As local media reported, starting October 1, Japan may allow foreign nationals arriving for a period of three months or more. Tourists are not included in the list yet. However, the Russians do not lose hope to go to Japan at least next spring - during the cherry blossom season.

Irina Serganova,…

The overwhelming majority (65%) of survey, conducted from August 18 to September 1 on the Russian tourist portal TourDom.ru, believes that it is inexpedient to fly to Thailand in conditions of severe restrictions there. 18% of respondents are ready to accept the new rules only with significant discounts.…

The Russian tour operator Tui, as well as the Royal Flight airline, has applied to the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Indian Airports Authority for permission to resume charter flights to the famous Indian resort of Goa from October 26.

Royal Flight has requested 169 slots since…

For the first time Russians entered into the TOP-5 entry markets of the Maldives. This was reported by the Department of Immigration of the Maldives. Compared to July, the flow of tourists from the Russian Federation in August (although very little in absolute terms) increased by 8,1 times.

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The Indian state of Goa began to remove restrictions on the tourist business. The first boards with Russian tourists can land in Goa in mid-October. Michael Lobo, the state's minister of technology and science, reported.

According to him, negotiations on lifting restrictions on air traffic…

More than 250 Russian tourists have visited the Maldives archipelago after July 15, when the islands opened to foreign visitors – it is follows from the statistics of the Republic's department of immigration.

According to the ministry, 58 Russian tourists came to the archipelago for the…

The Thai authorities are ready to open the borders for Russian tourists in the near future. This was announced on Friday, August 7, by the official representative of the Russian Embassy in the Kingdom, Vladimir Kim. According to him, now the question of lifting restrictions on international flights…

The Russian government may soon approve the resumption of international flights to the Republic of Korea and the Maldives. This was announced on Tuesday, July 28, by TASS, citing its own source close to the aviation authorities.

According to the insider, air traffic with these countries…

Sri Lanka expects to open the borders in mid-August. However, these terms can be adjusted. In an interview, the Republic's ambassador to Russia, Michalgalanda Durage Lamavansa, told how the island state is fighting the coronavirus and plans to restart international tourism.

According to…

On Monday, June 29, the Thai Civil Aviation Authority (CAAT) announced that it will lift the ban on international flights from July 1. To say the truth, the cancelation does not extend to everyone. The ban on entry is removed for foreigners entering with business purposes. Foreign tourists can also…

On July 15, the Maldives will open for all tourists, including Russians. This was reported at a press conference by the president of the island state Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on June 23. The return to a full tourist life will be gradual.

Upon arrival, tourists will receive a free visa for 30…

Beijing is interested in restarting regular flights between China and Russia as soon as possible, and is ready to advance this process through teamwork with the Russian side, a statement of the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.

“China expects that the global epidemic situation will normalize…

The Chinese Foreign Ministry today announced the conditions for the resumption of air links with Russia.

As diplomats said, stabilization of the epidemiological situation and compliance with sanitary requirements is the main criteria. The dates of the opening of air borders are not called.…

In Seoul, it was difficult to name a date for the renewal of the agreement with Russia on the mutual cancellation of visa requirements, which was suspended on April 13 due to the coronavirus pandemic. But South Korea expects this to happen soon.

"To renew the agreement on a visa-free regime,…

According to statistics on the departure of Russians abroad, 2 606 719 trips were made to China in 2019. The Russian Foreign Ministry reminds that China itself has closed the borders for foreigners. It was here that the first outbreak of COVID-19 was recorded. And, despite the improvement of the epidemiological…

Air China passengers who intend to fly on a Moscow-Beijing flight will need to have a certificate confirming that they have not been infected with coronavirus from May 8. The certificate must be received no later than 120 hours before departure.

The Chinese Embassy in Russia reported that…

Foreign tourist flow to Sri Lanka in the first quarter of 2020 decreased by 31,5% (to 507,3 thousand people) compared with the same period a year earlier, while Russia entered the TOP-3.

In the first quarter of the year, Sri Lanka was visited by 507,3 thousand foreign tourists – 31,5% less…

The portal TourDom.ru found out from large Russian tour operators in China the current situation in the country, and in particular at the popular tourist resort - Hainan Island.

The news is quite positive, there have been no new cases of COVID-19 since February 22, and the last patient was…

Maldives are among the countries with isolated cases of coronavirus, while the island nature of the state allows you to quickly localize the source of infection. Numerous resorts remain safe for tourists, therefore, tour operators and customers remain calm, despite the latest news about COVID-19.

"Air…

The tourist flow from Russia to Japan in January-February 2020 increased by 26,7% compared to the same period last year, amounting to 15 100 people. At the same time, almost all other Japanese source markets showed a serious decline in the number of arrivals.

So, even in February, the tourist…