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17.06.2016

Aeroflot Group plans to finish 2016 with profit — company's head

The Aeroflot Group plans to end 2016 with a profit under Russian Accounting Standards (RAS) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), said Head of the Aeroflot Group Vitaliy Saveliev told reporters on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday. The company…

22.03.2016

The number of travel agencies in Russia reduced by 30% over two years

The number of travel agencies, operating in Russia, decreased by around 30% over the past two years, the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Tyurina reported. "The decline in demand for international trips, a reduction of charter programs, the closure of Turkey and Egypt…

21.03.2016

Vnukovo airport decreased passenger traffic in February by 23%

In February 2016, Vnukovo airport decreased its passenger traffic by 23%, to 690 thousand people, according to the information of the airport. On domestic routes index increased by 6.4% to 576.1 thousand people, on international it dropped by 67% to 114.3 thousand. The most popular international destinations…

21.03.2016

Most of passengers of crashed Fly Dubai flight were tourists

«Most of passengers of flight FZ981 crashed on Saturday in Rostov-on-Don, were tourists, according to the information of Russian Union of Travel Industry. Natalie Tours had the biggest amount of seats on this flight. "The aircraft is designed for 180 seats, it was downloaded for less than a third,..»…

19.03.2016

Boeing of FlyDubai crashed in south Russia

A total of 61 people, including the crew, who were on board a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet bound from Dubai, were killed in a crash in southern Russia’s Rostov-on-Don airport. "According to specified information, there were 55 passengers and six crew members on board," a source said. "According to preliminary…

15.03.2016

In two years, the number of outgoing tour operators dropped three times

A number of outgoing tour operators in Russia for two years has decreased three times, the executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze reported.

In 2014 there were about 2 000 outgoing tour operators in Russia, now there are only 600," Lomidze…

15.03.2016

Reduce of tourist flow from Russia in 2015 was the biggest in 18 years

Foreign travel for tourism purposes in 2015 decreased by 31.3%, to 12.1 million tourist trips. This is the most serious fall since 1998, the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Turina said with reference to the data of Russian Statistics Service. Until the last year, the…

14.03.2016

ATOR predicts growth of tourist flow from Russia to some international destinations

Tourist flow this year will grow to some international destinations, but still will not reach indicators of years 2013 - 2014, the executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze said. "According to the results of early bookings and subject to current economic…

14.03.2016

In February, Russian air companies for the first time within five months increased transportation of passengers

"Passenger traffic grew by 0.2% and amounted to 5.121 million passengers, mail and freight transportation increased by 0.1% - up to 73.445 tons. In comparison, in February of the last year 5.112 million passengers and 73.364 tons of cargo and mail were handled," the message of the Federal Agency of Air…

14.03.2016

Outgoing flow of tourists from Russia will not exceed 6 million in 2016

Outbound tourist flow from Russia in 2016 will not exceed 5.5-6 million people, the General Director of Intourist Victor Topolkaraev said at a press conference on Wednesday. "We expect a further fall in outbound tourist traffic. If we had about 17 million in 2014, then in 2015 it was only 12 million…

08.03.2016

In 2015, Russians received by 50% less international passports than a year earlier

Federal Migration Service (FMS) of Russia in 2015 issued 50% fewer passports than a year earlier, according to data posted on their web site. Over 2015, FMS has issued 3.79 million international passports. At the same time in 2014, the following documents were received by 7.45 million Russians. Thus,…

07.03.2016

Number of countries where Russians can travel without visas, increased during the year to 105

For one year, Russia rose from 49-th to 48-th place in the ranking of visa restrictions (Visa Restriction Index 2016), compiled by Henley & Partners statistical agency. Statistics are kept since 2006. This year, Russians will be able to travel without visas in 105 countries out of 218, while in 2015…

05.03.2016

Key events of 2015 for the Russian tourism

The year 2014 became for the Russian tourism business one of the most difficult in its history. Travel professionals looked for 2015 with cautious optimism, expecting to change the black stripes on white. But the last year did not meet these expectations: everything has become much worse in the…

02.03.2016

Russian Transport Ministry does not exclude bankruptcies of airlines due to low demand

In 2015, against the background of the difficult economic situation, the reduction of tourist flow and rising costs airline Transaero ceased to exist he Russian Transport Ministry does not exclude bankruptcies of airlines in case demand for air transportation remains low, Deputy Minister of Transport…

11.02.2016

Russians spent almost $2 billion in Thailand in 2015

Russian tourists spent almost $2 billion in Thailand in 2015, Vladimir Sosnov, the chief of the consulate department at the Russian embassy in Bangkok told TASS on Tuesday. "Thailand’s Sports and Tourism Ministry sent us a statistical report on how Russians spend their holidays in Thailand," the diplomat…

29.01.2016

Egyptian tour industry suffering biggest losses over twenty years

Egyptian tour industry is suffering the heaviest losses over a period of twenty years, Egyptian Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou said on Monday. A report the Ministry of Tourism released on the same day upon the results of 2015 said the tourist sector was losing $ 283 million monthly after the crash…

06.01.2016

Subsidies for air carriers will be kept at 2015 year-level - Russian Ministry of Transport

Subsidies for air carriers will not be lowered in 2016 and will remain at the last-year level, Russian Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov said on Tuesday. "This is the program for support of tourists and passengers from the Far East. We plan 4.3 bln rubles ($58.6 mln) this year without the decline against…

02.12.2015

Third of Russians want security ensured abroad rather than development of domestic tourism

About 67% of Russians hold the view that the Russian authorities should concentrate efforts on developing domestic tourism rather than on enhancing safety when travelling abroad, the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) has said after conducting a survey on the issue. The results of the poll…

25.11.2015

Putin’s approval rating grew most among Russians with low income — poll

The approval rating of Russian President Vladimir Putin is at the peak level of 87-88% and has remained high for 18 months, the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) said. The results of the VTsIOM poll have been presented in TASS on Tuesday. The company’s researchers said that an increase…

25.11.2015

Russians' demand for overseas trips to contract due to terror attack aboard А321

The demand for overseas trips among Russian tourists will contract due to confirmation А321 airliner crash in Egypt was caused by a terror attack, spokesperson for the Russian Tourism Industry Union Irina Tyurina told TASS on Tuesday. "From the very beginning we’ve been saying that people will be waiting…

Aeroflot Group plans to finish 2016 with profit — company's head

The number of travel agencies in Russia reduced by 30% over two years

Vnukovo airport decreased passenger traffic in February by 23%

Most of passengers of crashed Fly Dubai flight were tourists

Boeing of FlyDubai crashed in south Russia

In two years, the number of outgoing tour operators dropped three times

Reduce of tourist flow from Russia in 2015 was the biggest in 18 years

ATOR predicts growth of tourist flow from Russia to some international destinations

In February, Russian air companies for the first time within five months increased transportation of passengers

Outgoing flow of tourists from Russia will not exceed 6 million in 2016

In 2015, Russians received by 50% less international passports than a year earlier

Number of countries where Russians can travel without visas, increased during the year to 105

Key events of 2015 for the Russian tourism

Russian Transport Ministry does not exclude bankruptcies of airlines due to low demand

Russians spent almost $2 billion in Thailand in 2015

Egyptian tour industry suffering biggest losses over twenty years

Subsidies for air carriers will be kept at 2015 year-level - Russian Ministry of Transport

Third of Russians want security ensured abroad rather than development of domestic tourism

Putin’s approval rating grew most among Russians with low income — poll

Russians' demand for overseas trips to contract due to terror attack aboard А321

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