Africa - Russian Travel Digest

01.01.2018

Rosturizm: it is prematurely to say about resuming sales of tours to Egypt

“The agreement on the resumption of air communication with Egypt does not mean the automatic restoration of sales of tours to Egypt”, - said the Adviser to the Head of Rosturism Svetlana Sergeeva. "The Russian Ministry of Transport and Egyptian authorities signed an agreement on aviation security, this…

27.10.2017

ANEX Tour prolongs the flight program to Tunisia until January

“ANEX Tour tour operator prolongs the flight program to Tunisia on the route Moscow-Djerba-Moscow and extends the range of tours which include a course of thalassotherapy”, - reports the press service of the company. The flight program to Djerba Island will be prolonged until January. Departures - twice…

11.10.2017

Tour operators extend winter flight program to Tunisia

Some tour operators have decided to extend flight programs to Tunisia. As the representative of ANEX Tour Company told, the tour operator decided to transport passengers to Djerba island all the winter season round. This was announced at the annual ANEX Tour conference at the Tunisian Hammamet resort…

31.07.2017

Charter program to Morocco will be optimized

Flights from Moscow to Agadir on 9, 12 and 16 October, which according to the original plans have to complete the summer charter chain of ANEX Tour to Morocco, canceled. This information was confirmed in the press service of the tour operator, explaining the company's decision to optimize the flight…

15.06.2017

Tunisair resumed flights from Pulkovo to Tunisia after a four-years break

“Tunisair has launched regular flights from Pulkovo Airport (St. Petersburg) to Monastir (Tunisia)”, - reports the press service of the Air Portal of the LLC Northern Capital. The flights are performed twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays by Airbus A320 airplanes. Earlier, the carrier performed flights…

27.04.2017

Tunisia expects to host a million Russian tourists in 2017

Given the fact that Egypt is not still opened, some people are afraid to go to Turkey, and budget hotels in Spain, Greece and Cyprus are already "on stop" – the Russian tourists, who are just planning to rest, are limited in their choice of options. In 2016, Tunis could return only 6-7% of the total…

20.04.2017

Anex Tour will fly to Tunisia from sixteen regions

The tour operator Anex Tour started working in Tunisia only a year ago and now is actively developing the direction. On the eve of the second tourist season in Tunisia, the company held a presentation of its proposals and shared the nearest plans. Last year, Djerba island, previously not very well known…

30.03.2017

"Rossia" airline will launch charter flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Tunisia in May

“Rossia” airlines will open charter flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Enfid airport in Tunisia in May”, - said an official representative of the carrier. "In the summer season (the end of March - the end of October), the airline plans to carry out charter flights from Moscow to Enfid airport…

17.03.2017

Russia and Egypt have conformed a draft of the protocol on aviation security

“Russia and Egypt have conformed a draft of the protocol on cooperation in the field of ensuring the safety of civil aviation”, - said the Head of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation Maxim Sokolov. "Egyptian side simply did not specify the date, place and the time for signing this agreement.…

10.03.2017

Morocco expects about 100 thousand tourists from Russia in 2017

“About 100 thousand Russian tourists can visit Morocco in 2017”, - said the Director of the National Moroccan Tourism Office Samir Soussi Reach. "We expect to expand cooperation with the Russian tourist business, and this year we wish, that 100,000 tourists from Russia can come to us", - he said at the…

01.03.2017

Tunisia was visited by 625,000 Russian tourists in 2016

“Last year Tunisia was visited by 625,000 Russian tourists”, - the Minister of Tourism of Tunisia Salma Ellumi Rekik said to reporters. "And we hope, that this positive trend will continue, and in 2017 more and more Russians will visit Tunisia. Until recently, the largest number of tourists was coming…

27.01.2017

ATOR: the number of tourists from Russia to South Africa will increase after the abolition of visas

“Introduction of the visa-free regime with the Republic of South Africa will boost the tourist flow from Russia to this country”, - said the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). "The increase will occur due to the tourists from the regions, who were required to present in person at the consulate…

25.01.2017

More than 620 thousand Russians visited Tunisia in 2016

“More than 620 thousand tourists from Russia have visited Tunisia in 2016, which is 137% higher than in 2014”, - said the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR). "The success of Tunisia, which reached a record in the history on the Russian market, is explained by closure of Turkey and Egypt. In…

24.01.2017

Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation has sent proposals to the government concerning opening flights to Cairo

“The Russian Transport Ministry has sent proposals to the government on opening regular flights to Cairo”, - told the Head of the Ministry Maxim Sokolov. However, he added that the opening of flights between Moscow and the capital of Egypt is "the question of the nearest future". Earlier, the Minister…

30.12.2016

Tourist flow from Russia to the main Moroccan resort has tripled in 2016

“The tourist flow from Russia to the main Moroccan resort of Agadir increased in this year by more than three times”, - reported the press service of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) with reference to the representative of the Ministry of Tourism in Agadir Fatuaka Abdelaziz. "The growth…

21.11.2016

ATOR: there are chances for opening of Egypt on the New Year dates

According to the executive director of ATOR Maya Lomidze, two factors are preventing to make correct prediction on the New Year destinations. The first is sustained position of Egypt, which obtained in previous years not less than 50% of the winter tourist flow. And the second - a continuing trend of…

01.11.2016

Sokolov said about the possibility of the resumption of flights to Egypt on New Year's Eve

“The decision of the resumption of air links with Egypt will be concluded after the Egyptian side will complete all the work in the field of the implementation of a comprehensive security plan”, - said the Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov. We are actively cooperating now with the Egyptian side…

18.10.2016

The Egyptian authorities have promised to eliminate the shortcomings in airport security till winter

“The Egyptian authorities have to remove shortcomings, which were identified by Russian experts in the airport security of the local airports, in order to launch the flights between the two countries in winter”, - said the source familiar with the situation. "At Cairo, Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada airports…

16.10.2016

The hotel occupancy at the Egypt resorts is only one-third

Following the results of the year the Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada will show the lowest level of occupancy for the last few years period due to the lack of Russian tourists - according to the data of "Journal of ATOR", which is referring to the report of the company Colliers International. The analysis…

10.10.2016

Egypt Air has requested Moscow's permission for weekly flights

Egypt's national carrier Egypt Air airline has requested the Russian aviation authorities the time slots to perform weekly flights for the autumn-winter period. The head of Egypt Air Safuat Muslim He told reporters. "We sent the request to Russia about providing three flights a week, starting from October…