The second massive foreign destination for Russian tourists is rapidly returning to its positions. Egypt, for the first time over six years, took first place in sales of the November holidays’ tours overtaking its competitors - Turkey and the UAE. It accounts for about 30 - 40% of all sales. This…

In the past 24 hours, Russia has confirmed 38 823 cases of COVID-19 and 1 219 deaths due to a disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The total case count going up to 9 070 674 and 255 386 deaths, the anti-coronavirus crisis center informed.

- Russia will introduce health passes for access…

More than half of Russian tourists expect that by the New Year the number of opened countries will increase, and in particular, European destinations will open. At the same time, most of all, tourists are waiting for the opening of Italy, the Czech Republic and Thailand. Such statistics were shown…

Russian tourists choose holidays in Egypt, Turkey and the UAE for the November holidays. The demand for foreign tours is growing, as per Maya Lomidze, executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).

“On foreign destinations, demand is growing, Egypt has become the…

In the past 24 hours, Russia has confirmed 40 993 cases of COVID-19 and 1 158 deaths due to a disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The total case count going up to 8 513 790 and 238 578 deaths, the anti-coronavirus crisis center informed.

- Moscow on Thursday shut shops, schools and…

Executive Director of the Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) of Russia Maya Lomidze announced the data on outbound tourism. For 9 months of 2021, Russian tourists made 5,24 million trips abroad.

 “Now the Operations Headquarters has opened air communication with 64 countries of the world,…

As anticovid restrictions eased and international borders opened, most Russian tourists decided to spend their holidays outside the country. From January to June 2021, the most popular destinations among Russian travelers were:

1-st place - Turkey: 806 212 tourists left Russia for Turkey…

In the past 24 hours, Russia has confirmed 34 303 cases of COVID-19 and 1 002 deaths due to a disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The total case count going up to 7 992 687 and 223 312 deaths, the anti-coronavirus crisis center informed.

- Health Minister Mikhail Murashko has called…

According to Igor Blinov, a spokesman of the National Network of Travel Agencies, in September, demand for international trips was 25–40% greater than in the same time the previous year, sales growth depend on the destination.

As Oleg Kozyrev, Marketing Director of Travelata.ru, says, usually…

In the past 24 hours, Russia has confirmed 25 781 cases of COVID-19 and 883 deaths due to a disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The total case count going up to 7 7 612 317 and 210 801 deaths, the anti-coronavirus crisis center informed.

- Russia recorded its highest coronavirus death…

The operational headquarters for the spread of coronavirus infection allowed to lift the restriction on regular flights from the Russian Federation to four more countries: Spain, Slovakia, Kenya and Iraq. The decree will come into force on September 21. In particular, Russian airlines will be allowed…

ATOR (Association of Tour Operators of Russia) Executive Director Maya Lomidze summed up the preliminary results of the 2021 summer season, named the leading destinations and spoke about the trends in tourist demand.

According to ATOR analysts, the summer tourist season in 2021 was quite…

In 2021, Russian tourists massively fell in love with resorts for the rich, the demand for vacations in the Maldives and Seychelles has grown significantly.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Tourism of the Maldives, from January to June of this year, 124,6 thousand travelers from…

In the past 24 hours, Russia has confirmed 18 780 cases of COVID-19 and 796 deaths due to a disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The total case count going up to 6 993 954 and 186 407 deaths, the anti-coronavirus crisis center informed.

- Russia could see a renewed surge of the coronavirus…

In the past 24 hours, Russia has confirmed 20 564 cases of COVID-19 and 762 deaths due to a disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The total case count going up to 6 747 087 and 176 044 deaths, the anti-coronavirus crisis center informed.

- Russia will launch a nationwide lottery for citizens…

The border service of the FSB of Russia has published data on the departures of Russian citizens to foreign countries for January-June 2021. From the figures of the Border Service, it follows that in comparison with 2019 trips abroad with all the purposes of the visit decreased by 68%. The outbound…

In the past 24 hours, Russia has confirmed 22 866 cases of COVID-19 and 793 deaths due to a disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The total case count going up to 6 447 750 and 164 881 deaths, the anti-coronavirus crisis center informed.

- Russia saw more than 530 000 excess deaths between…

In the past 24 hours, Russia has confirmed 24 072 cases of COVID-19 and 779 deaths due to a disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The total case count going up to 6 126 541 and 153 874 deaths, the anti-coronavirus crisis center informed.

- Starting Aug. 9, Russia plans to resume flights…

In the past 24 hours, Russia has confirmed 25 140 cases of COVID-19 and 710 deaths due to a disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The total case count going up to 5 808 473 and 143 712 deaths, the anti-coronavirus crisis center informed.

- Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency has ordered…