Asia - Russian Travel Digest

20.11.2018

Tourists are actively buying up Thailand for the winter

Tour operators report that news about the possible opening of Egypt has not influenced on sales of tours to the resorts in Thailand. Among the largest players on the destination the volume of early booking tours to Thailand for the winter season already exceeds the last year’s one by tens of percent.…

15.11.2018

S7 will start flying from Irkutsk to Vietnam from the end of November

“From November 28, S7 Airlines is to launch direct regular flights from Irkutsk to Cam Ranh (Vietnam),” the carrier’s press service reports. The flights from Irkutsk airport will be operated on Wednesdays and Saturdays. "The flight departs from Irkutsk at 21:10 and lands at Cam Ranh airport at 3:15 of…

14.11.2018

Preferences of Russian tourists in Vietnam

According to tour operators, more often the Russians book Vietnam for New Year holidays, although a number of companies have applications for the spring of 2019. "April 2019 – it is the longest date when agents are now booking tours, but this is more likely an exception. Most often the demand is for…

13.11.2018

Thailand will host 1.7 million Russian tourists by the end of 2018

This is 26% higher than last year's result. This forecast was presented by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of this country. According to the latest statistics, over the first eight months of this year Thailand has already been visited by 950.8 thousand tourists from Russia. Russia retains the position…

12.11.2018

Among all source markets in Japan Russia leads in terms of growth of tourist traffic

Russian tourist flow to Japan continues to show double-digit growth. During the first three quarters of 2018, 68,500 citizens of the Russian Federation visited this country, which is 26% more than in the same period last year. According to the Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO), in terms of dynamics…

12.11.2018

Russia and China will sign a new agreement on visa-free regime in 2019

“Russia and China will sign a new intergovernmental agreement on visa-free group tourist trips in 2019,” told Oleg Safonov, the head of Rostourism. He also noted that the negotiation process on intergovernmental agreement is in the final stage. In accordance with the new agreement, the minimum number…

08.11.2018

Tourist flow from Russia to the Maldives has increased by more than 20% for the first 9 months of 2018

“Tourist flow from Russia to the Maldives increased by 20.3% for the first 9 months of 2018. 51,1 thousand of Russian tourists visited the islands,” reported the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). “Among all the exotic islands of the Indian Ocean, the Maldives are leading both in tourist…

08.11.2018

How does Kazakhstan attract foreign tourists?

The head of state Nursultan Nazarbayev pays special attention to the development of tourism in Kazakhstan. Tourism has become one of the 6 drivers of national economy diversifying in the framework of Modernization 3.0. And under the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan has been created a Project…

06.11.2018

Vietnam expects the growth of Russian tourist flow by 20%

As the tour operators say, who have their own charter programs to Vietnam, despite fluctuations of the exchange rate in August-September, the destination shows good volumes and depth of sales during early booking program for upcoming winter season. So, according to Marina Makarkova, the head of the PR…

01.11.2018

Tour operator Rus Tour postponed its flight program to Hainan

Tour operator Rus Tour postponed the launch of a flight program to Hainan from a number of Russian regions due to the fact that the Chinese authorities did not issue slots of the airport of Sanya for Red Wings airline’s flights. The corresponding message is published on the website of the tour operator.…

30.10.2018

The platform titled "Inspiring Laos» is launched

On October 18-th, 2018, during ITB Asia Travel Show, a press conference Inspiring Laos launch announcement took part.

Over the past several months, Tourism Laos has worked closely with the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office and Chameleon Strategies to build a platform that reflects the…

25.10.2018

Tour operators are increasing the Vietnam’s volumes using Fukuoka and regions

Vietnam demonstrates an increase of demand during the early booking period of the winter season 2018 - 2019. The leaders are the tours for New Year holidays, Nha Trang and the island of Fukuok, charters for which two tour operators already have launched. According to the participants of the tour operator…

24.10.2018

Why tours to Thailand for the New Year are badly sold

In large networks of travel agencies note a decrease in the volume of realization of tours to Thailand on New Year's dates. As Elina Zeveleva, head of the financial settlements centre of MGP retails, told, according to the agencies of her company for the period from the beginning of the year till September…

18.10.2018

Three new hotels will be opened in Singapore

Tailor-made experiences await families, business travellers, groups and couples at the new gateway and getaway in Sentosa. Far East Hospitality, Singapore's leading operator of hotels and serviced residences, today announced that the Village Hotel at Sentosa and The Outpost Hotel will open Q1 2019.…

16.10.2018

Meliá Hotels International Schedules to Open Meliá Ho Tram in 2019 An Unparalelled Luxury Resort and Beachfront Staying Experience

Ho Tram, Vietnam, 10 October 2018 - Meliá Hotels International, one of the world’s largest hotel companies, announced its first property in Ho Tram is expected to open in 2019, which marks the fourth operating hotel under the Meliá Hotels & Resorts brand in Vietnam. Along with the brand’s exponential…

15.10.2018

Demand for New Year's Maldives has grown

As of the end of September - beginning of October, preliminary sales of tours to the Maldives for the New Year holidays are 10-15% higher than the rates of bookings in the same dates last year. This information was provided by the leading tour operators on the direction. In this case, as experts explain,…

10.10.2018

What Bali’s resorts are the leaders of demand on the Russian market?

The preferences of Russian tourists at Bali resorts remain unchanged: among the most requested regions are Nusa Dua and Jimbaran, Seminyak and Kuta. "The choice of these resorts is connected, first of all, with the price factor and the development of the hotel infrastructure", - ANEX Tour operator explains.…

08.10.2018

Source: IrAero airline did not get permission for a number of charters to Hainan

IrAero still has no confirmation of slots from Chinese aviation authorities for implementation of the flight program to Hainan since October 8 from a number of regions. For this reason, Rosaviatsia did not issue permit to the carrier for flights, ordered by Pearl River tour operator. This decision was…

01.10.2018

New Year's holiday in Thailand has risen in price

The average price for round flight Moscow - Bangkok for the New Year dates increased by 24%. Last year the cost of air tickets for January 1-10 was at the level of 27,245 Rubles ($ 414) and this year is 33,964 Rubles ($ 515) (for one person). Such data were provided by Biletix.ru online aggregator. The…

29.09.2018

Early booking discounts for Bali hotels reach now 25%

Tour operators already offer tours by direct flight of Aeroflot from Moscow to Denpassar and note that it has activated demand. Adjustments in sales are made mainly by currency exchange rates. According to tour operators, this year interest to holidays in Indonesia is growing. In the leaders of demand…