Russian tour operators do not have debts to the air carriers for the organization of charter flights, airline officials said at a meeting held on Tuesday in Federal Tourism Agency.
The meeting was attended by the heads the Federal Tourism Agency, representatives of the association Tourpomosch,…

The number of consulates and visa centers of the participating countries of the Schengen agreement in Russia may be increased, if necessary, according to the head of the EU Delegation in Moscow, Vygaudas Usackas.

"The countries, participants of the Schengen agreement, have an extensive…

The most negative forecasts about reduction in tourists' flow abroad did not come true: the demand for foreign destinations fell by 25-30%, and this is less than might be expected due to current economic situation, the executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze…

Referring to the representatives of travel industry, Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) does not expect big demand for a second international passport for Russians. Although, the service will be in demand by certain categories of tourists. "The second passport is necessary for businessmen,…

Insurance company Lloyd-City, which license was suspended by the Central Bank of Russia in June, may be declared bankrupt, the head of the Legislative Department of the Federal Tourism Agency Izo Arakhamia said to Interfax.

"We have already informed all insured by Lloyd-City tour operators…

In June 2015:
- Transaero carried 1,511,883 passengers, a 5.5% increase over June 2014.
- Passenger load factor increased by 3% and reached 87.3%.
- Passenger traffic on domestic routes grew by 65.8%.

For the first six months of 2015:

Aeroflot airline has decided to liquidate its "daughter" company, the low-cost air company Dobrolet, according to the information of SPARK-Interfax database.
Dobrolet low-cost airline started operations in June 2014 with a flight to Simferopol. On July 30, 2014, the EU has imposed restrictive…

In the nearest future, Russians will fly abroad with a passport with an electronic chip, according to the head of the Federal Migration Service Konstantin Romodanovsky.
"We are ready to start almost an identity card of the citizen of the Russian Federation with the electronic data. It takes…

Russian tour operators started optimizing their transportation programs to Greece because of the reduction in demand against the backdrop of economic problems, the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Tyurina said to Interfax.

According to her, the negative…

In the last year, the number of travel agencies in Russia fell by 10-15% due to the low profitability of the business, according to a survey conducted by Interfax-Tourism.

"Agencies are closing. In the last year, about 10-15% of travel agecies left the market, if judged by our network,"…

Tour operator Gold Line announced the suspension of operations, according to the press service of the Federal Tourism Agency. The company's website says that the suspension of operations is related to damages that the tour operator has suffered due to lower demand for tours. According to information…

The largest network of travel agencies in Ukraine Goryachie Tury (lit. Hot Tours) has stopped working, according to the website of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) on Monday.
Phones of the company written on their official website do not respond.

Goryachie Tury…

In exchange for the financial assistance of the European Union, Greece will have to implement a series of tough reforms. According to the publication of NBC News, the increase of taxes will also affect the tourism industry: VAT for cafes and restaurants will increase from 13% to 23%, for hotels -…

S7 Group member airlines summarized the results of their activity in May 2015. During the last month the S7 Group member airlines carried 894.5 thousand passengers – 12.9% more than in May 2014.

The growth was mainly indicated on domestic routes – on flights between Russian cities the…

Orenburg airlines (Orenair, a company of Aeroflot) decided to optimize its fleet due to the reduction of the tourism market and reduced demand for air travel in the country, according to the report of the company to Interfax. According to the annual report of Orenburg airlines, in coordination with…

In 2014, online sales of tourist services in Russia increased by 49% to 430 billion rubles. In June 2015, the representatives of Russian tourism industry and e-commerce market,the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), the Regional Public Center of Internet Technologies, and the Russian Association…

A deputy of the fraction United Russia Vitaly Milonov sent to the head of the Federal Tourism Agency Oleg Safonov a proposal to develop a code of behavior of Russian tourists abroad, according to the Russian newspaper Izvestia.

Rules should be developed…

Moscow State Institute of International Relations (Russia's most prestigious educational institution for young people with international interests, the same time the University of the Russian Foreign Ministry) and online travel service Anywayanyday signed an agreement on global cooperation, according…

Russian tourists who are on holidays in Greece, did not feel any effects of the economic crisis in the country, the press secretary of Russian Tourism Ministry Irina Schegolkova reported on Thursday.

"We did not receive any complain from the tourists who are in Greece. We got phone…

From July 9, insurance company Soglasie starts paying tourists of tour operator Travelsystem. Financial guarantee of tour operator will be enough for 80% of the required payment, the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Turina commented to Interfax. The company Soglasie insured…