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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…

27.04.2017

Which countries were chosen by Russian potential tourists in March?

In March, according to the analysis conducted by ATOR, the most popular destination (as expected) was Turkey. 29.2% of all users, who searched tours by web resource "Sletat.ru", were choosing Turkey. Interest to this country grew by 102% against February of current year. Significantly less, 7.9% of…

26.04.2017

Almost two thirds of Russians prefer All Inclusive system on summer holidays

This conclusion, in particular, follows from the analysis of statistical data of resource services Sletat.ru, which was conducted by the Analytical Service of ATOR. In March, potential tourists searched tours with the help of Sletat.ru services by 36.2% more than in the same period of the last year.…

24.04.2017

Russian tourists prefer foreign resorts for May holidays

“Russian tourists prefer to book air tickets to foreign countries for May holidays”, - informed the representatives of air ticket’s search and booking services. "In 2017, the demand for May holidays remains at the level of 2016.But, with some difference - now our customers prefer foreign destinations.…

21.04.2017

The tour operators are waiting for the restoration of demand for Turkey until the end of April

“The demand for Turkey, which fell after Rosaviatsiya warning about a possible ban of charter flights, will restore by the end of April”, - according to the representatives of the tourism industry. "We hope that in the near future the psychological background, created by the publications of the Rosaviatsia…

18.04.2017

Russians choose Crimea, Sochi, Spain and Montenegro for not organized travel in summer

The service of online bookings Aviasales named the most popular beach destinations for Russians this summer. The service conducted a large-scale study, taking into account 50 thousand bookings for the period from June to September 2017. “The beach destinations account 43% of all bookings. We studied…

11.04.2017

ATOR: Turkey, Greece and Cyprus are the leaders of demand for the May holidays among Russians

“Turkey, Greece and Cyprus became the leaders of tour sales for May holidays. The resorts of Russia are on the fifth position”, - said the Executive Director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze. "For the May holidays the leaders are the beach destinations: Turkey, Greece…

06.04.2017

Rosa Khutor is the leader among TOP 10 most popular ski resorts in Russia

“Rosa Khutor became the leader in the rating of ski resorts, which are popular among Russians in April 2017”, - according to the analysis of the RoomGuru.ru – the hotel search service. The rating was compiled on the base of hotel bookings for the period April 1-30, 2017. Top-10 is headed by Rosa…

05.04.2017

AZUR AIR has expanded its network by new regions

In the new spring-summer season, the AZUR AIR airline has expanded the geography of flights to the cities of the Russian Federation. On its route map seven more cities were added, whose inhabitants can fly by airline airplanes to the best world resorts. The tourists from Murmansk, Nizhnevartovsk, Nizhnekamsk,…

05.04.2017

ANEX Tour: Turkey became the leader of early bookings among Russians for the summer 2017

“Turkey, Cyprus, Greece and Spain became the top countries by the results of early bookings for 2017”, - according to a study of the company ANEX Tour. "The return of Turkey on the tourist market significantly changed the situation in comparison with 2016. Antalya coast is really at the peak of demand,…

05.04.2017

Expert: the cost of foreign tours for Russians decreased by 15-30% in 2017

“The cost of foreign tourist trips for Russians fell by 15-30% in comparison with the last year”, - said the General Director of NTK Intourist tour operator Viktor Topolkaraev. "In rubles in comparison with the last year the tours have fallen in price for Russians by 10-15%, and even by 20%. Also…

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

Which countries were chosen by Russian potential tourists in March?

Almost two thirds of Russians prefer All Inclusive system on summer holidays

Russian tourists prefer foreign resorts for May holidays

The tour operators are waiting for the restoration of demand for Turkey until the end of April

Russians choose Crimea, Sochi, Spain and Montenegro for not organized travel in summer

ATOR: Turkey, Greece and Cyprus are the leaders of demand for the May holidays among Russians

Rosa Khutor is the leader among TOP 10 most popular ski resorts in Russia

AZUR AIR has expanded its network by new regions

ANEX Tour: Turkey became the leader of early bookings among Russians for the summer 2017

Expert: the cost of foreign tours for Russians decreased by 15-30% in 2017

Over 6.4 million Russians will spent the vacation abroad this summer

Armenia is creating an all-in-one app for wine tourism

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