The number of Russians who crossed the Japanese border in 2019 increased by 26,6% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 120 000 people. This was reported by the Moscow office of the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).

The 2019 figure for the Russian tourist flow to…

The charter chain of Azur Air airline to the Maldives this winter showed good results: both players who formed the tours on these charters reported on successful sales. Anex Tour promises to continue the "charter experiment" with the Maldives - and not only for the New Year.

The New Year's…

According to the results of 2019, the Russian tourist flow to Malaysia has increased by 10-11%. As the director of the Moscow representative office of Tourism Malaysia, the tourism attaché of the Malaysian Embassy in Russia, Mr. Jeffrey Munir said, it is predicted that in 2019 the tourist flow from…

This was told at the Moscow office of the National Tourism Organization of Korea (NOTK). According to expert estimates of the organization, this year the total increase in the volume of tourists in South Korea amounted to about 25%. In 2020, tour operators predict a more intensive increase in flow.

As…

The tour operator Anex Tour announced the opening of sales of a new destination with direct charter transportation in Vietnam - Danang. Charter flights of Azur air will be operated from three cities of Russia.

Vietnam is one of the most popular countries in Southeast Asia among Russian tourists.…

Ural Airlines will begin operating flights from Yekaterinburg and Tyumen to Haikou (Hainan Island, China) in February, the airline’s press service said.

The flights will be performed with a technical landing in Novosibirsk on an A321neo aircraft. Departures from Yekaterinburg will begin…

In 2019 tourist flow from Russia to Thailand remained at the last year level, according to Thai Sports and Tourism Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, and as of December 27, 2019 Thailand hosted 39 million tourists (last year - 38 million).

The Thai Tourism Authority (TAT) predicts that in…

Almost 1,5 million Russian tourists visited Thailand in 2019, the tourist flow has not changed compared to last year, the Bangkok Post newspaper reports citing data from the country's Ministry of Tourism (TAT).

"In 2019, 1,47 million Russian travelers visited Thailand, the tourist flow has…

The good news came from Vietnam - the National Tourism Administration extended visa-free regime for a number of countries, including Russia. The decision to extend was made in order to increase the inbound tourist flow. Thus, over the next 3 years Russians will continue to save on a visa traveling…

The fourth city of departure from Russia has been added to the flight program of Pegas Touristik tour operator to the Thai island of Samui. The direct flight tours have already been calculated and are available in the online booking system of the tour operator.

The start of the flight program…

The governor of the Thai province of Surat Thani, Witchawut Jinto, and a team of officials last week welcomed the first 432 Russian tourists visiting the province.

The Russian visitors booked the inaugural flight of Nordwind Airlines from Novosibirsk in Russia the Southeast Asian country.…

The situation with tourism in Sri Lanka is beginning to improve: although the tourist flow is still on the decline after the attacks of April 2019, but this decline is already only 20% by last year, and not all 70%, as it was in the first months after the attacks. This was reported by government officials.…

Aeroflot airline will begin to fly from Moscow to Osaka from June 1, 2020, the carrier reports.

The flights will be operated four times a week - from Moscow on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and back - on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. On the rout will be used Airbus…

The tourist flow from Russia to Japan continues to grow: in January - November 2019, the country was visited by more than 111 thousand Russians, which is 25,5% higher than last year's results. A significant role in this is played the advertising of the destination, and the increase of transportation…

According to Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand, the number of arrivals of Russian tourists to Thailand from January to October 2019 exceeded one million, despite a decrease in tourist flow by 2%. This is a record among non-Asian countries.

In October, almost 107 thousand Russian…

Ural Airlines has opened the sale of tickets for a new direct flight Moscow (Domodedovo) to Mumbai (India), according to press release of the airline.

The flight will be operated from March 30, 2020 four times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (the return flight is Tuesday,…

Record growth was noted in November in the tourism sector of Vietnam. The number of tourists has reached 1,8 million. At the same time, for 11 months of 2019, about 16,3 foreign tourists visited Vietnam. The increase was 15,4%.

At the same time, in November, the largest share of foreign…

In February 2020, Pegas Touristik will add to three cities new departure points to Koh Samui. Russian tourist flow to the island may grow this winter by 600%. This was told by Bucky Kolpan, the head of the Thai department of the tour operator.

On December 27-28, Nordwind Airlines will perform…

The first charter flights of Nordwind airline (strategic partner of Pegas Touristik) from Moscow, Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk to the province of Surat Thani will be performed on December 27-28. From Surat Thani it will be possible to get to the hotels of Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao. The tour…

On December 26, Chinese airline Hainan Airlines will open regular flights between Moscow and the resort island of Hainan. The flights will be operated weekly. This information was confirmed by the general manager of the representative office of Hainan Airlines in Russia, Jean Thieu. 
The carrier…