Demand for sightseeing trips to Europe in the autumn increased by 10-15% compared to the same period last year, because tourists adapted to the new conditions and think over the trip in advance, according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).

"Demand for non-beach Europe…

In September, Russian tourists rushed to unexpected foreign places, and among the rapidly growing destinations, where demand has jumped at times, are Southeast Asia and Europe, primarily Italy. This assessment was submitted by experts from the OneTwoTrip service. They conducted a study of which foreign…

Experts from Aeroclub, the market leader in business travel and a leading provider of IT solutions for the industry, analyzed the demand for foreign visas and invitations to Russia in 2023 and found out which countries are most in demand among business representatives.

The demand for foreign…

The top budget destinations includes Sri Lanka and Thailand, where the price starts from $ 574 per person. Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia also are there - prices there start from $ 1 025.

Experts found the most budgetary tour to Sri Lanka from Anex - it will cost $ 1 153 for 11 nights at…

The trend to return Russian tourists to Europe, despite visa problems, was recorded by Russian experts. In some areas, there has even been an increase of demand. Although this, of course, cannot be compared with pre-pandemic figures.

According to Dmitry Gorin, vice president of the Russian…

According to RIA Novosti, representatives of OneTwoTrip travel planning service analyzed hotel bookings of Russians in August this year and compared them with the data from August 2022.

It is known that the demand for holidays has grown most strongly for Seoul (South Korea), where Russians…

In the first half of the year, Turkey became the most visited country by Russians with 2,6 million tourists, which is 3,5% below the pre-pandemic level. In the second place is the United Arab Emirates - 800 thousand tourists from Russia went there, and 554 thousand of them flew to Dubai. As a result,…

Outbound tourism in the first half of the year grew by 15%, according to the results of the year. About 10 million Russians have made holidays outside Russia, said Ilya Umansky, President of the Russian Union of Tourism Industry (RCT).

“The industry is growing by 15%. We are counting on…

Without obtaining a visa, Russian tourists can now visit 115 countries, according to the new Passport Index for the third quarter of 2023. On this indicator, Russia is in the 49 place in the world, ahead of Turkey, Belarus, Kazakhstan and more than 100 other countries.

As per Passport Index,…

The cancellation by the EU countries of the visa facilitation agreement with Russia in 2022, including an increase of the visa fee for Russian applicants from 35 to 80 Euros, in fact did not have a significant impact on discouraging Russians from relaxing in Spain.

While the number of visas…

Among foreign destinations, Istanbul has become the most popular: 10,8% of Russians want to go there in July. Tourists can stay at the hotels of this Turkish city for $ 30 a day. On the second line is Antalya, which share is 9,7% of visits, and tourists can book a room for $ 47 per day. Many tourists,…

The average duration of tours in different countries were presented by tour operators for ATOR. According to their information, on average, tourist make holidays, as in 2022, about 7-11 nights. At the same time, all the “sanctions” problems affected the vacation in terms of expanding its duration,…

According to a preliminary forecast for the three summer months, the total volume of trips to the popular tourist destinations could be about 5 million, which is 42% more than in the summer of 2022.

Compared to the summer of 2022, the average price for foreign holidays has increased in key…

The Spanish authorities continue to be the leader in issuing Schengen visas in Russia, as recently published statistics show. In 2022, a quarter of all documents issued to Russian were Spanish: 154 450 visas out of 603 955.

Some other Schengen countries in 2022 also issued a large number…

As a study by Aeroclub business travel agency has shown, Turkey and Serbia have become the most popular foreign business destinations for Russian businessmen in 2023.

"Turkey for the first time became the leader in demand among business representatives - the share of air tickets to this…

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Since 2022 Russia and Iran are getting as close as never before. Terra incognita is opening to the Russian guests. Russian Travel Digest presents an overview of Iran facilities with the focus on…

Russian tourists are increasingly interested in European tours, despite the cancellation of direct flights, price increases and the need of connections. The number of bookings of tours to Europe by Russian citizens has increased significantly compared to last year.

Thus, Anatoly Garkushin,…

Russian travelers are looking for new holiday destinations instead of Europe, despite the fact that after the start of the special operation in Ukraine, the EU imposed restrictions on the travel of our tourists to the countries of the Old World, and some states even imposed a direct ban on the entry.

However,…

A multiple change in the demand of tourists for the summer was recorded by Russian tour operators. We are talking about the UAE, which cost now 15-20% cheaper than Turkey. And apparently, many tourists choose the UAE as an alternative to Turkey, which has risen in price.

Moreover, while…

Turkey, Egypt and the UAE top the list of the most popular summer travel destinations for St. Petersburg tourists. Russia is the fourth, Alena Khitrova, deputy head of the department of communications of Anex Tour, told.

The top three leading destinations are followed by tours in Russia.…