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…

Thai Airways has announced plans to suspend flights to almost all of its destinations. The flights to Moscow will be suspended from April 1, 2020 until further notice.

Starting March 25, 2020, the flights to the following destinations were suspended: Hong Kong, Taipei, Tokyo (Narita and…

Despite the fact that the first news about coronavirus came from China, it was this country that first began to emerge from the crisis. According to the head of the marketing department of the China Travel tour operator Yevgeny Glotov, told that many of the sights in the country are working again…

Since March 23, Russia has introduced new time restrictions on flights to countries where cases of new coronavirus infection have been identified, Rosaviyatsiya informs.

As reported, flights to Turkey will be limited (only flights to Istanbul are allowed), Japan (only to Tokyo), Vietnam…

Tour operators believe that the introduction of preliminary electronic visas by the Sri Lankan authorities will not have a significant impact on the flow of tourists to the country. As Anex Tour noted, registration of electronic permission does not take much time - officially it takes 48 hours, in…

The national air carrier of Vietnam has temporarily suspended services to Russia, France, Malaysia, and Taiwan in response to the spread of the coronavirus and travel restrictions imposed by countries and regions around the world.

Vietnam Airlines said it suspended flights to Russia and…

In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the management of Singapore Airlines decided to temporarily suspend flights on the route Moscow-Singapore-Moscow from March 22, 2020 to April 30, 2020.

Singapore Airlines reduces the number of flights on the route network for reasons related…