“Over the weekend of January 25 and 26, the most frequent alternative for which Hainan was exchanged were Cuba and the UAE,” the ATOR said.

There is also interest in Turkey and other Asian countries.

“In addition to Turkey, Cuba and the UAE, tourists will rebook Hainan to other countries in Southeast Asia - Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka. According to observers, the situation with the Chinese virus did not globally affect the sales of tours to other popular Asian countries, and there were no mass cancellations, ”the ATOR added.

Earlier it was reported that Russian tour operators since Tuesday, January 29, have stopped accepting new organized tourist groups from China due to an outbreak of coronavirus.