Dmitry Dibrov with his wife Polina and sons travels around Namibia. Photo: social networks.
In early May, many singers, actors and TV presenters traditionally went on vacation. Luxury hotels, exotic resorts, business class flights are expensive and empty your pockets. It is not surprising that the media were full of headlines: “Celebrities spent millions of rubles on May holidays.” But there are those among the star brethren who manage not only to travel in style, but also make good money on it. True, during the holidays they have to work a little – but these efforts pay off with interest.
DIBROV IS FISHING WITH ENTREPRENEURS IN AFRICA
Dmitry Dibrov recently lost his main source of income: with the permanent host of the program “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” did not renew the contract. The young wife of a 63-year-old showman Polina Dibrova complained in social networks – what to live on now? The house alone on Rublyovka requires huge expenses! And then she announced that they were going to Africa with the whole family for the May holidays. And not to banal Egypt, but to distant Namibia.
This direction among travelers is considered quite expensive. Only air tickets from Moscow to the capital of the African state Windhoek cost from 100 thousand rubles per person (and this is in a modest economy class, which the Dibrov family is unlikely to suit). The main expense is the payment for the safari, which is why people come here. For the sake of the opportunity to watch lions and antelopes in their natural environment, wealthy tourists pay 10-15 thousand dollars (765 thousand – 1 million 140 thousand rubles) per person for a trip to the reserves. The trip lasts on average from a week to 12 days. The price includes accommodation in five-star hotels, transfers, meals in restaurants and pleasant surprises like a picnic at dawn in the Sahara desert or a small plane flight over the Skeleton Coast.
The Dibrov family went to Namibia in full force – along with their sons Alexander, Fedor and Ilya. The amount of expenses for five people is rather big. It would seem that an expensive vacation is not the most logical solution for a pensioner who has lost his job. If not for one “but”: the Dibrovs went to Africa not as ordinary tourists, but as “invited experts”. That is – star animators. As Polina reported on social networks, a small group of travelers flew to Namibia with them – only 25 people. The duties of the Dibrovs include communication with wealthy tourists: joint walks, entertainment and, of course, photographing against the backdrop of attractions. While Polina and the female part of the group are emptying souvenir shops, Dmitry and the men are fishing in the ocean. In the evening – dancing by the fire, tug of war and barbecue. A sort of corporate party on the road, to which the stars, in fact, are no strangers. Plus – heartfelt conversations, practically personal growth trainings: Polina shares the secrets of family happiness with the tour participants, and Dmitry tells how he became a successful TV presenter.
Former host of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? went on tour as a “guest expert”. Photo: social networks.
The trip of the star family in Namibia will last 9 days, from May 3 to May 12. As a result, the Dibrovs will not only have five free rest, but will also receive a fee. The trip is arranged by a company specializing in tours for wealthy entrepreneurs. The highlight of all trips is “invited experts”. From the sphere of show business, in addition to the Dibrovs, the actress has already gone on such a trip Nonna Grishaeva. Vouchers are offered not only to other countries, but also in Russia – Kamchatka, Chechnya, Elbrus, Karelia.
According to the owners of the company, the cost of travel usually ranges from 5 to 10 thousand dollars (380 – 765 thousand rubles) per person, excluding the price of air tickets to the destination. If the budget allows, members of the expert’s family are also invited to the trip. These expenses and the star’s fee are included in the total cost of the tour – that is, the rest of the voyage participants pay for them.
In the evening – dancing: Polina and Dmitry help the animators to entertain tourists. Photo: social networks.
FLYING SHOWS ICELAND WATERFALLS TO TOURISTS
As a celebrity guide, another TV presenter spends the May holidays, left without broadcasts on federal channels – Elena Letuchaya. The star of the Revizorro program and her husband Yuri Anashenkov explore the beauty of Iceland. The couple, along with a large group of Russian tourists, went on a cruise around the island nation on an expedition ship designed for 114 passengers. On the ship – comfortable cabins, a restaurant, a fitness center, a library. Every day – a stop in some picturesque place and sightseeing: waterfalls, volcano craters, whale watching, a walk through the valley of geysers.
Lena Flying in the company of hundreds of tourists visiting Iceland. Photo: social networks.
The price of a ten-day cruise depends on the level of the cabin: from 450 thousand rubles (for accommodation in a triple room) to 1 million rubles (for a suite with a private terrace) per person. Flying and her husband occupy a premium cabin worth 832 thousand rubles each. In total, the spouses saved almost 1 million 700 thousand rubles on this voyage. Air tickets to Reykjavik (they are not included in the price of the tour) were also paid for by the cruise organizers, adding to them a fee for participating in the trip.
Iceland is a small country, you will definitely meet compatriots during excursions. Near the Dettifoss waterfall, Russian tourists watched Letuchaya and her group disembark from three large buses. Almost a hundred people in red jackets with the logo of the travel agency moved to admire the European Niagara. While the rest of the participants of the cruise, having folded their lips with a “duck”, took a selfie against the backdrop of a waterfall, Lena wrapped herself in a down jacket and hid from the cold wind under her hood. The TV presenter was accompanied by a photographer and a cameraman with a video camera – they make content for social networks. On this trip, Flying is not so much entertaining guests as she is responsible for PR. The TV presenter describes her every step in social networks and certainly mentions the name of the travel agency.
The host of the Revizorro program went to Reykjavik with her husband Yuri Anashenkov. Photo: social networks.
WALK IN SAMARKAND WITH URGANT AND EXPLORE CAPE TOWN WITH MALAKHOV
In Russia, several companies at once specialize in tours with celebrities. The scheme of their organization is approximately the same: long before the start of the trip (six months, or even a year), they begin to advertise the trip on the website of the travel agency and in social networks. Particular emphasis is placed on the opportunity to freely communicate with the guest star, as well as on the exclusivity of the tour. Such voyages are designed for wealthy tourists who have already traveled a lot around the world and are a little fed up with impressions. And here – a new experience: traveling in the company of a celebrity, there is something to brag about in social networks. Plus, the travel program includes master classes and trainings from an invited expert (not necessarily from show business stars – politicians, well-known businessmen, and public figures, such as, for example, go on such trips). Irina Khakamada). The price of the tour usually includes hotel accommodation, excursions and transfers around the country. All additional costs (air tickets, meals, visas, insurance) are paid separately. According to the organizers of such trips, the cost of a guest star and guide salaries average 20-30% of the cost of the tour.
For stars, participation in such an event is two in one: an opportunity to save on vacation and at the same time earn money. What fees celebrities receive is kept in the strictest confidence. But it’s easy to find out how much a vacation in the company of a famous person costs. One of the travel agencies, for example, offers to go to Kamchatka in June with the singer Sergey Trofimov. A six-day trip in the artist’s company will cost 420 thousand rubles per person. The tour program includes volcanoes, the ocean and a crab party, the guests of which will surely hear Trofim’s imperishable hit about how delicious “barbecue with cognac” is.
Andrey Urgant brought tourists to Uzbekistan, and in the summer he will go to Italy. Photo: kluchi-kluchi.ru
The same company organizes trips in the company of an actor Andrey Urgant. While his son Ivan Urgant sits without work, 66-year-old Andrey Lvovich works tirelessly. He plays in the theater, starred in TV shows and still finds time to travel. In February, he took a group of tourists to Uzbekistan, showing them the oriental exotic of Samarkand and Bukhara. And in August he will go on a new tour – “Italy with Urgant”. The artist will show its participants the favorite cities of famous directors – from Bernardo Bertolucci before Frederico Fellini, as well as introduce the history of Italian cinema. The cost of the trip is 5500 euros per person (470 thousand rubles).
And finally, the icing on the cake is the opportunity to explore Cape Town with Andrey Malakhov. The dates of the trip in the company of the TV presenter are still open (apparently, they do not agree with the showman’s work schedule). But its cost is already known: 690 thousand rubles. During the trip, the ex-leader of the program “Let them talk” will show himself from an unexpected side: Andrey will acquaint the participants of the tour with the fine arts, in particular with contemporary art. On the website of the travel agency, Malakhov is presented as a collector and patron of the arts, who founded the Shining art center in his native Apatity. Despite open travel dates, four seats in a group of 12 have already been booked.
The dates of the trip with Andrey Malakhov are still unknown, but several people have already bought this tour. Photo: kluchi-kluchi.ru
HAVE BREAKFAST IN PARIS WITH RENATA LITVINA
One of the pioneers of this business can be considered a journalist Mikhail Kozhukhov. The host of the popular Around the World program back in 2013 founded the Travel Club, a travel company that specializes in copyright trips around the world with famous musicians, artists and writers. And, of course, with Mikhail Kozhukhov himself.
The company organizes tours for every taste. In June, for example, it is proposed to see Vyborg, Nizhny Novgorod or Vologda in the company of an expert of the program “Take it off immediately!” Tashi Strict. The price of the issue is 130 thousand rubles per person. Even cheaper – go to Yekaterinburg with a TV presenter Svetlana Sorokina: the tour costs 98 thousand rubles.
Holders of a Schengen visa can shell out almost 6 thousand euros (half a million rubles) and wave to France in the company of the host of the Silver Rain radio station Alex Dubas. After exploring the beauties of Normandy, the participants of the tour will have a trip to Paris and breakfast in a restaurant with Renata Litvinova (yes, the artists who left also need to live on something).
“In the evening of the next day, we are invited to her performance “Cactus,” the organizers of the trip promise.
Participants of this tour will have breakfast with Renata Litvinova. Photo: mktravelclub.ru
Myself Mikhail Kozhukhov plans to take tourists to Kyrgyzstan in July and guide them along the Silk Road route. The cost of the tour is $3,500 per participant (270,000 rubles), and almost all seats in a group of 11 people have already been sold out.
