we will tell further. P.S. If the article helped you, you can say “thank you” by subscribing to our Telegram channel Howtrip Lowcost, where we daily remind readers of sales on tours and air tickets :)

Our trip to Israel, December 2016 (Dead Sea)

Tour operators by country: the right choice of tour

The rating of tour operators by country also takes place. It is interesting to note that depending on the direction, position large companies are changing. However, this does NOT indicate the unreliability of any well-known tour operator in a particular country.

The ratings are based on data on the statute of limitations of companies with specific travel markets and their share of the total number of tours. For example, the TUI tour operator occupies a leading position in the top in Spain, but, at the same time, lags behind in the top in Vietnam, because. only this winter began to "conquer" this direction.

Our list is as follows, and continues to be supplemented with new countries:

• Russia Moscow)

What is the reliability of a tour operator?

1. Number of destinations

Everything is logical here: the more countries where the company sends travelers, the less risk that in the event of a crisis in any direction, the stable operation of the entire system will be disrupted.

1. Your host companies

This vague wording refers to the personal travel companies or agencies of the operator directly abroad, i.e. in the countries with which it cooperates. These organizations take care of booking and paying for your hotel, as well as provide transfers and excursions. In other words, you are not going “to nowhere” with parting words that you will be met there and at such and such a time, but you fall into the hospitable hands of the tour operator’s colleagues.

1. Arrangements with airlines

Another criterion that affects the rating of reliable tour operators is the quantity and quality of interaction with air carriers. On it, basically, the cost of a tour package is tied. If the operator has large blocks of seats reserved in different airlines, or more, he has own charter flight, then the number of flight options increases, and the chance to find an inexpensive tour with a cheap air ticket.

1. Insurance company sustainability

If upon arrival you were denied check-in, the return flight was canceled, and the vacation was covered with a copper basin before it could begin, the insurance company will be responsible for the damages. From her financial support depends on the degree of guarantee of insurance payments, incl. in case of bankruptcy of the tour operator.

Of course, the listed indicators are far from the only components of various lists of proven travel companies. However, this information is quite difficult to obtain if you set yourself the task find out the truth.

To this end, we invite you to familiarize yourself with rating, borrowed from the online search service for all tour operators, supplemented by the author's comments. In our opinion, it displays objective information, because it is based on a sufficient number of criteria that determine the reliability of tour operators.

Bankruptcy and closure of tour operators

A tourist's worst dream is 1) to stay in Russia without money and without rest, 2) to get stuck abroad due to a hotel unpaid by the company (completely dark) or a return flight. How to secure your vacation? Of course, you can conduct a deep analysis of the activities of the tour operator over the past few years, make sure of the financial guarantees, compare with others, but ... Few people will do this. It is much easier - and, in principle, also reliable - to choose the organizer of your holidays from the top five tour operators in Russia. Which we talked about in this article: Coral, Anex Tour, Biblio Globus, Sunmar, Pegas Touristik.

What to do in case of bankruptcy of the tour operator? An important point: has this tour operator declared itself officially bankrupt? If so, then everything is more or less tolerable - the Tourist Assistance organization helps tourists (takes them out from abroad) + those who have lost money and have not flown anywhere are paid funds from the insurance fund. But if the company doesn't file for bankruptcy, saying things like "yes, this is a temporary hardship, we'll pay everything" while canceling tours and suspending flights - like Natalie Tours did in 2018 - people will have to get out on their own.

Services that search for tours online for all tour operators

To make it easier for you to choose, we have compiled for you TOP 3 verified sites where you can select a tour yourself, bypassing intrusive managers:

Of course, you can carefully study all the sites of tour operators from the rating. But instead, it is much more convenient to follow the link and see the tour operators of Moscow, St. Petersburg and others in one place, lined up with their best deals. The competition is huge!

Yes, yes, we want to remind you again about excellent services, which greatly facilitate our lives by the ability to search for tours online from all tour operators. A detailed article has already been written about the undeniable advantages of buying a tour online and how to correctly use the appropriate search engines. Highly recommended read → where and how to buy tours online.

There is also a rating verified sites, where you can choose a ticket that suits your requirements, and, in case of an unforeseen weekend, consider last-minute tours from all tour operators. Among the rich selection of aggregators collaborating with 120 travel companies you will surely find something to your liking. How about an all-inclusive tour to Turkey from Moscow from tour operator Sunmar for two?

Well, if you still have not decided on the upcoming route, we will try to make this task easier and take a short tour of the destinations, beloved by Russians, that are in demand from year to year.

The most popular countries for holidays from tour operators

What are the favorite destinations for Russians for recreation? Consider the "marine" countries where tour operators bring tourists en masse - which is not bad at all, because. you can often find cheap tours there.

• In the summer, almost everyone flocks to Turkey (7 million Russians, can you imagine!). Cyprus (online visa) is chosen as an alternative to visa-free travel. Or draw up a Schengen and fly to Greece.
• In winter they bask in Thailand.
• And in the off-season - in spring and autumn - they prefer the Emirates.

The minimum cost of the tour to the countries during the peak season:
(for two for 10 nights)

Thailand.
When, if not in winter, the desire to bask not under ten blankets in an embrace with a heater, but under the scorching sun of Asia, is especially acute? This is what a great many travelers realize when choosing a vacation in Thailand. The fabulous beaches, combined with the slow pace of life in Phuket, and the riotous, fun atmosphere of Pattaya in their own way create ideal conditions for a vacation by the sea. And do not give in to the general belief that a tour to Thailand is relevant only from late autumn to mid-spring. No, the country is good in any season. By the way, if you are thinking about going to Thailand this winter, then you should book tours in advance! So you can save up to 70% of the original cost.

Our trip to Thailand - May 2017

Turkey.
A country like Turkey has always been and remains extremely attractive for vacationers. And nothing can frighten a Russian tourist! With the approach of the summer period, the interest of our citizens in studying the Turkish coast traditionally increases. Hotels in Alanya, Antalya, Kemer only occasionally suffer from a lack of visitors: in spite of everything, Turkey consistently demonstrates the power of all inclusive (all inclusive) in action, and in winter for a ridiculous amount. Our friends went at the end of November for 48,000 rubles for three.

Our vacation in Kemer. Everything you need to know about the resort - painted in this article >>

Cyprus.
A long-time favorite of the tourist market, every year it gathers a huge number of people on its picturesque beaches, surrounded by rocky spits. What makes them come again and again? As a rule, the desire to escape from stuffy cities and breathe in the salty sea air is complemented by exciting memories of the local Mediterranean cuisine, natural and historical sights.

United Arab Emirates.
This country doesn't even need an introduction. Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah welcome crowds of tourists eager to get a Middle Eastern tan, ride ATVs in the desert, see the architectural achievements of oil sheikhs and just taste the peculiar chic of a rich Arab country. Having not experienced a decline in popularity before, with the simplification of entry into the UAE for Russians, local resorts clearly promise to be crowded. Recently, more and more people come here to celebrate the New Year. And tour operators, in turn, promise to increase the number of tours in the UAE.

We went on a safari in Dubai - December 2018

Greece.
Greece does not leave the list of the most popular countries for recreation. Adherents of historical tourism flock here, as antiquities can be seen at every step, and lovers to soak up the Mediterranean coast. True, they choose different places - some in Athens, some in Crete. But in any case, the Greek way of life leaves no one indifferent.

The beach next to our hotel in Rhodes

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Results and conclusions

1. We usually fly inexpensive tours ourselves. After several years of travel, we realized that it is most likely to find such ones at Anex, Sanmar (aka Coral Travel), Biblio Globus and TUI. But Tez Tour is more expensive.

5. Tour operators and travel agencies are different structures. The first ones “collect” the tour, i.e. organize the trip, the second - sell it. Moreover, the cost in the agency should not be higher than the tour operator, this is one of the basic rules of the agreement.

Well, a couple of words in conclusion. Contact trusted companies providing travel services. Study the reliability rating of tour operators, and the peace of your vacation, along with positive impressions, is guaranteed to you! And when you find out how much your neighbor bought a tour on an airplane in an offline agency, you will be pleasantly surprised and advise him to take it online next time.

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The All-Russian General Register of Travel Agencies is an information portal that allows tourists and partners to check the status of a legal entity - a travel company, to get acquainted with public information about a travel agency. The official confirmation of the status is a certificate of registration in the General Register of Travel Agencies, which is issued at the request of a legal entity or individual entrepreneur.

Why and when was the Register of Travel Agencies created?

After the abolition of state licensing of tourism activities, travel companies and entrepreneurs engaged in this area lost the opportunity to identify themselves in the market as retailers of tourism products. This led to a decrease in the degree of confidence in the travel agency on the part of consumers who could not verify the legality and legal purity of the company. At the same time, prerequisites for the mass appearance of one-day firms were created on the market, difficulties arose in the interaction between tour operators and travel agents.

It became obvious that the market needed a new tool for accounting for professional travel agents. For this, the Register of Travel Agencies was created.

The website Reestr-TA.ru registers travel companies wishing to enter the register of travel agencies. This is a joint project of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (PCT), the company "Subtleties of Sales" and the Legal Agency "Persona Grata".

The project is based on an electronic database, which is a list of enterprises and individual entrepreneurs who identify themselves as travel agents in accordance with federal law"On the basics of tourism activities in the Russian Federation."

The voluntary all-Russian register combines information about the majority of participants in the travel agency market. As of May 1, 2015, 12,650 tourism enterprises were registered in the Register. All interested parties, including tour operators and tourists themselves, have free access to the register.

Entry into the register and publication of data about the company in its public part is free of charge.

The list already includes all travel agents included in the mailing database professional edition"Subtleties of sales", as well as members of the PCT. The rest of the companies can enter the register voluntarily - on the basis of an application completed on the website Reestr-TA.ru in on-line mode. The public part of the register contains information about the details of the company, its address and other data that directly indicate their professional affiliation. This part of the registry is available on the Internet to every visitor.

The project is financed by providing travel agencies additional features, including the dissemination of extended information about the company's activities on the Internet. This information will be included in the reputational part of the register, which will be of interest, first of all, to the final consumer - tourists. In addition to the information available in the public part, it will provide information about the duration of work on the market, the proposed destinations, customer and tour operator reviews, as well as other data that give an idea of ​​the level of professionalism of the company. The search for companies in the reputation part will be carried out by tourist destinations, territory, reputation level and other parameters. Full members of the Russian Union of Travel Industry for paid services a 20% discount is provided.

Maintaining the Register, entering information into the reputation part of the register and technical support his work is carried out by the company "Subtleties of Sales". Legal support of the project, verification of the information provided by the company during registration, and issuance of a certificate of registration in the register of travel agencies. - provided by the Legal Agency "Persona Grata". Public support, press coverage and promotion of the register in the consumer and professional markets is provided by the Russian Union of the Tourist Industry.

If your company is included in the Register of Travel Agencies

Participation in the Register serves the purpose of legalizing the company's activities in the tourism market and increasing the degree of consumer confidence in the quality of tourism services provided by your company.

To confirm the status of your travel agency to consumers, business partners and authorities state power a Certificate of Registration in the Registry is required. The certificate is placed in the place public access or "Corner of the consumer" in the office of the travel agency.

The Certificate is issued at the request of a legal entity or an individual entrepreneur, with confirmation of the formal information specified in the Certificate form. The information is confirmed by the relevant registration documents.

The form of the Certificate is approved by the Russian Union of Travel Industry (PCT). The certificate is valid for three years. In the event of a change in the details specified in the Certificate, it is necessary to confirm the changed information and issue a new form of the Certificate.

For enterprises operating in the franchising system, the Certificate is issued to each independent legal entity or individual entrepreneur.

Please print and fill out the attached Application form, sign it, certify it with the seal of the company and send it to the Legal Agency "Persona Grata" at the address: 105318, Moscow, Semyonovskaya Square. 7, office 422 or by e-mail: [email protected]

Please attach to the Application Required documents, specified in the application in simple copies or in scans, if sent by e-mail.

After verification of the attached documents, you will be issued a personal Certificate of registration in the registry.
The certificate is sent by mail, cash on delivery to the address indicated in the Application or issued at the office of the Legal Agency "Persona Grata".

The cost of issuing a certificate3 000 rubles .
For full members of the PCT 20% discount.
Payment is made in non-cash or cash form, the method of payment is agreed in the Application.
The certificate is issued after payment confirmation.