How to get cashback for tours in Russia in 2022

Since 2020, the state has been trying to support domestic tourism. One of the ways is to return part of the money spent on vacation in Russia. On January 18, 2022, a new stage startedRules of the Operator's campaign "Stimulation of affordable domestic tourist trips through the reimbursement of part of the cost of the paid tourist service under the Loyalty Program for Mir cardholders" programs for which you can get a tourist cashback. Let's figure out how to participate.

How much money will be returned

Cashback is 20% of the costs, but not more than 20 thousand for one payment. At the same time, you can participate in the program an unlimited number of times. And it can be used.

For example, if you buy a ticket for 80 thousand, then 16 will be returned to you, if for 100 thousand - then 20. But let's imagine that you are going on a trip with four people and are going to sleep in different rooms. In this case, everything is booked and paid by one person. The ticket costs 140 thousand, that is

cashback will be 20 thousand rubles. But if you take a tour separately for each pair, 28 thousand will already return - 20% from each transaction.

Which trips are suitable for receiving tourist cashback in 2022

The program applies to booking a hotel or buying a ready-made tour with accommodation. But we repeat: only in Russia, getting cashback for a trip abroad will not work. At the same time, it will be possible to spend the night both in a hotel and in specialized transport - for example, in a cabin of a cruise ship or train car.

When planning your vacation, keep this in mind.

Travel dates

To receive cashback, you must go on a trip before April 30. The high season begins in May, so it was decided not to support tourists during this period. People will buy tickets anyway, without additional stimulation. But from October the program is promised to be resumed.A new sales window for the tourist cashback program starts on January 18, 2022 / Rostourism.

Cruises are an exception. In this case, the cashback program applies to trips that will last until June 1st. The same applies to trips in which tourists sleep on trains.

Purchase terms

You need to pay for the tour or hotel until April 12 inclusive.

Trip duration

You must spend at least two nights in the hotel. If the tour is paid in full, then overnight stays in transport are also considered: on ships, trains, buses.

How to get cashback for hotels and tours in Russia in 2022

You need to be the owner of a Mir card issued by a bank participating in the program. A list of suitable institutions is on the special site. Suitable also co-badged card, that is, working in several payment systems. Any other is not an option. More precisely, you can pay for the trip, but do not expect cashback.

It does not matter if the names of the cardholder and the tourist are the same. You can buy a tour for a relative or friend. But the cashback will be received by the one who paid.

The algorithm is the following.

1. Register the Mir card in the loyalty program

You can skip this step if you have done it before. If not, then use the site.

2. Choose a tour or hotel participating in the program

You can do it on the website worldtravel.rf. From there, you will already need to go to the page of the hotel or tour operator. In the process, feel free to double-check and clarify whether a particular offer is actually eligible for the travel cashback program.

However, you can pay for a hotel or tour directly if you are sure that cashback applies to them. "World of Travel" is just a showcase where offers are collected in one place.

What to look at

• River cruise from Moscow for three nights from the "Cruise House", from 28,800 rubles for two →
• Tour to Kaliningrad from Travelata.com, from 24,151 rubles for two →
• Sanatorium vacation in Zheleznovodsk, Russia from Sanatoriums.com, from 29,956 rubles for two →
• Tours to Karelia from the "Big Country", from 7,500 rubles for two →

3. Pay for the selected product

As you remember, only the World card will do. She needs to pay for a tour or a hotel online. You cannot transfer money from the desired card for only part of the trip. All other methods will not work to get cashback.

When and where will cashback for tours in Russia come in 2022

Cashback will be returned to the Mir card that you used when purchasing. This must happen within five working days after payment for the tour or hotel.

What happens to travel cashback if you cancel your trip

The money will need to be returned. They will be taken from the card automatically. If you changed your booking, but the price remains the same and there was no cancellation of the purchase, the cashback will remain in full. If, at the same time, part of the amount for the tour or hotel is returned to you, then the cashback will be proportionally written off from it.

What else to consider when planning a trip

Double-check the cost of the tour or room participating in the program. Sometimes it happens that there are similar offers that are not eligible for cashback. And they turn out to be more profitable even taking into account the fact that you will not be returned anything for them.

Natalya Kopylova