Travel agents drew attention to the appearance of low prices for tours to Thailand in January. For example, tourists can fly on January 12 from Irkutsk for 9 nights to Pattaya for only $ 1 282 for two persons. Tours from Moscow have also become cheaper – up to $ 1 338.

Experts say that tourists…

Another popular winter destination has been “returned” to the Russian tourists. The tour operator Tez Tour announced the start of sales of tours to the Chinese resort island of Hainan. The tour operator offers GDS tours with direct flights from Moscow to Sanya Airport on Aeroflot flights.

Hainan…

From the beginning of 2023, Thailand has set a course for the complete restoration of Russian tourist flow to the 2019 level. The country is moving confidently towards its goal - over the first 11 months, more than 90% of the “pre-Covid” number of tourists have already arrived in Thailand. Russia…

Winter Sri Lanka is in greater demand this year than last one. According to tour operators, the country will be one of the top five destinations in demand among Russians for winter beach holidays.

From January to October 2023, 142 929 Russians visited this country (an increase is 56,6% by…

Tour operators working in the South Korean destination are recording a steady demand for winter tours to South Korea. Sales dynamics vary from company to company.

Anex, Pac Group, China Travel and Intourist talk about moderate but stable demand.

“There is demand for South Korea,…

The tour operator Anex Tour has announced new tours to Sri Lanka. According to Anex experts, the sale of combined tours to Sri Lanka is being resumed for the 2023-24 winter season. The price from Moscow for the program starts from $ 2 785.

The tour operator also recalled that this season…

Anex-Tour made a statement about tours to China: the tour operator announced the sale of tour packages from new departure cities and the expansion of the range of offers in this Asian destination. For now we are talking about excursion programs - tours to Beijing and Shanghai.

“Previously,…

Despite a slight decrease in the number of arrivals for the autumn of this year, Russia continues to be the number 1 of source markets for the Maldives. At the end of 10 months, every ninth tourist in the Maldives came from the Russian Federation, and the tourist flow increased by 6,3% compared to…

Vietnam is gaining popularity among Russian tourists. Despite the lack of direct flights to the country, for a number of tour operators sales of tours for the end of autumn and the New Year holidays have increased significantly compared to last year.

From November 15, Fun&Sun launches a…

Tour operators announced unexpected news: in the winter season 2023/2024, many hotels in the Maldives have made seasonal special offers for the New Year, which is very rare event, and this will lead to falling in price by 40% of some New Year tours to the Maldives.

The main reason is the…

Sri Lanka began issuing free visas to Russians from today. Yesterday the corresponding resolution of the country’s Cabinet of Ministers came into force. It will be valid until March 31, 2024.

In particular, Russian tourists are allowed a 30-day stay in the country. Tourists must apply for…

The tour operator Fun&Sun has started selling package tours from Moscow to Vietnam for the winter season. The block flight program to Nha Trang is scheduled from November 25, 2023 to March 17, 2024.

Winter package tours to Vietnam (Cam Ranh airport, Nha Trang resort) Fun&Sun arranges on…

Demand for Thailand among Russians continues to show positive dynamics, showing monthly growth. In October – plus 30% compared to September data. The main demand is for Phuket, where Russians increasingly accommodate at expensive hotels. Hoteliers estimate the increase in the number of guests from…

Robert El Khoury, VP of Sales & Marketing, comments: “For JA Resorts & Hotels, the CIS and Russian markets are integral components of our eight key markets and receive significant focus. As a company, we are actively investing to expand our market share due to their immense potential.…

On October 30, the first flight from Tomsk airport has been started to the island of Phuket after a three-year break. The occupancy of charters to Thailand in December is already 76% in general.

The flight program to Phuket from Tomsk provides flights departing once every 12 days. On its…

The Russian tourist flow to Japan from Russia increased 5,2 times over the 3 quarters of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.

As ATOR reported with reference to the Japan National Tourism Organization, the total number of foreign citizens who entered Japan in January-September 2023…

The abolition of visa fees for Sri Lanka for Russian tourists immediately increased demand for the destination. “Russians are not exempt from the need to apply for a visa, it simply becomes free. The procedure for obtaining a visa remains the same - upon arrival at the airport, tourists fill out a…

The Sri Lankan government decided to maximize not only the flow of tourists from Thailand, China, Indonesia and India, but also from Russia. They intend to achieve their goal through “free” visas for visitors from the listed countries.

The Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…

A leading Russian tour operator Fun&Sun is expanding Sri Lanka offers. From November 10, the company will offer tourists another flight from Moscow and increase the block of seats on existing flights. The reason, as company experts explained, is increased demand from tourists.

“There are…

Aeroflot has not yet opened ticket sales for direct flights to Indonesia, but Russian tourists are already preparing for the New Year holidays in Bali. According to the tour operator Pac Group, in the last week the number of those seeking to buy a tour to the island has increased.

“Only…