Russians are leaving trip planning to the last minute more often

Planning a holiday months ahead? More and more Russian travellers are skipping that step. Tourists in Russia are increasingly deciding to travel shortly before departure: often just a couple of weeks ahead, and sometimes only a few days.

That means the decision to go is made late in the game. The gap between "let's go" and actually leaving keeps getting shorter.

It is a small but telling change in how Russians travel. Plans stay flexible, and the final call on where and when to go comes at the last moment. Spontaneity, it seems, has become a travel style of its own.

For anyone watching the travel market, short lead times are now clearly part of the picture.