The number of advance bookings of foreign hotels by Russians for New Year holidays has more than doubled compared to last year, Izvestia writes, according to Travel Ozone. The demand for international plane tickets increased 1.8 times. Thailand remains the leader among foreign destinations (1.6 times growth), while the highest dynamics were shown by Belarus and Abkhazia (4.6 times), as well as Japan (3.5 times). Within the country, interest in Suzdal hotels grew the most, where the number of reservations jumped more than sevenfold.