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…
Read more

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…
Read more

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…
Read more

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…
Read more

25.11.2015

First casino opens in Primorye recreation zone in Russia’s Far East
The first casino has opened in the Primorye gambling zone in Russia’s Far East. The opening ceremony of the Tigre de Cristal casino took place on Wednesday after one month of operation in soft opening format. Speaking at the ceremony Craig Ballantyne, Executive Director of G1 Entertainment company,…
Read more

25.11.2015

Russian tour companies lose $77.5 million a month due to Egypt flight ban
Losses of Russia’s tourism industry following the suspension of flights to popular Egyptian resorts are estimated at five billion rubles ($77.5 million) per month, commercial director of Tez Tour, one of Russia’s leading travel operators, said on Wednesday. "As for losses in the tourism sector, I can…
Read more

24.11.2015

Putin: Russia will not tolerate such crimes as attack against its Sukhoi-24 plane
Russia will not tolerate crimes like the attack on the Russian Su-24 fighter jet shot down by the Turkish Air Force in Syrian skies, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday at a meeting with King of Jordan Abdullah II. "I understand each country has its own regional interests, and we have always respected…
Read more

24.11.2015

Kremlin says the incident with crashed Russian plane too serious to rush with conclusions
The Kremlin considers it incorrect to talk about any consequences for Russian-Turkish relations after the incident with Russia’s Sukhoi Su-24 warplane, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
"It would be wrong now to give any assessments, assumptions or make any conclusions…
Read more

24.11.2015

Russian air carriers to tighten security after A321 terror act
Russian security service FSB’s conclusion the A321 passenger jet of Russia’s Kogalymavia airlines that was carrying home more than two hundred holidaymakers fell apart in the air over the Sinai Peninsula when a bomb planted on board went off made the federal air transport agency Rosaviatsiya to urge…
Read more

24.11.2015

Travel restrictions on Russian nationals not discussed — Foreign Ministry
Restrictions on trips abroad for Russian nationals are not discussed, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Monday. As [Deputy Foreign Minister} Oleg Syromolotov said [addressing the Federation Council], the Foreign Ministry is not addressing this issue, and no discussion is under…
Read more

24.11.2015

No plans for exit visas for Russian tourists ever discussed in Moscow — Foreign Ministry
No plans for the introduction of Soviet-style 'exit' visas for the Russians going abroad have ever been discussed in Moscow, a high-rank source at the Russian Foreign Ministry told TASS on Friday. "No doubt, members of parliament should voice their opinions on the problems of all sorts but in this case…
Read more

11.11.2015

Transaero over 9,500 staff must be informed they need to leave company
The staff of Transaero airline must be informed within the shortest possible time that they need to leave the company, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency said in a statement following a meeting on employment of Transaero workers. "It was strongly recommended to Deputy Director General of Transaero…
Read more

09.11.2015

After the collapse of the A321, the sales of tours abroad in St. Petersburg reduced more than in other cities of Russia
In St. Petersburg, a decline in sales of tours abroad after the collapse of the A321 in Egypt felt more than in other cities of Russia, the executive director of Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze reported. "This tragedy has touched so many residents of the city whose relatives,…
Read more

09.11.2015

Boeing 737 to continue operating in Russia — air transport agency
Operations of Boeing 737 aircraft will be continued, Head of the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency Alexander Neradko said Friday. "The meeting attendees were unanimous in saying that currently there are no grounds for decommissioning Boeing 737 aircraft, which are registered in other states in Bermuda,…
Read more

04.11.2015

Mardan Palace Hotel in Turkey is sold by Ismailov for $ 127 million
Mardan Palace Hotel in Antalya, Turkey, which belonged to the former owner of Cherkizovsky market in Moscow Telman Ismailov, on Monday was sold at auction, according to the Turkish edition Hurriyett.
 
A state Halkbank is the only participant of the auction . It proposed…
Read more

04.11.2015

Transaero shareholders accuse businessman Filev of violating deal agreement
Businessman Vladislav Filev withdrawing from the deal for the acquisition of Transaero shares is a violation of an agreement with the current shareholders, the wife of Transaero shareholder Alexander Pleshakov Olga Pleshakova said in her Twitter blog on Tuesday. On November 2 Filev’s representative said…
Read more

03.11.2015

Legal claims related to Transaero’s shares prevented acquisition deal — S7 co-owner
Outstanding legal claims of third parties in respect of Russian Transaero airline’s shares prevented the Russian businessman and co-owner of S7 airline Vladislav Filev from buying the controlling stake and resulted in his exit from the deal, his spouse and co-owner of S7 Natalia Fileva and the shareholder’s…
Read more

29.10.2015

Natalie Tours resumed relations with NT Incoming
Tour operator Natalie Tours sent news release, saying the resumption of cooperation with a Spanish incoming company NT Incoming. Prorogation was about one and a half months. The new cooperation agreement was signed for three years and shall enter into force on 1 November. Natalie Tours and NT Incoming…
Read more

29.10.2015

Icarus airline of Pegas Touristik and Katekavia of Anex Tour will get routes of Transaero
Icarus airline affiliated with tour operator Pegas Touristik and Katekavia airline affiliated with Anex Tour, joined the campaign to get several routes of Transaero. As reported at the Federal Air Transport Agency, Icarus airline will start to operate regular flights from Moscow to Blagoveshchensk and…
Read more

29.10.2015

Executive: reserving of New Year tours abroad down 80% in Russia
Advanced reserving of New Year tours to foreign countries has fallen dozens of percent in Russia while St Petersburg, Sochi, Moscow, and Kazan remain the most popular destinations for the holidaymakers during the New Year/Christmas vacations, officials at the Russian State Agency for Tourism told TASS…
Read more
There are more countries and destinations with direct flights from Russia this summer comparing with the summer 2023.
Analytics
There are more countries and destinations with direct flights from Russia this summer comparing with the summer 2023.

26 August 2024

Usual way of living: Moscow Dive Show 2021
Promotion
Usual way of living: Moscow Dive Show 2021

12 April 2021

Incoming
Opening of the International Cooperation Center with the UAE in the field of education

02 November 2024

ITB China 2024 demonstrates increased interest in inbound and outbound tourism
Events
ITB China 2024 demonstrates increased interest in inbound and outbound tourism

14 June 2024