The Russian hotel market has undergone systemic changes in recent years, with both the balance of power in terms of management and the approach to replenishing hotel rooms among the largest players shifting.

Chain management companies have held and continue to hold a dominant position in…

According to Rosaviatsia data presented in September and October 2025, Russia currently has direct air service to 41 countries. International passenger flights from Russia are operated by 21 Russian airlines and 65 foreign ones.

Seven destinations (India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Cuba, the Maldives,…

According to aggregated data from leading tour operators, the UAE, Thailand, Egypt, Vietnam and Sri Lanka are among the TOP-5 most booked foreign destinations for the New Year holidays.

These countries account for a significant share of total sales: according to various estimates, the UAE…

On October 7, media reports the arrest of Anex Turizm Group owner Neshet Koçkar. His companies control the tour operators Anex and Intourist. However, the situation became clear soon.

Anex Turizm Group lawyers officially stated in the press that Neshet Koçkar had not been arrested and that…

The interest of Russian tourists in summer holidays in European countries is steadily growing, Russian tour operators note, citing their sales data. Demand there this summer is not massive, but steady. Montenegro, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Spain, and Cyprus are the most popular among tourists.

In…

Armenia remains one of the popular destinations among Russians, despite the steady decline in tourist flow from Russia. This is evidenced by the data provided by travel companies and experts from the Russian Federation surveyed by Sputnik Armenia.

According to data for January-May 2025,…

From January to June 2025, 581,090 Russian citizens visited Georgia for tourism purposes, which is 10% more year-on-year, the National Tourism Administration (NTA) under the Government of Georgia reported. According to the NTA, in the first half of this year, Georgia was visited by 2.27 million tourists…

The Philippines do not occupy high positions in the rating of Southeast Asian countries among Russian tourists. This is primarily due to the relatively pure hotel base, weak promotion in the Russian tourism market, and logistical difficulties.

To get to the popular island of Boracay, the…

According to preliminary forecasts by ATOR analysts, this summer the volume of outbound tourist flow to popular foreign tourist destinations will grow by 24.8% year-on-year.

Space Travel notes that early booking of summer vacations this year is almost twice as successful as last year. The…

According to the Border Service of the Russian Federation, in the first quarter of 2025, 228851 foreigners visited Russia for tourism purposes. This is 4.62% more than in the first quarter of 2024 (218,750 people), but almost 2 times less than before the pandemic (almost 470 thousand tourists in the…

The volume of the Russian outbound tourism market this year may increase by 5-8%, and the domestic market by 10-15%, according to article written by Kommersant. In real terms, the indicators, based on analysts' data, will reach 28.4-29.2 million…

On April 23, the French visa center in Moscow stopped accepting old-style passports from Russians. However, there was no information about this on its website or on the page of the French consulate. Travel agencies were also not officially notified. Later, screenshots of letters from the center's…

According to OneTwoTrip Italy is the most popular destination among tourists — 31.4% of Russians plan the holidays in in Italy this year. 

«France (19.5%), Spain (13.0%), Germany (5.4%) and Greece (4.9%) are also of interest. 67.3% of travelers said that their plans were affected by the…

The number of hotel bookings and sales of tours abroad increased sharply against the background of the strengthening of the ruble. The favorable rate encourages tourists from Russia to plan future trips, thanks to which tours for autumn and winter are sold, experts say.

According to SberCIB,…

Antarctica is rapidly gaining popularity among cruise tourists all over the world. The share of Russians is also growing, although in Russia this destination still remains exotic of the highest order.

The main tourists in Antarctica are US citizens - according to the International Association…

Russian tourists are increasingly booking sea voyages abroad. They are not afraid of difficulties with visas, flights and not always convenient payment methods. Thus, this season, the demand for European and Asian cruises has grown significantly. Those airliners where it was possible to organize a…

Russians named the countries they consider the safest and most dangerous for tourism. The survey was conducted by the Renaissance Insurance Group and Ozon Travel.

Belarus was recognized as the safest country for travel, which was indicated by every second respondent (51%). The top three…

Taking into account the stabilization of the situation in Abkhazia, March 14, the Russian Foreign Ministry cancelled the recommendations to refrain from traveling to the republic, which had been in effect since mid-November 2024.

According to Vice President of ATOR, General Director of the…

Yandex Travel users have already visited more than 100 countries since the beginning of the year.  The demand is growing for trips to Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The service's analysts studied tourism trends upon the request of Forbes and compared the results of the first half of 2024 with the…

Vladimir Putin signed a law on the obligation of State Duma deputies and senators to coordinate any travel abroad.

The document is supplemented by the norm that parliamentarians "are obliged to coordinate travel outside the territory of the Russian Federation, with the exception…