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

23.01.2019

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 the number of tourists from the Russian market and developing MICE segment.  

According to Juan Carlos Escalona, the ​​director of the…

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11.01.2019

The demand for tours to the Dominican Republic in 2018 will exceed the pre-crisis indicators
The flow of tourists to this Caribbean destination, which showed rapid growth in 2017, by the results of 2018 will not reach such high volumes, but will exceed pre-crisis volumes. In 2017, the flow of tourists from Russia to the Dominican Republic almost doubled, reaching 240 thousand people. According…
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11.01.2019

ANEX Tour presents package tours to new Caribbean countries
The growth of traffic to the Dominican Republic and Cuba, the success of Mexico and the renewal of AZUR airline’s fleet make it possible for the tour operator to reach new destinations in Latin America. The Caribbean region shows a significant increase in bookings this winter season. Cuba grew by 100%…
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11.01.2019

Russians can visit the Caribbean islands without a visa
The agreement on the mutual abolition of visas between Russia and the island state of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean came into force on Monday, January 7, 2019. As Rosturizm reported earlier, the agreement on the mutual abolition of visas between Russia and the state of Saint Vincent…
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06.01.2019

Cancun has become very popular among Russian tourists
“By the end of the year, more than 41 thousand Russian tourists come to Mexico”, said at the tourism office in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. Recall, that such a forecast at the end of December was made by the Ambassador of the United Mexican States, Norma Pensado. However, according to the executive…
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21.12.2018

The number of flights to Mexico will increase
It is expected in Mexico, that by the end of the year 41 thousand Russian tourists will visit the country - 1.5 times more than in 2017 (27 thousand). It was reported by the Ambassador of the United Mexican States to the Russian Federation Norma Pensado. Such optimistic forecasts are connected with to…
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10.12.2018

Dominican Republic is in advance of Vietnam in the ranking of winter destinations
Intermediate results of the study, organized by "BANKO" service for the preparation of rating of popular destinations in the winter-2018/2019, reported about changes in the preferences of tourists. At the moment, 260 firms from Moscow and Moscow region took part in the study. According to the study,…
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26.11.2018

Half of New Year's tours to Cuba are already sold out
According to the results of the first 9 months, the Russian tourist flow to Cuba grew by almost 25%. According to the forecasts of tour operators, the positive trend on the destination will continue in the upcoming winter season. According to the representative office of the Ministry of Tourism of Cuba…
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09.11.2018

ANEX Tour started early booking of tours to the Dominican Republic for the summer 2019
Tour operator ANEX Tour opened the sale of tours to the Dominican Republic on the action of early booking for the summer season 2019. According to the company, the volume of guaranteed hotel rooms in the Dominican Republic is 80%. Discounts on accommodation from hotels reach 35%. The action of early…
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29.10.2018

Almost 150 thousand Russian tourists were in the Dominican Republic for the three quarters of 2018
According to the Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic, the total amount of incoming tourist traffic for the period from January to September 2018 amounted to 5.731 million foreign tourists, of which the majority came by air transport and 722.6 thousand - by cruise liners. For the three quarters…
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24.10.2018

Charters tours to Mexico are in high demand
Over January-June 2018, Mexico has noted two-fold increase in the tourist flow from Russia: charters have returned to the direction. In this winter season the volume of charter flights to Mexico will grow. The peak of Russian tourist arrivals in Mexico was in 2013 (100.6 thousand tourists), in 2014 77.5…
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19.10.2018

Tourists with children began to choose the Dominican Republic more often
In the Dominican Republic the demand for winter dates 2018/2019 among tourists with children under the age of 12 years increased by 24%, the share of such customers in the total sales structure amounted 12%. As it was noted in the press service of Biblio-Globus the tour operator, the company's specialists…
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19.10.2018

Jamaica charters are already half full
In the winter season 2018–2019 Jamaica returns to the Russian market after a five-year pause. At the end of October, PEGAS Touristik launches the direct charter flights from Moscow to Montego Bay. The flight program of PEGAS Touristik tour operator to Jamaica will begin from October 26 on the route Moscow-Montego…
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16.10.2018

The tours to the Dominican Republic fall in price
The tours to the Dominican Republic for the nearest dates are sold at prices comparable to the cost of air tickets. Thus, the weekly tours with departures from Moscow on October 11 are offered in the booking systems of tour operators from 89 thousand Rubles ($ 1,333) for two persons. The reduction of…
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15.10.2018

Anex Tour launches charters to Mexican Cancun in October
“Anex Tour operator will launch charter flights from Moscow to the Mexican resort of Cancun since October 23. More than 82% of October’s tickets are sold”, reported the company's press service. The direct charter flight will be carried out by AZUR air with Boeing 777-300 ER, which is fitted with economy…
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12.10.2018

Early booking discounts for Dominicans reach 40 and even 60%
According to market participants, sales of Dominican direction in September are going in compliance of the announced plans. ANEX Tour, characterizing the high demand for the direction, pays attention to the prevalence of the concept of "all-inclusive", possessing of huge areas of local hotels and high-level…
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09.10.2018

Flight programs of tour operators to Dominican Republic
According to the dynamics of sales, Dominican is now one of the leaders of "winter beach" and tour operators, who have expanded their flight programs this season to Dominican, note active demand. In this winter season, ANEX Tour operator flies to Dominican Republic by AZUR airline - 5 times a week with…
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05.10.2018

Tour operators note good demand for Mexico
“80% of the first October and 50% of New Year's charters to Cancun are loaded. At present time, the sales are at about last year's level, but I believe that we will have possibilities to increase the flight program this season”, told Tatyana Chizhova, the head of Mexico and China destinations of ANEX…
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24.09.2018

Charters from Moscow will fly to Jamaica
The NordWind flight program to Jamaica (Montego Bay) starts from the Russian capital on October 26. The flights will depart every 10 days until mid-April. The announcement of this is published on the website of the carrier. Recall, that flights to Jamaica on the wings of Transaero airline have already…
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12.09.2018

Who and how will go to Dominica after simplifying the visa regime
On August 28, 2018, an agreement was entered into force on the introduction of a visa-free regime between Russia and Dominica for duration up to 90 days during each period of 180 days. Paradoxically, it will not help tourists in current conditions, even if they suddenly become interested in this Caribbean…
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