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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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04.12.2017

Pobeda airline is going to fly from St. Petersburg to Spain, Italy and Germany
“Pobeda has made an application for flights to Girona, Cologne and Pisa from St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport. The company expects to open these directions in the summer of 2018”. - reported CEO of the carrier Andrei Kalmykov. It is noted, that if the company obtains the admittance, the low-coster will…
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04.12.2017

Charters in the summer 2018 will grow in price
Tour operators predict an increase of prices in the summer season 2018. The rise in price is also connected with an increase of the cost of charter flights. The cost of charter transportation in the upcoming summer season can grow. Experts note two key reasons. "Over the past six months we have noted…
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04.12.2017

How much the Russian tourist traffic to Europe increased in 2017.
In the report, devoted to the development of European tourism, which was prepared by the research company IPK International for the World Travel Monitor Forum in Pisa, the analysts predict an increase of the number of Russian tourists in the European region. As noted in the report IPK International,…
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28.11.2017

Tour operators report about record increase of demand for ski resorts
The increase of demand for ski tours market players estimated at a level of 30-50% against the same period of the last year. According to them, the growth of the tourist flow is accompanied by an active early booking since March 2017 and a good depth of sales - until March 2018 inclusive. Tour operators…
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27.11.2017

Russia and China stimulate tourism in Europe
Thanks to the restoration of the Russian market European tourism is also growing. According to the fresh European Tourists Commission (ETC) data, in the first eight months of 2017 32 of 34 European countries reported about an increase of the number of arrivals from Russian Federation. According to…
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24.11.2017

Demand for beach rest in India rose by 50% in the winter season
In this winter season market players note a significant increase of demand for beach holidays at the resorts of Goa and Kerala. Also mass tour operators are organizing their winter programs on this direction. This year in the organized segment of tourism the demand for beach India has grown by different…
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20.11.2017

ATOR: out coming tourism market in Russia will grow by 57% in 2017
“The out coming tourism market will grow by 57% in 2017, the leaders will be Turkey, Thailand, Spain, Cyprus, Greece and Italy”, - according to the data of Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). "In total, 11.62 million people will go to rest on the 10 most popular beach destinations in 2017,…
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16.11.2017

UAE, India and Cuba will be the most popular winter destinations among Russians
In the first two weeks about 400 agencies participated in the inquiry organized by the BANKO Service to determinate the most popular destinations and priority suppliers in the winter season - 2017/2018. By this time the responses of more than 330 companies located in Moscow and Moscow region have…
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14.11.2017

The number of visa-free countries for Russian tourists increased
The number of visa-free countries, available for Russian tourists, has increased in 2017. Now 74 countries are opened for Russians without visa. This number is added by the list of countries, which you can visit without a visa in advance, getting it just on arrival. Below is the new list of visa-free…
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14.11.2017

In the winter schedule S7 Airlines will start flights from Moscow to Rome and from St. Petersburg to Lyon
“S7 Airlines will launch a number of new flights in the coming winter flight schedule, in particular from Moscow to Rome, Bryansk and Lipetsk, from St. Petersburg to Lyon, Turin and Verona”, - the company's press service reports. Regular flights to Italian capital will be carried out daily from December…
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08.11.2017

Russian tourists will fly for the New Year holidays to Sochi, Crimea, Prague and Bangkok
“Sochi, Simferopol, Prague and Bangkok have become the leaders of demand among independent Russian tourists for a 10-day New Year holidays”, - according to Aviasales online booking service. According to the service, New Year's preferences of Russians have not changed against the last year. "Popular…
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08.11.2017

Azimut airline will come to the Russian charter market
The Russian airline Azimut intends to come on the charter market by the next summer season. The airline, which in August received an operator's certificate, has big plans for the development of its fleet and route network. On October 10, 2017 the carrier opened flights from Pulkovo on the most popular…
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07.11.2017

Russians are reorienting for excursion to Europe, Thailand and Vietnam
Yandex statistics for September indicate a general drop of the number of requests for "near" beach destinations and an increase of interest to non-beach Europe and to Southeast Asian countries. But Turkey this month is beyond competition. In September, the share of requests for tours to Europe increased…
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06.11.2017

Turkey, Cyprus and UAE lead the rating of destinations for trips with children for the autumn holidays
“Turkey, Cyprus, United Arab Emirates, Israel and Italy are included in the list of the most popular destinations for the holiday period”, - reports the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) with reference to the players of the tourism market. In the top list of foreign destinations for school…
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