Africa - Russian Travel Digest

03.04.2019

Tunisia forecasts a 20% increase in tourist traffic from Russia

This was announced at a press conference in Moscow by the Minister of Tourism of Tunisia, René Trabelsi. Tour operators also talk about the positive dynamics of early booking.

According to Mr. Trabelsi, in 2018 Tunisia hosted 630 thousand Russians, and in 2019 it already counts on 725-750…

18.03.2019

Coral Travel has opened its new African destination

The tour operator continues to discover and develop exotic destinations in Africa. Following last year’s experiment with Gambia and after entering Tanzania this year, the company opened a sale of group tours to another African country.

Coral Travel returns to Kenya. Besides individual tours…

13.03.2019

Egypt Awaits Resumption of Russian Flights to Red Sea Resorts

Flights from Russia to Egyptian resorts may be fully resumed in the near future, the chairman of the Russian Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachev said on Tuesday, according to Russian news outlet Ponedra.

“Now the flights, at least en route from Moscow to Cairo,…

20.02.2019

Over four years the first airplane with Russian tourists arrived in Egyptian Hurghada

Pegas Touristik tour operator made a trick to circumvent the ban, launching a flight from Moscow with a stopover in Antalya.

The flight Moscow - Antalya - Hurghada has transported 200 Russian tourists to the Egyptian resort last week. The route was organized by Pegas Touristik tour operator.

In…

18.02.2019

In the summer season of 2019 Tunisia to be on the second position after Turkey

Already at the early booking stage Tunisia shows a rapid increase in sales compared with last year. This was a signal for some players to expand their flight charter programs to this country.

According to tour operators, the demand for tours to Tunisia for the season-2019 has increased…

11.02.2019

Travel agents reported what tourists prefer instead Turkey

The demand for tours to Tunisia has noticeably activated this year. The rate of early booking is 20% higher than last year. The increase mainly occurs due to the redistribution of tourists from the more expensive Turkish destination.

According to tourism retail, the firm competition from…

12.01.2019

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 a vital addition to our European service, a very important region. It's going to take our total number of weekly flights to European destinations to reach…

12.01.2019

At the end of 2018 Morocco hosted about 55 thousand tourists from the Russian Federation

Samir Sussi, the director of the Russian representative office of the Moroccan National Tourist Office, reported on the results of the 2018 tourist traffic. The year 2018 has ended, and Morocco wishes that following the results of the year the number of tourists from the Russian Federation will be about…

08.01.2019

Agencies: the demand for tours to Egypt through Uvda is minimal

Since December 5, Pegas Touristik tour operator organizes tours to Egypt with a flight to Israeli Uvda. However, despite the extremely high interest for the destination from Russian tourists, according to the representatives of travel agencies, the demand for such programs is extremely low. Recall that…

19.12.2018

Intourist: Egypt became more available

Intourist tour operator has launched tours to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh on the basis of regular transportation with connections in Istanbul and Cairo and attractive prices for holiday - from 84 thousand Rubles ($ 1,261) for a week for two persons with a flight. Despite the three-year absence of Egypt…

30.11.2018

Russian tourists will have a rest in Egypt earlier

Due to the high demand, PEGAS Touristik operator starts its charter flight program from Moscow to Uvda on December 5, not on December 25 as planned earlier. Tourists will be able to stay in hotels of Israel and Egypt (Sharm el-Sheikh). The first three flights will be performed on December 5, 15 and 25.…

16.11.2018

What is a price for tours to Tunisia in winter?

In this winter season, two tour operators - ANEX Tour and PEGAS Touristik - perform charter flights to Tunisia. The flight program of ANEX Tour to Djerba, as in the last season, will be carried out only from Moscow. The flights will be operated from the beginning of December 2018 through March 2019,…

15.11.2018

What airplanes will fly to Egypt

The experts of tourist and aviation markets reported that there is no shortage of airplanes in this winter season. “The fact is that over the past two years, Russian airlines, specializing in charter transportation, have increased their fleet by 20-100%. New aircraft have appeared in the fleet of AZUR…

12.11.2018

Coral Travel decided not to cancel charters to Gambia

Coral Travel tour operator has resumed its charter program to Gambia. Information about this began to spread among travel agencies in the evening of November 8. According to the information of travel agencies, they began to receive the proposals from Coral Travel to restore previously canceled applications…

09.11.2018

Tour operator canceled charter program to Gambia

Coral Travel has canceled its flight program to Gambia. The nearest air flight of Royal Flight airline from Moscow, scheduled for November 13, will not be performed. This was reported on Wednesday, November 7, by Elina Zeveleva, the head of the integrated financial settlements centre of MGP network (retail).…

08.11.2018

When the first direct flights with tourists will be launched to Egypt

Recall that on the eve of the visit of the Egyptian President to Moscow, the transport agencies of the two countries already discussed the possibility of resuming charter flights from Russian cities to such Egyptian resorts like Hurghada, Sharm el-Sheikh and Marsa Alam. The earliest date of starting…

02.11.2018

Egypt hotels promise discounts to the Russians

Egyptian hoteliers are ready to meet the expectations of Russian partners - to give a discount on the accommodation of tourists from the Russian Federation. Recall that such an assumption was made by tour operators after the statement of the Russian President Vladimir Putin. The head of the state said…

01.11.2018

Will flights to Egypt open in two phases?

With charters to Egypt the “Turkish” scenario is more than likely. The Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Valdai Forum in Sochi, confirmed that charter flights to resorts to Egypt are "on the agenda", but clarified that the issue of flight safety between Russia and Egypt is not yet closed.…

19.10.2018

Air traffic between Russia and Egypt will be restored

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdul-Fattah Al-Sisi agreed to restore air links between the two countries on a full scale. Experts expect that after launching a charter programs, Egypt will be able to host more than two million Russians a year. The representatives…

18.10.2018

Vladimir Putin announced the imminent resumption of charter flights to Egypt

The Presidents of Russia and Egypt discussed the issue of full restoration of air links between the two countries. The head of Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, clarified that besides the question of regular flights, the problems of charter flights to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, popular among Russian…