Minister of tourism and religion of Sri-Lanka declared that the country would start issuing visas on arrival for tourists of 45 countries, including Russia. The measure has been taken because of the serious decline of tourists' flow after the terrorists’ attack in April 2019. Initially it was planned…

Tourism minister of India Prakhlad Singh Patel has announced that 30-days electronic visa will cost two times cheaper. The authorities plan to correlate the price with the period of travelling to India.
Press Trust of India informs that the price for 30 days visa during the high season may…

Since October 1, the Government of Myanmar decided to issue tourist visas upon arrival to Russian citizens. The relief is introduced for a period of one year in test mode and will apply to those who fly into the country through the international airports of Naypyidaw, Yangon and Mandalay. The visa…

Aeroflot Airlines has notified partners about the cancellation of the flight program to Colombo from the beginning of September till the end of October 2019. The carrier offers passengers a refund, tour operators are looking for alternative flights.  The flights from Moscow to Colombo were canceled…

Russia leads among other countries in terms of growth of tourist flow to Indonesia. However, only Bali is showing growth, where more than 90% of Russian tourists rest. At the Russian-Indonesian business forum, experts discussed the demand trends and problems of promotion of Indonesian destination. 

“Indonesia…

Visa-free travel for Russian citizens in Taiwan has been prolonged until July 31, 2020, according to TASS news agency. 

Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry confirmed to the news agency that the experiment to provide visa-free travel for citizens of Russia, as well as for Thailand, Brunei, and the…

ANEX Tour operator will increase the number of flights to Sri Lanka. The departures from Moscow are scheduled twice a week since October 26, from Yekaterinburg – each 13 night. Transportation from St. Petersburg is added for the first time - once in 12 nights. “The past season has shown excellent…

In the winter season 2019-20 two leading federal tour operators will launch charter flights to the island of Phu Quoc in Vietnam. The direct flights to this Vietnamese resort are already planned from 10 cities of Russia (instead of 6 last year). For the first time, a flight will appear with business…

According to official statistics, the numbers of Russian tourists in Taiwan is increasing. For January - May 2019, 6,844 travelers from Russia visited the island, which are two more than for the same period of 2018. The launch of direct flights from Moscow and Vladivostok to Taipei and the abolition…

The growing demand in Russia for holidays on the Maldivian islands is encouraging tour operators not only to use regular flights. Anex Tour opened sales of tours on charter flights with business-class to the Maldives. Tui Russia also took a block of seats on these flights. 

According to…

Visa regime for visiting Japan will be made easier for Russian businessmen and students in autumn, the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said. "Since September this year, Japan plans to ease the visa regime for Russian businessmen as part of an eight-point cooperation plan to further encourage bilateral contacts.…

In the first half of 2019, the flow of tourists from Russia to the Maldives grew by almost 12%. June month, thanks to the lucrative offers of airlines and hotels, showed an increase of 31.5%. Meanwhile, at present time the Russians are already actively booking tours for the New Year on the Maldives. 

Despite…

“The Russians and citizens of another 47 countries are able to visit Sri Lanka with free visas from August 1 to February 1, 2020”, reported The Star newspaper. 

"The authorities of Sri Lanka from August 1 canceled visa fees for citizens of 48 countries, including Russia, Europe, the USA,…

This year, 2 times more tourists from Russia came to Taiwan. This was announced by Denis Nikolaev, the official representative of the Information and Tourist Center of Taiwan in Moscow. Now, the volume of the tourist flow is still insignificant, because over the period from January to May, 6.8 thousand…

On August 1, Tez Tour expands its own flight program to the Chinese island of Hainan on the boards of its strategic partner - the airline iFly. The new flights are planned from three cities. Prices for weekly tours start from 50 thousand Rubles (708 Euros) for two persons on BB basis. As Tez Tour…

Mouzenidis Travel Company has opened sales of tours to the Maldives. Tours to these islands the tour operator presented with departure from 10 cities of Russia and two cities of Kazakhstan. The tours to other exotic islands are expected in the nearest future.  As the press service of the tour operator…

“During the first six months of 2019, the number of tourists from Russia to Thailand increased by 2% - up to 700 thousand tourists,” reported Fabio Chinda, the Charge d'Affaires of Thailand in the Russian Federation. 

“Tourist flow from Russia increased by 2% for the first six months. Last…

This proposal was made by the head of Russian Federal Agency for Tourism Zarina Doguzova during the Second Russian-Indian Strategic Economic Dialogue in Delhi. The Indian side expressed interest in jointly developing a draft government agreement on visa-free group travel for a period of up to 21 days. 

“E-visas…

Press service of the governor of the Rostov region informs that on July 16 in Rostov-on-Don the ceremonial opening of General Consulate of the Republic of Uzbekistan was held. The consular district will cover General Consulate  in Rostov,  including the Southern and North Caucasian federal districts. 

The…

Russian tourists visit Taiwan without a visa since September 2018. Reliefs were supposed to end on July 31 of this year. But, the authorities of the island, having fixed the success of the program, decided to extend it for another year - until July 31, 2020. One of the major tour operators already…