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07.10.2015

Source: Transaero airline’s debt to Sberbank stands at $91 million

Russian airline Transaero’s debt to the country’s largest state-owned lender Sberbank stands at six billion rubles (over $91 million), a source close to the bank told TASS. "Transaero’s debt to Sberbank stands at six billion rubles," the source said. "But the debt does not include capital leasing arrears."…

06.10.2015

Decision made for Transaero to go bankrupt

The decision of the Russian Government on Transaero’s bankruptcy will create problems for VEB Leasing as one of major lessors of the airline, a source in the aviation industry told TASS on Thursday. "The decision of the government will create problems with VEB Leasing as one of major Transaero’s lessors,"…

02.10.2015

Seven international destinations authorized for Russia's Pobeda lowcoster — source

The interdepartmental commission on international flights authorizations under the Russian Ministry of Transport approved seven international routes for Pobeda lowcoster [Aeroflot’s subsidiary - TASS], a source close to the airline told TASS on Tuesday. "The interdepartmental commission approved issue…

02.10.2015

Charter programs from St. Petersburg reduced by 40%

The commercial director of "Northern Capital Gateway" (VVSS controls "Pulkovo") Eugene Ilyin said to reporters on Friday, that in the coming autumn-winter season the frequency of flights to Frankfurt, Stockholm, Berlin, Vienna, Dusseldorf, Munich is reduced. "For 8 months of 2015, the number of charter…

30.09.2015

Aeroflot cannot buy Transaero: shareholders of Transaero failed to collect the required shares

Shareholders of Transaero airline thwarted term of the offer to repurchase by Aeroflot 75% + 1 share for 1 ruble. According to Kommersant newspaper, the owners have not been able to gather the necessary shares. One of the reasons the sources of "Kommersant" believe that 25% of "Transaero" are pledged…

30.09.2015

Pobeda airline was denied admission to flights to 15 countries

Low-cost airline Pobeda (100% "daughter" of Aeroflot) refused to access for flights to 15 countries, according to the materials of the Federal Air Transport Agency. Thus, the company was denied the complex admission, which includes the following countries: Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Spain, Israel, Italy,…

30.09.2015

Visa cards will work normally in Russia after October 1

Cards of Visa international payment system will work normally in Russia after October 1, press service of Visa told TASS on Monday. "We confirm Visa cards in Russia will work in normal way after October 1, 2015," Visa’s representative said. The company sent a notice to banks last week regarding the need…

28.09.2015

US and Russia account for a third of all non-EU tourism nights in the EU

In the European Union (EU), tourism is above all an internal affair. Nearly 90% of tourism nights in the EU are spent by EU residents, meaning that tourists from outside the EU account for only around 10% of the total. And when travelling, EU residents spent almost 85% of their tourism nights within…

28.09.2015

Putin proposes to create single registry of travel agencies to rid market of scams

The creation of a single registry for travel agencies will make the market more transparent, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the presidium of the State Council on the development of tourism on Monday. He stressed that "the need to ensure the reliability and transparency of travel…

28.09.2015

The government of Russia announced schedule of public holidays in 2016. Travel companies can start planning tour packages for New Year

On Saturday, the Russian government approved the schedule of public holidays and days of vacation in 2016, according to the official website of the ministry. In January 2016, the Russians will have ten days off to celebrate the New Year and Christmas from 1 to 10 January. In February Russian tourists…

25.09.2015

Ukraine prohibited flights of Russian airlines into the country

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine decided to prohibit flights of Russian airlines in Ukraine, first of all to Aeroflot and to Transaero, the Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk said on Friday. "We Made a decision to ban flights of Russian airlines, primarily of companies Aeroflot and Transaero…

22.09.2015

Sergei Shpilko re-elected as president of the Russian Union of Travel Industry

Members of the Russian Union of Travel Industry elected board of the Union, and identified areas of activity in the years 2015-2017, press secretary of the Union Irina Tyurina reported. The following members of the board retained their positions, as President Sergei Shpilko, vice-presidents Yuri Barzykin,…

22.09.2015

Most popular New Year destinations for Russians

The most popular holiday destinations of Russians in the New Year will be Egypt, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) reported. As it was explained in the ATOR, the summer demand has shifted to the low-budget dollar destinations. And the most popular of them will be the Egyptian Hurghada…

22.09.2015

Aeroflot will transfer part of the flight of his daughter companies to Domodedovo airport in Moscow

Aeroflot airline plans to redistribute flights if its daughter companies among Moscow airports, the newspaper Kommersant wrote with reference to its sources. According to the newspaper, Aeroflot is negotiating the transfer from Sheremetyevo of all flights of Donavia and from Vnukovo the part of the flights…

16.09.2015

Russia’s Hermitage on top 10 best museums list — TripAdvisor

ST. PETERSBURG, September 15. /TASS/. The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second city, has been ranked sixth on the 2015 list of the world’s best museums, published on Tuesday by travel website TripAdvisor. Twenty-five winners were selected from among 591 museums worldwide, TripAdvisor…

16.09.2015

MP: Russia unprepared for scanning foreigners’ fingerprints

Russia is not ready to introduce obligatory fingerprinting for foreigners applying for Russian visas, State Duma deputy Leonid Kalashnikov said on Monday. "I do not think we will introduce fingerprint scanning soon, as the consular offices are not ready to collect fingerprints of foreigners coming to…

16.09.2015

Russia’s antimonopoly watchdog may demand Aeroflot sell part of its airline routes

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) finds it necessary to oblige Russia’s flagship carrier Aeroflot to sell part of its airline routes - both domestic and foreign - in the next two years, head of the service Igor Artemyev told reporters. On Tuesday, it was announced that Aeroflot would buy 75% in…

16.09.2015

Pobeda airline can start international flights in winter 2015 — source

Aeroflot subsidiary Pobeda airline can begin international flights in the winter of 2015 to CIS countries, the Balkan region, Germany and Italy, a source in Aeroflot told TASS Wednesday. "This will be possible in case restrictions of the Federal Aviation Regulations are lifted," he said. Now, according…

14.09.2015

First results of summer season 2015.

Exclusive comments of the biggest networks of travel agencies in Russia

Before the official closing of summer sales, we decided to discuss the results of summer season 2015 with real experts, those who are on top of Russian travel retailer system. Average commission…

10.09.2015

Nobody Wins in Transaero Sale

Aeroflot's upcoming purchase and reorganization of Transaero Airlines follows the traditional Russian quasi-state-controlled business model. The Aeroflot board of directors recently met to consider purchasing a 75 percent plus one share of Transaero Airlines. Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov had already…

Source: Transaero airline’s debt to Sberbank stands at $91 million

Decision made for Transaero to go bankrupt

Seven international destinations authorized for Russia's Pobeda lowcoster — source

Charter programs from St. Petersburg reduced by 40%

Aeroflot cannot buy Transaero: shareholders of Transaero failed to collect the required shares

Pobeda airline was denied admission to flights to 15 countries

Visa cards will work normally in Russia after October 1

US and Russia account for a third of all non-EU tourism nights in the EU

Putin proposes to create single registry of travel agencies to rid market of scams

The government of Russia announced schedule of public holidays in 2016. Travel companies can start planning tour packages for New Year

Ukraine prohibited flights of Russian airlines into the country

Sergei Shpilko re-elected as president of the Russian Union of Travel Industry

Most popular New Year destinations for Russians

Aeroflot will transfer part of the flight of his daughter companies to Domodedovo airport in Moscow

Russia’s Hermitage on top 10 best museums list — TripAdvisor

MP: Russia unprepared for scanning foreigners’ fingerprints

Russia’s antimonopoly watchdog may demand Aeroflot sell part of its airline routes

Pobeda airline can start international flights in winter 2015 — source

First results of summer season 2015.

Nobody Wins in Transaero Sale

There are more countries and destinations with direct flights from Russia this summer comparing with the summer 2023.

Usual way of living: Moscow Dive Show 2021

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

ITB China 2024 demonstrates increased interest in inbound and outbound tourism