In the first half of the year, Turkey became the most visited country by Russians with 2,6 million tourists, which is 3,5% below the pre-pandemic level. In the second place is the United Arab Emirates - 800 thousand tourists from Russia went there, and 554 thousand of them flew to Dubai. As a result,…

Outbound tourism in the first half of the year grew by 15%, according to the results of the year. About 10 million Russians have made holidays outside Russia, said Ilya Umansky, President of the Russian Union of Tourism Industry (RCT).

“The industry is growing by 15%. We are counting on…

Without obtaining a visa, Russian tourists can now visit 115 countries, according to the new Passport Index for the third quarter of 2023. On this indicator, Russia is in the 49 place in the world, ahead of Turkey, Belarus, Kazakhstan and more than 100 other countries.

As per Passport Index,…

The cancellation by the EU countries of the visa facilitation agreement with Russia in 2022, including an increase of the visa fee for Russian applicants from 35 to 80 Euros, in fact did not have a significant impact on discouraging Russians from relaxing in Spain.

While the number of visas…

Among foreign destinations, Istanbul has become the most popular: 10,8% of Russians want to go there in July. Tourists can stay at the hotels of this Turkish city for $ 30 a day. On the second line is Antalya, which share is 9,7% of visits, and tourists can book a room for $ 47 per day. Many tourists,…

The average duration of tours in different countries were presented by tour operators for ATOR. According to their information, on average, tourist make holidays, as in 2022, about 7-11 nights. At the same time, all the “sanctions” problems affected the vacation in terms of expanding its duration,…

According to a preliminary forecast for the three summer months, the total volume of trips to the popular tourist destinations could be about 5 million, which is 42% more than in the summer of 2022.

Compared to the summer of 2022, the average price for foreign holidays has increased in key…

The Spanish authorities continue to be the leader in issuing Schengen visas in Russia, as recently published statistics show. In 2022, a quarter of all documents issued to Russian were Spanish: 154 450 visas out of 603 955.

Some other Schengen countries in 2022 also issued a large number…

As a study by Aeroclub business travel agency has shown, Turkey and Serbia have become the most popular foreign business destinations for Russian businessmen in 2023.

"Turkey for the first time became the leader in demand among business representatives - the share of air tickets to this…

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Since 2022 Russia and Iran are getting as close as never before. Terra incognita is opening to the Russian guests. Russian Travel Digest presents an overview of Iran facilities with the focus on…

Russian tourists are increasingly interested in European tours, despite the cancellation of direct flights, price increases and the need of connections. The number of bookings of tours to Europe by Russian citizens has increased significantly compared to last year.

Thus, Anatoly Garkushin,…

Russian travelers are looking for new holiday destinations instead of Europe, despite the fact that after the start of the special operation in Ukraine, the EU imposed restrictions on the travel of our tourists to the countries of the Old World, and some states even imposed a direct ban on the entry.

However,…

A multiple change in the demand of tourists for the summer was recorded by Russian tour operators. We are talking about the UAE, which cost now 15-20% cheaper than Turkey. And apparently, many tourists choose the UAE as an alternative to Turkey, which has risen in price.

Moreover, while…

Turkey, Egypt and the UAE top the list of the most popular summer travel destinations for St. Petersburg tourists. Russia is the fourth, Alena Khitrova, deputy head of the department of communications of Anex Tour, told.

The top three leading destinations are followed by tours in Russia.…

After the start of a special military operation in Ukraine (February 2022) many foreign companies announced their withdrawal from the Russian market. But not all of them actually left the country. A significant part of the foreigners continued their activities, and some of those who left began…

It is still too early to talk about an "explosive growth" of foreign bookings. The demand for foreign tours is significantly behind the pre-Covid period.

In addition, the most popular destinations, such as Turkey, risk to lose part of the tourist flow. Instead of Turkey, Russian tourists…

This year in May, a quarter more Russian tourists traveled abroad than during this period in 2022. The tourist flow to Asia has grown noticeably, but the CIS countries have received fewer travelers from Russia.

The most popular destinations for Russians are Belarus, Kazakhstan and Turkey.

Between…

Despite the difficulties in obtaining Schengen visas, Russian tour operators began to offer tours to the EU countries. However, the volume of demand for European holidays is only 15-20% of the level that was in the pre-pandemic 2019.

Further restoration of the tourist flow will be constrained…

Some tourists are reoriented from Turkey to Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and even Tunisia. This is due to high prices. Not everyone is ready to pay $ 2 500 - $ 3 850 for 7 nights at those Turkish hotels that used to cost 1,5–2 times cheaper.

As Andrey Gridnev (CEO of Last-minute tours,…

The market of group outbound tourism in 2023 will grow up to 20% compared to 2022. Such a forecast was made by Vladimir Rubtsov, CEO of Fun&Sun tour operator at MITT 2023 exhibition.

According to ATOR, tour operators sent about 7 million tourists to the TOP-20 tourist destinations in 2022,…