Tourism in Sri Lanka is experiencing a tourism boom, and not without the help of Russian tourists. This was announced by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

According to SLTDA, the island received the largest number of foreign tourists in December 2021. The majority of tourists…

According to the results of the first four days of 2022, Russian tourists continue to be on the leading position in the number of arriving of travelers to Thailand.

So, from 1 to 4 January this year, 2 511 tourists from Russia entered Thailand. Nowadays, the positions are as follows:

The tour operator Space Travel has opened the sale of package tours to Sri Lanka. According to Space Travel, tours to Sri Lanka are offered with a connecting flight in Dubai from seven Russian cities: Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Krasnodar, Samara, Rostov-on-Don and Novosibirsk. The flights are operated…

Laos has decided to allow foreign tourists who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the country from January 1.

“Laos has confirmed January 1, 2022 as the official opening date of the country to foreign tourists. According to a notification from the Prime Minister's Office, the…

Tour operator Pegas Touristik has announced a flight program to the Maldives from St. Petersburg. The flights will be operated by Nordwind airline once a week.

As Pegas Touristik explained, the flight program to the Maldives from St. Petersburg will be started on December 26, 2021. Nordwind,…

The management of the airport in the Indian resort state of Goa has encouraged Russian tourists. According to the director of the airport Gagan Malik, Russian charter tour operators have sent an application for landing at Goa Dabolim international airport on the eve of the New Year celebrations.

“We…

The tour operator Anex Tour announced the launching of a flight program to Vietnam in cooperation with its strategic partner - Azur air.

Two weekly flights are planned from December 22 to March 16, 2022, on the route Moscow - Nha Trang on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Tours of 8, 11,…

For the first time in history, at the end of November, Russia became the leader in the number of tourists arriving in Phuket, the main resort in Thailand. If earlier the Russian Federation sent about 0,5-0,7 million tourists to Phuket a year, then under the current severe restrictions on entry, the…

Almost 200 thousand Russian tourists arrived in the Maldives from January to early November. Russia is the second in terms of tourist flow, the archipelago's tourism office reported.

“From January 1 to November 25, more than a million foreign tourists made holidays in the Maldives, 194,5…

This winter, Sri Lanka is counting very much on the Russian market and tries to expand the volume of traffic. So, from November 9, SriLankan Airlines has increased the number of flights to 2 per week between Moscow and Colombo. The flights depart from Domodedovo to Colombo on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

In…

Despite the resumption of regular flights with Thailand from November 9, travel companies do not expect high demand for tours to the country, despite the rather attractive prices, said Maya Lomidze, executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).

"The algorithm…

About 1 000 Russian tourists are expected to visit Sri Lanka in the coming weeks. Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said the tourists will visit Sri Lanka as part of the recently launched tourism advertising campaign between Sri Lanka and Russia.

“With the recently resumption of direct…

The first hundred Russian tourists have already got a permit to enter Thailand (COE). These vaccinated tourists are going to have a holiday at the country's resorts without quarantine as part of the "sandbox" project. The Ambassador of Thailand to Russia, Mr. Sasivat Wongsinsavat, expressed the hope…

In the next ten days, the Indian government must take a decision on the returning of foreign tourists to the country. At the moment, the leaders of the Indian Ministry of the Interior are discussing with all interested parties the proposed date and conditions for opening the country to foreign tourists.

The…

The Vietnamese resort island Phu Quoc to be opened for tourists according to the plan - from the beginning of October. This was recently announced by the Minister of Tourism and Culture of the country Nguyen Van Hung, whose words are quoted by local media. It is assumed that the test period of the…

The Tourism Development Authority of Sri Lanka reminded tourists the new conditions for entering the country.

Thus, travelers vaccinated with the Russian drug "Sputnik V" are exempt from mandatory quarantine. To do this, they must provide a certificate of completion of the full course of…

In 2021, vacationers in the Maldives are much more likely than before to stay not in five-star hotels, but in budget accommodation facilities, ATOR (Association of Tour Operators of Russia)  reports.

Before the pandemic, the Maldives attracted exclusively wealthy Russian tourists. In the…

Thailand allowed tourists vaccinated with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine to enter Phuket Island and other tourist areas included in the Phuket Sandbox and 7+7 programs from September 1, without having to undergo a 14-day quarantine, told the Consul General Vladimir Sosnov.

"The Russian vaccine…

Thailand has in principle allowed tourists vaccinated with the Sputnik V vaccine to enter certain tourist areas of the country, the timing will be announced later, the Russian embassy in Thailand said.

"In connection with the incoming questions about whether Russians vaccinated with Sputnik…

Despite the increase in the incidence of the "delta" strain of coronavirus, in Thailand, after Phuket, several islands were opened for vaccinated Russian tourists.

The island of Koh Samui, Phangan and Tau in the Gulf of Thailand began to receive foreign tourists.

Phuket opened…