Krasnodar international airport’s passenger traffic made up 1 264 494 persons in January-April 2019. It shows increase on 10% in comparison with 2018 when it was 1 145 207 passengers. 

More than 1 million passengers used internal flights (+8%) and 217 000 passengers used international flights…

Russia continues to maintain world leadership in the number of issued Schengen visas, although in 2018 they began to apply less for permission to enter Europe.  In 2018, citizens of the Russian Federation made 3 695 670 applications for visas at the consulates of European countries within the Schengen…

By the end of 2018, the number of Russian tourists who went on holiday outside their region - both in Russia and abroad - has grown. Such data presented the analytical center NAFI (National Agency for Financial Studies). So, in general, this number increased by 12%, from 26 to 38%. In absolute terms,…

A quarter of Russian tourists are ready to spend for vacations from 50 to 100 thousand Rubles (688 – 1,376 Euros). At the same time, the number of those who will to save money during holidays has decreased. But tourists up to now have to save money for the long-awaited vacation. Such data was presented…

Airline Pobeda announced the start of selling of package tours. The letters with relevant information were received in tourist retail. 

The tour operator LLC Pobeda Airline is listed in the unified federal register of tour operators under the number РТО 020151 as a tour operator in domestic…

In the summer season, Ural Airlines launches new routes in Russia, the CIS countries and far abroad. At the same time, as noted in the press service of the carrier, the previous summer routes will also continue, and frequency of flights along popular routs will increase. 

Among international…

From March 31, 2019, S7 Airlines started to perform the summer flight schedule, which is valid until October 26, 2019 inclusive. During this period the airline will operate flights to 216 destinations in 32 countries of the world. 

“In the summer season we are pleased to offer tourists new…

Tour operator TUI Russia and the largest charter carrier of the Russian Federation - airline AZUR air, told about the cooperation in the summer season of 2019. The capacities of AZUR air will be extensively used by TUI on 6 destinations, flights are planned from 11 regions of Russia. 

According…

The company Thomas Cook Group plc buys 100% of the tour operator Biblio-Globus. Not at all "for a penny" and not even for $ 10 million, as some publications, including the federal media, wrote. The deal was concluded on Friday, March 22. 

Negotiations have been going on since August 2018.…

Malaysia is this destination, the demand for which among Russian tourists is constantly growing due to the unusual tourist product and year-round. So, according to the Ministry of Tourism of Malaysia, the country was visited by: 
2015 - 54,000 Russian tourists 
2016 - 45,000 Russian…

22 March 2019 - Thomas Cook Group announces that it has agreed to enter into a joint venture agreement with Ionic Invest, to buy the tour operator of Biblio Globus, one of the largest tour operators in Russia. The joint venture, in which Thomas Cook intends to assume a 30% minority stake, will give…

The Kingdom of Cambodia attracts tourists with its unique culture, beautiful nature, sandy beaches of the Gulf of Siam, relatively low prices for tours and food, the friendly and quiet nature of the indigenous population. 

According to official statistics, over the first four months of 2017,…

Brunei is a small Muslim sultanate-state on the island of Borneo in the South China Sea, bordered by Malaysia. Its area is about 6,000 square meters, and the population is just over 400,000 people. Brunei is visited by about a million tourists a year, mainly from Malaysia, China and Singapore. 

Tourism…

ANEX Tour changes the terms of cooperation with tourist retail. It was said by the Deputy General Director of the tour operator, Yana Muromova on March 13 at the MITT exhibition. "From April 1, we will cancel the promo-rates," she announced. The travel agents, presented at the exhibition, responded…

“Thomas Cook buys Biblio-Globus tour operator, which is one of the five largest tour operators in Russia,” reports the Turkish edition TurizmGüncel, citing its sources in the industry. 

No details are reported. From the publication it follows that the transaction has not yet taken place…

In 2019 TUI Russia plans to send 1.3 million tourists for holidays, increasing two times its volumes and number of departure regions in comparison with 2018. The charter programs of the tour operator will be carried out from more than 20 cities of Russia. By the end of 2018 TUI Russia had 700 thousand…

The border service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation has published data on the departure of Russian citizens abroad in 2018. According to the data, in 2018 Russian citizens made 44 551 092 trips outside the Russian Federation. This is 6,1% more than in 2017 (41 987 245 trips).…

Among Russian tourist Myanmar is less popular country in Southeast Asia. However, Myanmar (several years ago known as Burma) is successfully increasing tourism popularity, although not so fast as, for example, neighboring Vietnam,  

According to the official tourism statistics of Myanmar,…

Laos is a singular country of the Indochinese Peninsula, which has no coastline, so beach lovers have nothing to do here. Those, who are interested in untouched nature and treasures of ancient cultures, go to Laos. There are many beautiful Buddhist temples and palaces in Laos. Thus, the city of Luang…

Thailand is in the TOP 10 foreign countries visited by Russian tourists. According to the annually published data of Rosstat, Rosturism and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand, the country was visited by:

2015 year - 675,089 Russian tourists
2016 year - 866,597 Russian…