OREANDA-NEWS   The average cost of renting housing in Russia for the New Year holidays for the year increased by 20%, to 5.1 thousand rubles per day. This was reported on Wednesday by analysts of the Russian online booking service for holiday accommodation.

"The average rent receipt increased by 20% in all cities over the year, to 5.1 thousand rubles per day," analysts said.

In particular, in St. Petersburg, the average cost of renting housing for this New Year is 4,500 rubles per day (+20% per year), in Moscow - 4,950 rubles (+13%), Kazan - 4,950 rubles (+35%), Minsk - 5,340 rubles (+49%), Sochi - 5,300 rubles (+66%), Nizhny Novgorod - 4,520 rubles (-5%), Kaliningrad - 3,760 rubles (+7%), Kislovodsk - 4,170 rubles (+54%), Esto-Sadok - 8,900 rubles (+11%), Kirovsk - 4,640 rubles (+2%).

The top of the most popular cities for Russians to rest on the upcoming New Year holidays were headed by St. Petersburg, Moscow and Kazan, the founder, owner and CEO of the Russian online booking service for vacation accommodation Daily told TASS. Yuri Kuznetsov. Minsk, Sochi, Nizhny Novgorod, Kaliningrad, Kislovodsk, Esto-Sadok and Kirovsk are also among the top ten popular cities in Russia and neighboring countries. "Ski resorts are very popular on New Year's holidays. Krasnaya Polyana, Sheregesh, Arkhyz, Dombay, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk are among the most popular for these holidays," the agency interlocutor noted.