The flow of foreign tourists to Russia in 2023 increased 3.5 times and exceeded 670,000 entries, according to the data of the FSB border service. The leaders in the number of visits were tourists from China, Germany, Turkey and the UAE. In total, foreigners crossed the Russian border 15.4 million…

Several incidents this winter, when Russian tourists died abroad, gave rise to many rumors.

Russian Association of Travel Agencies interviewed the experts of Euroince Insurance Company (ex. ERV) According to the insurer; about 300-400 of Russian tourists die abroad in total per year. This…

The number of trips from Russia to Turkey in 2023 increased by 20% up to 6.31 million, approaching the record level of the pre-pandemic 2019 (about 7 million people). At the same time, last year season was one of the worst for Russian tourists in Turkey, as due to the price increase for accommodation…

Foreign holidays in February from a number of tour operators are cheaper by about a third compared to New Year's ones. For example, a 10-night tour to Thailand can be purchased for $ 1 802 instead of New Year's $ 2 590. Emirates are available for $ 1 126 for two persons.

Holidays in Thailand,…

The most popular destinations among Russian tourists in February and the average cost of actually purchased tours were presented by tour operators for ATOR. The main trend is stable - more than 84% of tours booked by organized tourists for February 2024 are in the list of the TOP-5 leading countries,…

As Alexander Osaulenko, Director of the Association of tour operators, said, outbound tourism by the end of 2023 will recover by 86-89% compared to the pre-pandemic 2019 indicators. 41 countries around the world are available to Russians on direct flights.

“If last spring of 2022, compared…

Europe remains a popular destination for Russian tourists for the New Year holidays. Italy and France are the most popular on the continent, the press service of the Russian Union of Tourism Industry (RST) reported.

“The flow of tourists to Europe is primarily hampered by the complexity…

More than 84% of tours booked by organized tourists for December 2023 are in 5 countries, including Russia, but the places of some leaders in the TOP 5 have changed again. Thailand has the highest average tour price in December, and tourist spending for tours to Egypt, the UAE and Turkey in December…

Demand for tours to Egypt in December is consistently high. More Russians are looking for holidays in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt than in Hurghada (55% versus 45%), but in real sales the shares of these resorts are equal - some tourists are reoriented to more economical Hurghada.

In December,…

Russian resorts are leading among popular destinations for the New Year holidays. More than a third of tourists plan to stay in the country. The average price for such a vacation is $ 994.

The second place is for the UAE (22%), and here the price for travel is already much higher - $ 3 443…

The Association of Tour Operators of Russia has identified the leading foreign destinations that Russians preferred for autumn holidays in 2023.

In autumn of 2023 the tourist flow of Russians to the main foreign tourist destinations amounted to about 4,2 million trips, which was 34% more…

Over the three quarters of 2023, the outbound flow from Russia amounted to 21 020 012 people, which is 12,4% higher compared to the same period in 2022.

As ATOR reports with reference to data from the Border Service, outbound tourist flow from Russia to the key foreign tourist destinations…

As statistics provided by travel agencies show, sales of tours abroad during the November holidays increased by approximately 32% compared to last year.

The most popular destinations where tourists and vacationers often book tours on the eve of the New Year are the UAE, Turkey, Thailand,…

In the summer of 2023, the organized outbound tourist flow from Russia increased by 15% compared to the same period in 2022.

“The situation in outbound tourism turned out to be more complicated than in domestic tourism. The demand was wave-like, influenced by transportation volumes, foreign…

For the winter season 2023-24 Thailand, as before, confidently holds the lead in sales of package tours among the countries of Southeast Asia and is increasing its volumes.

This picture is observed among all tour operators working with Southeast Asia - Anex, Coral Travel, Fun&Sun, Intourist,…

Analysts from the tour operator Anex and the online accommodation booking service Sutochno.ru studied the most popular destinations for New Year's holidays. It turned out that the number of bookings of tours and accommodation for the New Year's dates begins to grow from the end of September and many…

Tour operators are recording an increase of demand for weekends in November. According to the estimates of tour operators, the demand for holiday weekend tours in November increased by 10-15% compared to last year. Some companies, for example, Intourist, record more active sales dynamics for this…

A complete list of foreign airlines flying to Russia, as well as using Russian airspace, was presented by experts from the well-known Flightradar24 service. Briefly, the trends are as follows: there are only four European carriers, and two of them are conditionally European, because they are Turkish.…

Russians began to visit foreign countries for summer holidays more actively, but the geography of their interest has changed. Compared to last summer, tourists more often chose the countries of the Middle East than European routes.

Africa also added the number of Russian tourists: Egypt…

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…