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19.07.2017

Tour operators have reduced programs in Russia due to low demand

“Tour operators are cutting summer programs and selling significantly less tours around Russia due to low demand”, - reports Commersant news paper referring to representatives of the tourism industry. Reduction of interest of organized tourists to rest in Russia is forcing tour operators and hoteliers…

18.07.2017

Tunisia will follow up a success of the last year

Tour operators report about increase of the average length of rest of tourists in Tunisia this year, but restrainedly estimate the prospects of growth in absolute numbers.

Flight programs

The press service of "Biblio Globus" tour operator reported that the…

10.07.2017

Russian tourists are again interested in Slovenia

Russians this year are more actively buying tours with rest and treatment in Slovenia than in the past. This is due to both the profitable course of the Euro and the active promotion of this direction by tour operators. Among tour operators the growth of sales of tours to Slovenia in June was from 15…

10.07.2017

Which islands of Greece are most popular among Russian tourists

Demand for Greek islands in this summer season has grown significantly, according to tour operators. Islands are at the pick of Popularity Most tour operators believe that island holidays in Greece this season are more in demand - even though hotels of approximately the same level on the islands…

21.06.2017

In January-May Russian railways transported 20% more passengers abroad

“Transportation of passengers by long-distance trains to foreign countries increased by 19.6% for the period from January to May 2017 in comparison with the same period of the last year”, - said in the press service of Russian railways (RZD). The passenger traffic of trains to foreign countries amounted…

20.06.2017

In January-March the tourist flow from Russia to abroad has increased for the first time since 2013

According to the Border Guard Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russia Federation, in the first quarter of 2017 the departure of Russia tourist abroad has grown by 44.6% against the same period of the last year and amounted 2 million 138.9 thousand trips. Among 25 most significant directions,…

16.06.2017

Demand for short tours has grown

In the first half of June, the intensity of booking of trips lasting 2-3 nights for the end of June is 25% higher than in the same period of 2016. This follows from the operational statistics provided by the Booking Center of the United Network TBG and Hot tours companies. The biggest demand, like…

15.06.2017

What foreign tourist destinations are chosen by rich Russians

According to a recent analysis Premier 2017 conducted by Ipsos Comcon company, more than two-thirds of the wealthy Russian tourists, who traveled abroad in the past 12 months, used the services of travel companies. In a study conducted in April 2017, Ipsos Comcon specialists studied the lifestyle…

15.06.2017

TEZ Tour increases transportation volumes to Phuket and to Dominican Republic

In the upcoming autumn-winter season 2017-2018 the international tour operator TEZ Tour jointly with IFly launches two own flight programs to the high demanded beach destinations - Thailand (Phuket Island) and Dominican Republic (Punta Cana). "Mass beach tourism is returning now to the pre-crisis indicators…

14.06.2017

The number of foreign trips of Russians increased by 24% in the first quarter of 2017

“In January-March 2017 the number of trips of Russian citizens abroad amounted more than 6.7 million, which is 24% higher than in the same period of the previous year”, - according to the data of Rosstat. The list of the most popular countries among the Russians is led by Finland (736 thousand trips),…

12.06.2017

Until 2022 Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group plans to open 9 hotels in Russia

“Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group plans to open about nine new hotels in Russia until 2022”, - said David Jenkins the Vice-President for Business Development of the Group in Russia. According to him, at present time they have signed contracts for the management of three hotels under the Radisson Blu brand,…

06.06.2017

Russian tourists expand the geography of tourism in Vietnam

Tour operators note a slight decrease in the intensity of sales of summer tours to Vietnam this year, but the Russians expand the geography of their holiday destinations in this country.

Recall that according to the ATOR analytical service, Vietnam in April 2017 has dropped from the eighth…

02.06.2017

Vim Avia reduced 12,8% of charter flights from June 2 to June 15

VIM-AVIA announced the reduction of 12.8% of charter flights, from June 2 to June 15 inclusive. The solution is associated with the need to minimize delays caused by the late arrival of three aircrafts from scheduled flights. According to the company, all obligations to passengers of charter flights,…

25.05.2017

Every second tourist in Russia plans to have a holiday on the east of Mediterranean

“In April 2017, almost half of potential tourists searching package tours for May and summer holidays concentrated attention on three countries: Turkey, Greece and Cyprus”, - reports the analytical service of ATOR. The main trends in April are the following: holiday in inexpensive foreign beach countries,…

19.05.2017

Russian tourists are interesting in expensive exotic islands

“Russian tourists began to look for tours to exotic islands more often, but Turkey remained the leader by the number of search requests in April”, - the Association of Russian Tour Operators (ATOR) reports with reference to Yandex search service statistics. In April 2017, Russian users of Yandex searched…

17.05.2017

In which European countries the tourists flow from Russia has grown in the first quarter 2017

This year Europe expects more tourists from Russia than a year earlier. According to the European Tourism Commission (ETC), in the first quarter of 2017 in a number of EU countries the Russian tourist flow increased from 10% to 157%. Among the countries mentioned in the ETC report, which recorded…

12.05.2017

The court confirmed the recovery of $ 5.8 million from LLC Natalie Tours in favour of Transaero

The Arbitration Court of the Moscow District confirmed the recovery of $ 5.8 million from LLC Natalie Tours in favour of Transaero. Thus, the cassation appeal was dismissed. Recall, that in November 2016 the Moscow Arbitration had met a claim of Transaero to recover this amount from LLC Natalie Tours…

10.05.2017

The demand for tours to Benelux countries has doubled

In the first quarter of 2017, after a significant decline last year, the tour operators are noting a recovery of demand for Benelux countries. According to official statistics, in 2016 Netherlands was visited by 176,891 Russian citizens, which is two thousand less than in 2015. Belgium last year was…

10.05.2017

Demand for trips to Europe in early May increased by 30%

“Tour operators note an increase of demand by 30% in early May for travel to Europe”, - told the Press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Tyurina. "It's almost impossible to find air tickets to all European destinations, the flow has increased by one and a half times in comparison…

03.05.2017

In 2017 TUI Russia will send for holidays 3.5 times more tourists

These are the plans presented by the General Director of the tour operator TUI Russia Taras Demura. According to Mr. Demura, this year the tour operator plans to increase its volumes by 3.5 times and send at least 200 thousand Russian tourists to Turkey and 150 thousand to other countries. According…

Tour operators have reduced programs in Russia due to low demand

Tunisia will follow up a success of the last year

Russian tourists are again interested in Slovenia

Which islands of Greece are most popular among Russian tourists

In January-May Russian railways transported 20% more passengers abroad

In January-March the tourist flow from Russia to abroad has increased for the first time since 2013

Demand for short tours has grown

What foreign tourist destinations are chosen by rich Russians

TEZ Tour increases transportation volumes to Phuket and to Dominican Republic

The number of foreign trips of Russians increased by 24% in the first quarter of 2017

Until 2022 Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group plans to open 9 hotels in Russia

Russian tourists expand the geography of tourism in Vietnam

Vim Avia reduced 12,8% of charter flights from June 2 to June 15

Every second tourist in Russia plans to have a holiday on the east of Mediterranean

Russian tourists are interesting in expensive exotic islands

In which European countries the tourists flow from Russia has grown in the first quarter 2017

The court confirmed the recovery of $ 5.8 million from LLC Natalie Tours in favour of Transaero

The demand for tours to Benelux countries has doubled

Demand for trips to Europe in early May increased by 30%

In 2017 TUI Russia will send for holidays 3.5 times more tourists

There are more countries and destinations with direct flights from Russia this summer comparing with the summer 2023.

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