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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…

16.01.2018

Charter flights from Russia to abroad increased by 30% for the New Year holidays

“The number of passengers of charter flights from Russia to abroad has increased by 30% for the New Year holidays”, - said the Head of the Transportation Regulation Department of the Russian Air Transport Agency Andrei Kruglov. "From December 26 to January 8 more than 700 charter flights were carried…

15.01.2018

What countries and resorts have chosen organized tourists for the New Year-2018

The ATOR Analytical Service analyzed the sales statistics of the three leading online aggregators of package tours and found out where Russian organized tourists celebrated the New Year 2018. As for foreign destinations, Thailand is the leading one among all online aggregators of package tours. Thailand…

10.01.2018

The dynamic of early booking of Greece is better than in the last year

The number of early booking of tours to Greece exceeds the figures of the previous year - tourists are increasingly inclined to book a holiday in advance. Moreover, in 2018 the tours to Greece may be by 10% more expensive. As the early booking’s data show, in the summer season-2018 Greece will continue…

10.01.2018

Russia is the second in the world by the growth of out coming tourism traffic this year

According to the latest report of UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, from January to October 1.1 billion people traveled around the world. Russia is one of the countries whose out coming tourism in percentage ratio has grown most noticeably. According to UNWTO, the total tourist flow in the world for the…

09.01.2018

What countries of South America are popular among Russian tourists

South America is still exotic on the Russian tourism market, but the demand for it is gradually increasing. Tour operators note the growth of the demand for South American countries this year and stable activity of customers. Representatives of the tour operator "KMP Group" report that the demand for…

04.01.2018

Rossia Airlines launched flights to Geneva, Barcelona and Sofia in the winter season

In winter season Rossia Airlines (part of the Aeroflot group) began to fly to Geneva, Barcelona and Sofia from Moscow and St. Petersburg. "Already traditional winter flights from St. Petersburg to Geneva appeared on the airline’s map of flights. Also within the framework of the program of flights to…

02.01.2018

More than a third of Russians choose "all inclusive" hotels for rest in Russia and abroad

“More than a third of Russian tourists choose hotels on the base of “all-inclusive” for rest in Russia and abroad due to the popularity of this format in Krasnodar Region and in the most popular countries”, - reported the Executive Director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze.…

02.01.2018

The volume of New Year charter transportation increased by 20% against the last year

“The volume of New Year's charter programs of tour operators grew by 20% in comparison with the last year”, - said the Adviser of the Head of Rosturizm Dmitry Gorin. "For New Year's holidays, airlines made 586 applications for international tourist charter flights, of which 292 flights have already been…

22.12.2017

Thailand and Sochi are among the most popular holiday destinations for the New Year

“Thailand is the leader for the second year among the most popular abroad destinations among Russian tourists; Sochi is the leader in Russia”, - informed Maya Lomidze, Executive Director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). "Thailand is on the first place this year, which is explained…

20.12.2017

Early booking of tours to Spain is already ahead of the last year’s volumes

Early booking program for Spain has started by almost all players. The first sales results already show that demand is high. According to tour operators, at the early booking stage the demand for Spain is already ahead of the last year's figures from 10 to 25%. Moreover, tourist players note not only…

18.12.2017

The number of abroad tourist trips of Russians increased by 54% by the results of 9 months of 2017

“The number of abroad tourist trips in Russia grew by 54% for 9 months of 2017 and amounted 11.6 million”, - reported the Press secretary of the Russian Tourist Industry Union (RCT) Irina Turina with reference to data of the Border Guard Service of Russian Federation. According to her, during the…