The services of the international Sochi airport named after Sevastjanov informed that there were 101 623 passengers from Israel and that is 133% flow growth from this country in comparison to 2018. Israir company and Ural airlines work on this destination. Both carriers use A-320 on the route.

Turkey was the leader of the summer season 2019. And Alexander Ermolaev - Mag.travel commercial director has suggested the colleagues of the closed travel public in social media to vote for the best air company during this summer season. Turkish airlines company was excluded from the start. This poll…

On October 29, the representatives of tourist retailers reported the information about the most popular destinations of the beginning of the autumn-winter season. 
So, Maria Slughina, the deputy general director of the Last Minute tour agent’s chain, named four destinations that are best sold…

As Erjument Yunalan, the commercial director of the tour operator Coral Travel, said, the leading winter destinations show a significant increase in sales on the stage of early booking, 
According to the data provided by Coral Travel, as of the end of October, tourists bought 26% more winter…

The tour operator Tui Russia has analyzed the demand for the New Year holidays and compiled a rating of tourist destinations where Russians plan to travel with their children. 
New Year's Turkey is on the third position in the ranking of tourists of the tour operator. More than 15% of the tour…

Analysts from the tourist search resource Aviasales examined airline reservations for 2019 with flights to 185 countries and found out how long, on average, travelers have holidays in certain destinations. It turned out that most of the days tourists spend in exotic countries. 
Holidays lasting…

Russian tourists are changing their mind about summer holidays. We used to consider July and August the highest points of summer, but now the high request is stable from May to October. That was the topic of experts’ conversations during the business program of traditional Coral Travel autumn award…

As Erjument Yunalan, the commercial director of the tour operator Coral Travel, said, Russian tourists most often buy winter tours for early booking program in Thailand, the UAE and Vietnam. 
"Sales of tours to Thailand increased by 26%, in the UAE - by 66%, in Vietnam - by 48% and in India…

Experts from Aeroclub business tourism agency analyzed airline reservations made by business representatives from Russia over five years, and found out what trends changed in business trips to neighboring countries in 2019. 
One of the main factors causing the fluctuations in demand this year…

Aeroflot Airlines intends to increase the frequency of flights to Ljubljana. According to the Federal Air Transport Agency, the carrier received permission to increase the frequency of flights to the capital of Slovenia from 7 to 14 times. 
In early October, Slovenian national carrier Adria…

ATOR analytical service has revealed the cheapest and the most expensive prices for summer popular destinations in 2019. It was done on the results of regular price measurements. And the most profitable periods during the season were also defined.
The measurements of tour packages prices (10…

According to the network of travel agencies 1001 tour, today the rating of New Year's preferences among foreign destinations, like last year, is headed by Thailand. Experts say, over past 10 years Thailand is the only destination that has consistently been among the three most popular ones in Russia. 

As a survey, conducted by the tourist search service Aviasales, showed, about 40% of the Russians combine independently organized excursion tours with beach vacations at hotels with all-inclusive, another 20% spend all the days of holidays at hotels with all inclusive. 
According to the service,…

Two days of the first November weekend plus holiday date 04.11.19 will give Russians 3 days off. And the last days of October are school vacation in Russia. So, these factors together may be the good occasion for travelling. 
Ostrovok.ru has conducted the poll with the question about plans…

In mid-October, tour operators named the most popular destinations for the November holidays. This year the vacation will last three days - from November 2 to November 4. An additional day has increased tourists' interest for the beach and excursion programs. 
Thus, the tour operator Biblio-Globe…

Tutu.ru service has conducted the poll during 5 days (29.08-02.09) with this question on its web site. 3010 persons took part in it.
The results are rather predictable: 38% of travelers prefer sea coast with water temperature over 25 degrees Celsius. 16% can agree with more cool water. 

The rate of early booking of tours for the winter season - 2019/2020 is ahead of last year's figures. This was announced by tour operator companies. 
Tez Tour currently records a 10-15% increase. Currently, in January-February, more than 60% of ski tours assortment and up to 50% of beach tours…

In Russia a ranking of the best luxury hotel brands in the world in 2019 has been compiled. The experts of Luxury Travel Intelligence (LTI), which is engaged in research on the luxury travel market (based on 123 criteria), formed the TOP-12 hotel brands of 2019 in the luxury leisure segment. 
Compared…

Differentiating in the travel distribution landscape, which is becoming less fragmented and more competitive than ever, is complicated. “The travel industry might be growing but the number of possible distribution channels are shrinking, and they’re also becoming more expensive,” says Guk Kim, Chief…

In the autumn the demand of Russian tourists for travel to Greece and Italy increased by more than 20% and to Turkey - by 10% due to lower prices this season.
As the tour operator Intourist noted, first of all, demand for European destinations such as Greece and Italy has grown, also Russians…