Tour operators say about reduced demand for tours due to devaluation of the ruble and the uncertainty of future courses, the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Tyurina reported to Interfax.

"Tour operators have noted that the reason is not only reducing…

The share of Russian purchases at Duty Free shops at Barcelona airport has decreased from 19% to 8% in the first half of 2015, according to the portal TRBusiness.com with reference to the report of the management of World Duty Free Group.
According to the report, overall sales in the Duty…

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,"…