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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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

First casino opens in Primorye recreation zone in Russia’s Far East

Russian tour companies lose $77.5 million a month due to Egypt flight ban

Putin: Russia will not tolerate such crimes as attack against its Sukhoi-24 plane

Kremlin says the incident with crashed Russian plane too serious to rush with conclusions

Russian air carriers to tighten security after A321 terror act

Travel restrictions on Russian nationals not discussed — Foreign Ministry

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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