Russian airline Royal Flight is expected to launch regular flights to Taiwan later this year, the country’s Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) said Sunday, according to the Taipei Times.
The agency said it has received a letter from Russia’s civil aviation authorities designating Royal…
At the heart of a vast and ancient land called India is Madhya Pradesh, a state that has earned the title: "The Heart of Amazing India." It's not just for its geographical location, but more because it's a microcosm that India has to offer -…
According to the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia, in 2018 125,700 citizens of the Russian Federation visited the country, which is 7% more than in 2017. This is a record result in the history of Russian-Indonesian relations. In terms of growth of tourist traffic to Indonesia Russia…
Among Russian tourist Myanmar is less popular country in Southeast Asia. However, Myanmar (several years ago known as Burma) is successfully increasing tourism popularity, although not so fast as, for example, neighboring Vietnam,
According to the official tourism statistics of Myanmar,…
Laos is a singular country of the Indochinese Peninsula, which has no coastline, so beach lovers have nothing to do here. Those, who are interested in untouched nature and treasures of ancient cultures, go to Laos. There are many beautiful Buddhist temples and palaces in Laos. Thus, the city of Luang…
Thailand is in the TOP 10 foreign countries visited by Russian tourists. According to the annually published data of Rosstat, Rosturism and the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Thailand, the country was visited by:
2015 year - 675,089 Russian tourists
2016 year - 866,597 Russian…
The Philippine Islands (there are more than seven thousand of them) are no once recognized as the most beautiful tropical archipelago in the world. Primordial nature, mountain ridges, volcanoes and cliffs, underground rivers, hot springs, caves and lakes, skyscrapers and colonial houses in Manila,…
According to ATOR, 70,935 Russian tourists visited the Maldives in 2018, which is 14.5% more than in the previous year, when 61,931 tourists rested on the islands.
In general, foreign tourists flow to the Maldives grew by 6.8% for 2018. Most often, tourists from China rested in the country.…
Singapore Airlines was named the "Best Asian Airline" in Russia and the CIS countries by the Business Traveller for the third year in a row. Singapore Airlines already received this Award in 2016 and 2017. The ceremony took place in Moscow on November, 15, 2018.
“Malaysia plans to attract more tourists from Russia, primarily from its Asian part - Siberia and Far East”, said the Deputy Minister of the local Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture of the country, Mohammed Bakhtiyar Van Chick. According to him, in previous year Malaysia hosted 52 thousand Russian…
Thailand is the most popular foreign destination for the Russian travelers this New Year festive season, the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) has said.
Among the domestic destination Sochi turned out as the most popular winter resort, the tourism industry Association revealed.
Vietnam is in the TOP-10 foreign countries which are visited by Russian tourists. According to the annually published data of Rosstat (the Federal State Statistics Service) and Rostourism, as well as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam, the country was visited by the Russian tourists:
In 2018 a record number of Russian tourists visited Vietnam: more than 600 thousand people. However, the dynamics of growth in tourist flow from the Russian Federation showed a clear slowdown, the last months of the year even showed a decline
The leading Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) plans to enter the Russian market in 2019. Aeroflot will have a strong competitor on the destination. Meanwhile, Russian tour operators are waiting for further growth in demand for Japan in 2019.
ANA made a strategic decision to enter Russian…
For the period after the New Year holidays the demand on the travel market traditionally decreases - as a result, tours are also becoming cheaper. However, in the middle of January 2019 tour operators could contain a drop in prices on the Thai destination.
India’s tourism minister Joseph Alphons Kannanthanam has said his country is ready to accept a proposal from Moscow for visa-free entry to Russian tourists groups in India.
In an interview with TASS news agency, the official said that granting a no visa entry to Russian tourist groups is…
The demand for winter tours to Bali is still lower than last year. According to tour operators, tourists are waiting - both for a more favorable exchange rate and last minute offers closer to departure dates.
According to Indonesian National Tourist Office in Russia (VITO Russia), for the…
According to the latest statistics of Japanese National Tourist Organization (JNTO), 88,6 thousand tourists from Russia visit Japan over 11 months, which is 23.8% more than in this period in 2017. JNTO also notes a record total incoming flow to Japan - 30 million tourists since 2018. In 2017, Japan…
Pegas Touristik, a Russian tour operator which organizes about 300 charter flights every season, has decided to discontinue its charter operations in India’s Goa from January 12, The Times of India reports. Joao Xavier Miranda of Cicerone Air Transport Services, an airline representative firm, said Pegas’…
