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23.03.2018

S7 Airlines will launch about 30 new flights in the summer schedule

“S7 Airlines will launch about 30 new flights in the summer schedule 2018. This schedule will be active from March 25 till October 27, 2018”, - reported the carrier. The route network of S7 from Moscow airport will expand in such directions as Bari, Olbia, Cagliari (Italy), Reykjavik, Tenerife, Antalya.…

16.03.2018

Russian Railways noted the growth of passenger traffic to China and Finland

Russian Railways notes the growth of passenger traffic to China and Finland. According to the company, in 2017 the number of long-distance trains on these routes increased by 23.7% (China) and 21% (Finland). In general, international transportation increased by 9.7% - up to 706.2 thousand people. Between…

16.03.2018

Ministry of Health: the number of Russians who go abroad for treatment has decreased noticeably for 2.5 years

“The number of Russians going abroad for specialized medical care has decreased several times for the past two and a half years”, - said the Head of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation Veronika Skvortsova at the forum "Amazing in Russian Healthcare". According to the minister, the number of…

13.03.2018

Intourist plans to send 1.2 million Russian tourists for the rest in 2018

“Intourist Tour Operator expects to send 1.2 million Russians, including 100,000 tourists from Ufa city and Bashkortostan region, for the rest in Russia and abroad in 2018”, - said Alexander Musikhin the Deputy General Director of the company. According to him, Crimea, Sochi, Marmaris and Antalya (Turkey),…

12.03.2018

How much money do the Russians save by choosing All Inclusive system in Turkey

Russian tourists on holiday in Turkey spend less than Britons, Japanese and Australians. The Institute of Statistics of Turkey (TÜİK) published curious data about how many foreign guests spent during their vacation in the country. This statistics included only those expenses that tourists make directly…

05.03.2018

The countries of the Persian Gulf predict a sharp increase of the number of Russian tourists

By 2020 the number of Russian tourists should grow by 38% in the region in comparison with 2016. According to the results of three quarters of 2017, only in Dubai the tourist flow from Russia has already doubled. Oman also sees the growth of prospects. Such figures were announced in January at the…

27.02.2018

35% of destinations don't have tourism office in Russia

Russian Travel Digest has complied a list of all travel destinations available for Russians and has analysed how they are promoted, and if they have any representative office or person.

The Representations of the National Tourism Organizations (NTO), which operate…

20.02.2018

How many Russians went to the exotic islands of the Indian Ocean in 2017

Expensive “island exotica" is a demanded segment of rest for premium and VIP tourists in Russia. Totally in 2017 86,275 tourists from Russian Federation visited three premium exotic destinations of the Indian Ocean. The greatest increase of the tourist flow from Russia was demonstrated by Maldives, Mauritius…

16.02.2018

Departure of Russian citizens abroad. Official results of 2017

The final figures of border crossing of Russian citizens outside the country in 2017 are published on the portal of the United Interdepartmental Information and Statistical System (EMISS). The data were provided by FSB of Russian Federation. According to the data of FSB of Russia (its structure includes…

16.02.2018

The tourist flow to the Alpine ski resorts grew by 50%

“In 2 times more Russian skiers went this year to the resorts of Italy, Austria and France”. – said the representatives of PAC GROUP, TEZ Tour and Jet Travel tour operators. Based on the data of operators among the leaders of demand are Austrian Salzburg, Italian Dolomites, French Paradiski and Three…

15.02.2018

The arbitration court declared the airline "Kogalymavia" bankrupt

“The Moscow Arbitration Court on Tuesday declared bankrupt "Kogalymavia Airlines" LLC”, - a correspondent of Interfax reported from the court. "Recognize Kogalymavia Airlines as a bankrupt and open bankruptcy proceedings against it for a period of 6 months", - the judge said. The hearing on the bankruptcy…

04.02.2018

The demand for Turkey is already higher than in the record 2017

According to the market participants, in January 2018 the demand for Turkish resorts for the season-2018 is higher the last year's level. This is connected with the fact that early booking program for the season of 2018 started earlier than usual and with the price attractiveness of the direction. Now…

04.02.2018

Azur Air airline may stop flights from March 21

During the verification of the airline Rosaviatsia detected shortcomings concerning the maintenance of airworthiness of airplanes and organization of flight activity. “Azur Air airline can stop flights from March 21, if it does not eliminate all the shortcomings which significantly affect the safety…

01.02.2018

AZUR air became an industry leader by passenger load factor in 2017.

According to statistics published by Federal Air Transport Agency, which indicate the core indicators of operations activities of the airlines in 2017, AZUR air consistently ranks No. 8 in the industry by number of passengers carried and ranks No. 5 by passenger turnover. According to the regulatory…

26.01.2018

The demand of Russian business tourists for flying abroad increased by 19% in 2017

"Demand for flights abroad grew by 19% mainly due to the employees of pharmaceutical companies, which began to fly abroad on business trips 31% more often. The representatives of this sector most significantly increased the number of flights to Prague and Amsterdam, where broad scale business events…

26.01.2018

ANEX Tour has started sales of tours to Greece and Montenegro for summer season 2018

ANEX Tour tour operator announced its plans for flight programs to Rhodes and Montenegro. In the upcoming summer season ANEX Tour will resume the flight program to Rhodes Island. Air the flights on the route Moscow - Rhodes - Moscow will be performed by AZUR Air airline. The flight program will start…

22.01.2018

The tourist flow from Russia to Tunisia declined, but showed stable dynamic

The flow of tourists from Russia to Tunisia in 2017 fell by 17% in comparison with the results of 2016. This follows from the latest data of arrivals of foreign tourists to this country. Nevertheless, market experts believe that in the conditions of 2017 this is the success of Tunisia. According to…

22.01.2018

S7 Airlines will start flying from Novosibirsk to Minsk in May 2018

“S7 Airlines will begin regular flights on the route Novosibirsk-Minsk on May 2, 2018”, - the company's press service reported. The flights will be operated by Airbus A320 on Wednesdays. Departure from Novosibirsk is scheduled for 11:10, arrival time in the airport of Minsk is 12:15 of local time. The…

16.01.2018

Russia was included into TOP-10 of incoming markets in Spain

The Russian tourist flow to Spain increased by 14.1% for 11 months. At present time the dynamics of early booking of tours to Spain for the next summer promises further growth. According to Frontur, which monitors data of tourism in Spain, from January to November the country was visited by almost 1.1…