Russian tourism to Japan is experiencing a remarkable surge in 2026. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), 12,800 Russian citizens visited Japan in June 2026, which is 7.1% more than in June 2025. Over the first half of the year, the total number of Russian visitors reached…
Previously, Russians had to apply for a regular "paper" visa to travel to Taiwan: prepare a package of documents, personally contact the Taiwan representative office in Moscow and wait for consideration. Now the entire process is done remotely: an electronic visa system for entry to Taiwan was launched…
For the first time, the Chinese island of Hainan has overtaken Thailand in monthly Russian tourist arrivals, marking a seismic shift in outbound travel patterns (according to info…
Russian tour operator PEGAS Touristik has announced the launch of a new flight program to the Vietnamese island of Phu Quoc for the autumn-winter season 2026/2027.…
Direct flights between Moscow and Sri Lanka are set to resume on October 4, according to Ruwan Ranasinghe, Sri Lanka's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Employment Abroad, and Tourism. The official made the announcement to RIA Novosti, confirming that Aeroflot will restart the service after a period…
In the spring of this year, almost all leading Russian tour operators recorded a steady increase in demand for tours to Uzbekistan compared to the same period last year, while the dynamics vary from maintaining indicators at the level of last year to a multiple increase in bookings. The national tour…
On May 25, Turkish airlines Air Anka and TailWind ceased operations in Russia due to the expiration of temporary permits previously issued by the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia). However, the carriers managed to sell tickets to tour operators (primarily Anex Tour) until the end of October.
Passenger traffic on the direct Moscow–Denpasar (Bali) route grew almost four times in 2025 compared to 2024, reaching nearly 92,000 people, Russia's ASEAN envoy Yevgeny Zagaynov told RIA Novosti. In the first four months of 2026, over 33,000 passengers have already used the service. Aeroflot resumed…
More and more Russian tourists are choosing the Chinese island of Hainan for their beach holidays, according to the article published by ATOR (Accusation of Tour Operators of Russia). The numbers are breaking records.…
The B2B travel trade fair ITB China 2026 successfully took place from 26–28 May in Shanghai, China. The event was hosted at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in the Pudong district, bringing together the global travel industry under one roof. This year's show was the largest…
Starting September 15, 2025, China introduced a one-year visa-free regime for Russian citizens. In response, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree granting visa-free entry to Russia for Chinese citizens.
Chinese Foreign Ministry representative Guo Jiakunannounced that China will…
The Japan Visa Application Center in Moscow, which opened in February of this year, has begun implementing its own administrative procedures, which are markedly stricter than the previous, more lenient…
Russian tourist flow to the Chinese island of Hainan, having reached record levels last year, continues to rapidly increase in 2026.
In the first two months of 2026, Hainan welcomed 89,000 tourists from Russia, a 61.9% increase compared to the same period last year. Russia accounted for…
The Japanese National Tourism Organization (JNTO) reported that the number of tourists from Russia in 2025 increased to nearly 195,000, a 96.3% increase from 2024. In December, 8,300 Russians visited Japan, a 41.2% increase from the previous year.
Guesthouses and local islands - inhabited islands where locals live - are becoming increasingly popular among Russian tourists vacationing in the Maldives. This is the opposite of island resorts, where there are only tourists and staff.
As Interfax notes, the growth of guesthouses has contributed…
Uzbekistan expects to welcome 12 million foreign tourists in 2026. This was announced by Mr. Abrorhuja Munovarov, Head of the Investment Department of the Tourism Committee, at the 7th Hotel Business Forum 2026, which was held in Tashkent on February 13 - 14.
The cross-border cable car is being built within the framework of an intergovernmental agreement between the Russian Federation and China, concluded in September 2015. The symbolic start of the project was given in July 2019. It will connect Blagoveshchensk in Russia and Heihe in China, and is scheduled…
Kyrgyzstan is actively developing ecotourism, which aims to preserve the natural environment and attract tourists interested in close contact with nature. Ecotourism in the country combines mountaineering, trekking, hiking, cycling, horseback riding, and ethno-tourism, creating unique opportunities…
Starting from January 1, 2026, India abolished the consular fee for Russians to apply for a 30-day electronic tourist visa (e-Tourist Visa). Previously, the fee ranged from $10 to $ 25 and was paid only with a foreign bank card.
However, the e-Tourist Visa itself has not been waived: it…
The Moscow office of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) released the latest tourist arrival statistics. According to these data, the growth in demand for Thailand, which began last month, continues.
In the first 11 months of 2025, Thailand welcomed 1,632,624 Russian citizens, an increase…
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