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May Holidays in Russia will be long as never before
May Holidays in Russia will be long as never before
Public...
The slowdown in wage growth means that real income in 2019 will not increase

2019 may not justify the New Year hopes of the Russians on the growth of...

The Malta Tourism Authority announced the appointment of Action Global Communications agency as the representative office in Russia and CIS countries

Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) announces the appointment of Action Global...

Destinations

In 2018 the number of Russian tourists in Cuba increased by 30%

A record number of Russian tourists - more than 137 thousand people - visited Cuba in 2018. In 2019 Cuban ministry of tourism plans to work on increasing...

Bulgaria recorded an increase in tourist traffic in 2018 by 5%
Jan 18, 2019   
Tours to Bahrain are cheaper than in Turkey
Jan 17, 2019   

Transportation

After 27 years, Ethiopian Airlines reopens Moscow route

Ethiopia’s national flag carrier Ethiopian Airlines (ET) launched services to Moscow, Russia from 18 December 2018 after a gap of 27 years.
"Moscow is...

Russian tour operator to stop charters to India’s Goa this month
Jan 12, 2019   
The New Year's tourist flow on charter flights will be 10–20% higher than last year’s figures
Dec 26, 2018   

Analytics

In 2018 Turkey has surpassed Russia in popularity among tourists
Travel service Tutu.ru analyzed all the tours, purchased by the end of December 2018, with vacation dates from January 1 to December 31, 2018...
Experts named the most popular winter destinations
Jan 05, 2019   
TOP-5 destinations for the winter 2018–19
Jan 04, 2019   
Study: how did the demand for Turkey changed?
Dec 21, 2018   
New Year's demand: low incomes prevent Russians from resting where they like
Dec 20, 2018   

Marketing

ITB China Startup Award 2019: Looking for the...
For the third time the stage is set for the best innovative travel technology solutions: Starting today startup companies can apply until 10...
We invite you to visit the largest in Russia and CIS international tourism exhibition MITT 2019.
Jan 17, 2019   
38th ATF Opens Today With Over 100 Official Functions For Global Delegation
Jan 15, 2019   
ITB China The Marketplace for China’s Travel Industry 15 to 17 May 2019
Jan 12, 2019   
ANEX Tour presents package tours to new Caribbean countries
Jan 11, 2019   

Incoming

Inbound tourism in Russia up 20% in 2018
Jan 17, 2019

An upward trend in tourist flow to Russia has continued until the end of...

Altai region for the seventh consecutive year will be a Strategic partner of the exhibition «Intourmarket»
Jan 12, 2019

From 9 to 11 March in Moscow will host the international tourism exhibition...

Travel from EU to Russia grew by almost 6% in 2018
Jan 06, 2019

According to FSB Border Service, in 2018 more than 1 million tourists from...

Editorial

How Russian tour operators treat VIP clients
Jan 04, 2019

VIP class vacations (Elite, de Luxe, Premium) are becoming increasingly...

Russian Travel Digest analyses results of 2018 in tourism industry in Russia
Dec 31, 2018
General results of 2018
According to the...
How Loyalty Programs will bring you direct bookings. Survey Results.
Nov 12, 2018
On the last ITB Asia travel fair which was held in Singapore in middle...