Tour operators say about the decline in demand for tours to China among Russians due to the increasing value of the dollar and the increasing costs of air transportation, the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Turina said to Interfax on Wednesday.

"Tour operators…

According to the investigation, members of organized criminal group acted on behalf of the travel agency "Sunny Sky Travel", purchased in the name of a nominee director. From October to December 2014, they deceived the citizens, by signing a contract with them for the provision of tourist services…

From July 1, Korean Air airline, a member of SkyTeam Alliance, started operating flights Seoul - Moscow - Seoul daily basis, the regional director of Korean Air in Russia and the CIS Dream Song Hwee said to Interfax. The schedule of flights KE923 / 924 remained unchanged. Planes depart from Seoul…

OrenAir Airlines (Orenburg airlines, one of companies of Aeroflot) started operations from Moscow to Kunming, Changsha and Nanjing, as the press department of the company reported.

"The first flight was operated on Boeing 777-200ER on 10 June on the route Kunming - Moscow with one hundred…

Tour operator Connaissance Tour, who worked on the Russian market since 1994 and specialized on tours to Sri Lanka and India, stopped working, according to the official website of the company.

"Our company suspends operations in Moscow, for reservations agents can contact the Russian…

State Airport Company of Thailand plans to run a free shuttle bus from the airport to the popular beaches of Phuket, the web site "News of Phuket" said on Friday.
It is expected that passengers will be free to use the bus service by presenting a valid boarding pass for the plane. Recently three…

Charter air connection between Japan and Kamchatka is set to be resumed this July. A relevant agreement has been reached by Japan Air Travel Marketing company and Russian inbound tour operator KamchatIntour.

In recent years, only flights to Tokyo were offered from the region. This year,…

The tourist season in Goa is about to end; tour operators are close to finish their flight programs. Tour operator BTA Group, for example, is completing its flight program on April 4. CEO of the company Revaz Mgeladze says that transportation had to turn off early, as demand fell. Usually the flights…

Most countries have been recording a 10 to 50% drop in the number of Russian tourists. But some destinations are still in demand with the Russians, one of them is Taiwan. Even though in absolute figures the tourist flow to the island from Russia is not that great, there is an increase which is a quite…

The high season in Thailand is almost over, and although there are at least two months ahead, DMC’s already consider the season as one of the most difficult in their history.

The thing is that not only the tourists’ flow, but also the purchasing power of tourists have decreased because of…

Thailand expects the inflow of Russian tourists to increase over the current year, reports the Head of the Tourist Authority of Thailand (TAT), Mr. Tawatchai Arunyik.

According to his data, the Russian market showed a downturn last year: the country had been visited by 1.6 million Russian…

Introduction of easier visa regime with India for Russians will increase the number of Russian tourists in Indian resorts, the Association of Russian Tour Operators (ATOR) said on Friday.

On February 5, the Indian government expanded the list of countries whose citizens can get visas…

India issues electronic visas for visitors from 43 countries, including Russia and Ukraine, Indian Deputy Interior Minister Anil Goswami said on Thursday. The 43 countries also include Brazil, Israel, the United States, Mexico and Australia.

Tourists who plan to travel to India fill…