On Thursday, 21.05.2015, on the general meeting of the members, Alexander Osaulenko was elected the new Executive Director of Tourpomosch, the association of tour operators in outgoing tourism. Previously he worked on the position of deputy director of Tourpomosch.

"The first steps…

Vladivostok Airport in the summer can start receiving the largest passenger aircraft in the world A380, which is planned to be operated on the route Moscow - Vladivostok by Transaero airline, as the press department of the Governor Vladimir Miklushevsky reported.

Airbus A380 is the…

Tour operators say about 50% reduction of demand for tours to Spain, meanwhile online booking systems note growing interest for this destination among independent travelers.

"According to estimation of tour operators, the fall in demand for Spain for this season reaches 50%. Although,…

From May 18, the Moscow children under the age of 14 can get a passport within one day, the press service of the Federal Migration Service reported.

The ministry said that the purpose of such action is "to help citizens to save time on preparation of documents before traditional summer…

The Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has instructed the Ministry of Finance to maintain a zero rate of VAT on domestic air transportation of passengers to/from the Crimea and Sevastopol, the site of the Russian government says.

"Russian Ministry of Finance has to preserve tax…

Ministry of Tourism of Bulgaria will increase the number of employees at consulates in Moscow and St. Petersburg, since they expect an increase in last minute bookings, according to the Bulgarian portal News.bg.

New employees will be hired also from local residents. Also, additional staff…

Because of the strengthening of the ruble, the demand for tours to Europe in April doubled in comparison to March , the press department of the tour operator TUI Russia reported.
The company explained that they analyzed the demand for summer tours for Early Bird action, which was held from…

Arrivals from Russia to Europe in the first quarter of 2015 decreased by 30% compared to the same period of the last year, the European Commission on Tourism said.

According to the report, most of the European destinations missed Russian tourists. The only exception was Montenegro…

In January-March 2015, passenger traffic on international charter flights from Moscow's airports decreased by half compared with the same period last year, from 1.2 million passengers to 652.4 thousand, the statement on the website of the Russian Aviation Ministry says .

As press secretary…

At the beginning of May, the list of members of the association of outgoing Russian tour operators Tourpomosch has just 861 company, while last year at this same time, members of the association were more than two thousand travel companies, which is almost 2.5 times higher.

Accordingly,…

During May holidays, Moscow airports have increased the number of passengers compared to the same period of the last year by 4.1%, according to the Federal Air Transport Agency website.

According to the report, from May 1 till May 4, airports of Moscow served 845.3 thousand passengers…

Mobile Telesystems (MTS), one of the three biggest mobile operators in Russia, has started selling tickets for trains and planes in its own retail stores.
Online retailer Ozon, about 11% of which belongs to MTS, became the partner of MTS in this project.

Customers can buy tickets…

The Russians may be able to have two international passports, the head of the Federal Migration Service Konstantin Romodanovsky said to Interfax. "We are thinking about how to come up with an initiative to allow the citizens to have two international passports. This will create additional comfort",…

The procedure for the collection of fingerprints to obtain a Schengen visa, starting in Russia in September 2015, may not result in the collapse of visa centers, the first vice-president of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia Vladimir Kantorovich said.

The Russians will take…

Almost all major Russian tour operators have reduced the volume of outgoing tourism. The reductions mainly affected regional programs, meanwhile the tourist flow from Moscow is almost on the same level, as the survey conducted by Interfax Tourism shows.

As the president of Natalie…

The most popular destinations for May holidays among Russian travelers will be Turkey and Egypt, as the survey among tour operators conducted of Interfax-Tourism stated. Some of the companies also talk about decrease in numbers of tourists compared to last year.

"The drop in tourist…

Specialized tour operator who will organize tours within Russia for disabled travelers, is established with the support of the Federal Tourism Agency, the Head of the Federal Tourism Agency Oleg Safonov said.

Tour operator Dostypny Tour (Affordable Tour), whose founder is the non-profit…

Yakutia Airlines well-known for charter flights to Japan is planning to introduce direct scheduled services to Niigata from Khabarovsk and Vladivostok onboard brand new SSJ-100 aircraft. Yakutia is the second air line in Russia to employ Sukhoi Superjets after Aeroflot.

The flight period…

Last winter season, there was no profitable destination, as Coskun Yurt, Chairman of Board of Directors of Coral Travel, said in an interview with RBK. The company goal for coming summer is to get out of the winter minus.

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