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11.04.2018

Cuba: the results of the last year

“The Russians in 2017 made 75 thousand trips to Cuba, which is 67% more than a year earlier”, - reported the press service of Rosturizm. The department noted that the number of tourist trips of Cubans to Russia also increased and amounted 29 thousand for the same period, which is 12% more against 2016.…

12.02.2018

Cancelation of visas will increase the interest of Russians to Latin America

For the next two years Russia intends to cancel visa restrictions for all countries of Latin America. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference held on January 15 in Moscow. "We have, in fact, visa-free regime with all the countries of Central America and Caribbean,…

08.02.2018

The Russian tourist traffic to Dominican Republic increased by 81.6%

For the past 2017 Dominican Republic was visited by 240,038 Russian citizens, while in 2016 130,000 Russian tourists arrived to the Republic. This is follows from the latest data of the Central Bank of the country. According to the statistical report of the Central Bank of Dominican Republic, totally…

07.02.2018

Tour operators expect further growth of demand for Varadero

Varadero resort finished 2017 with a record 1.7 million foreign tourists. The Russian incoming market was among the three most active ones. In 2017 the Russian tourist traffic to Cuba for the first time exceeded 100 thousand people (+67% against 2016) which is a historical maximum. The leading tour operators…

13.07.2015

Since July 11, Russians can visit Honduras without a visa

Starting from July 11, citizens of Russia and Honduras can visit both countries without a visa due to the agreement on visa-free regime, which came into force, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry website. According to the agency, the citizens of the two countries "will be able to enter, exit,…