Asia - Russian Travel Digest

27.12.2017

Regional transportation to China will increase

Tour operator Pearl River expands its flying program to Hainan Island. Since March 1, 2018, the company will transport tourists to Chinese resort from another 11 Russian cities. According to the provider, direct flights to Sanya from Barnaul, Blagoveshchensk, Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Krasnoyarsk,…

18.12.2017

More than 9 million tourists visited India from January to November 2017

“More than 9 million foreign tourists visited India from January to November 2017. An increase amounted 15.6% against the same period of the last year”, - the local portal The Economic Times reported on Tuesday. "Over 11 months of 2017 more than 9 million foreign tourists came to India. Only in November…

11.12.2017

Siberia Airlines will launch flying from Irkutsk to Tokyo in the spring of 2018

Siberia Airlines, part of S7 group, will begin direct flights from Irkutsk to Tokyo on April 29, 2018. As stated in the report of S7, flights will be performed on Thursdays and Sundays by A320 aircraft. Departure from Irkutsk is scheduled for 12:10 local time, arrival to Tokyo - at 18:30; departure of…

08.12.2017

The tourist flow from Russia to Japan increased by 40% in January-October 2017

“In January-October this year 63.7 thousand Russians visited Japan, which is 40.2% more than in the same period of the last year”, - according to statistics published on the website of the Japanese National Tourism Organization (JNTO). In October 2017 9,300 visitors from Russia visited Japan, which is…

23.11.2017

Tourist flow from Russia to Mauritius began to grow after the crisis caused by the crisis

“About 9 thousand Russians visited Mauritius from January to October 2017, which is 21% more than during the same period of the last year”, - said at a meeting with tour operators the Director of Tourism of Mauritius Kevin Ramkelaon. "This year from January to October we have already hosted about 9 thousand…

21.11.2017

Ural Airlines began regular flights on the route Vladivostok-Harbin-Bangkok

“Ural Airlines airline began regular flights on the rout Vladivostok-Harbin-Bangkok”, - reported the press service of Vladivostok International Airport (MAV). In the winter timetable of the airport the implementation of the new flight is scheduled twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays by airplane A320.…

15.11.2017

A record number of tourists from Russia will visit Vietnam in 2017

“The number of tourist arrivals from Russia to Vietnam for 10 months of 2017 increased by 38.3% against the same period of the last year - up to 457.3 thousand people”, - said the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), citing the Vietnamese National Tourism Authority. Over the past year 434,000…

01.11.2017

Travel agents of Ekaterinburg are discouraged by the cancellation of New Year's flights to Bali

The fact of cancelation of previously announced flights of Royal Flight from Ekaterinburg to Bali on the dates after December 24 is widely discussed by the participants of the market on the profile Internet sites in social networks. As the representative of one of the travel agencies wrote, the tour…

01.11.2017

Tours to India are sold cheaper than the cost of a flight

The minimum price for weekly tours from Moscow to Goa Indian resort from November 6 to 8 starts from 30.5 thousand Rubles ($ 527) for two persons. This is noticeably lower than the cost of the flight, which is about 21 thousand Rubles ($ 346) for one person. Such results were shown by price monitoring…

30.10.2017

Russia is the leader by increasing of the tourist traffic to Bali in January-August 2017

According to the statistical office of Indonesia, in January-August the resorts of Bali Island were visited in total by almost 4 million tourists, increased by 18.89% against the same period of the previous year, At the same time, every fourth tourist in Bali was from China. The Chinese tourist flow…

27.10.2017

Air company Aurora will fly in the winter in 45 directions

According to the winter schedule, Aurora Airlines (part of the Aeroflot group) will fly in 45 destinations to the cities of the Far East and Siberia, as well as to Japan, Republic of Korea and China. The airline's announcement says that the winter schedule will be in effect from October 29, 2017 until…

10.10.2017

Almost 55 thousand Russians visited Thailand in August

“Almost 55 thousand Russian tourists visited Thailand in August 2017, which is 3.3% more than in the same month a year earlier”, - according to the report of the country's Ministry of Tourism. According to the agency, in August 3.13 million foreigners visited Thailand or 8.7% more than in the same period…

09.10.2017

ATOR: demand for tours to South Korea increased by 30% an average in autumn season

“The demand for tours to South Korea this autumn increased by 30% an average due to the active work of the National Tourism Organization of Korea (NOTC) to promote the country and the upcoming Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang”, - according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). "The leading…

28.09.2017

Russia and Japan want to increase the mutual tourists flow up to 250 thousand people in two years

“Russia and Japan plan to increase the mutual tourist flow among themselves up to 250,000 in 2019”, - reported TASS. According to the Head of Rosturism Oleg Safonov, the parties will sign the corresponding document during the annual international tourism exhibition JATA in Tokyo. "We will work to increase…

26.09.2017

The tourists flow from Russia to Thailand grew by a third for seven months

“The flow of tourists from Russia to Thailand from January to July this year increased by almost a third, reaching a mark of 800 thousand people”, - said Russian Ambassador to Thailand Kyril Barsky. "Over the seven months of this year the number of tourists increased by 29%, reaching almost 800 thousand…

22.09.2017

ATOR: Sri Lanka plans to support tourist charters from Russia

“Sri Lanka intends to support tourist charters from Russia, but we have no specific measures reported yet”, - the press service of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) said with reference to the representatives of the state authorities of the country. The representative of the state bureau…

14.09.2017

Tour operators expect increase of tourist traffic to Sri Lanka up to 40% next winter

“The number of tourists from Russia to Sri Lanka can grow by 40% this winter against the last year's figures”, - reported Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) with reference to the data of tour operators. "Sri Lanka this winter is nearly to become a main opening of the season - tour operators…

04.09.2017

Coral Travel made an exclusive tour to Fukuok

Tour operator Coral Travel announced about launching of a direct charter program to Fukuok island (Vietnam) since the end of October from Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk and Irkutsk. Sales of this direction have already begun. As reported in the company, direct charter flights from Moscow will start…

01.09.2017

North Korea was visited by 423 Russian tourists in 2016

“North Korea can attract Russian tourists, as this is a very exotic direction, but it will never become massive - last year the tourist flow amounted 423 Russians”, - said the press-secretary of the Russian Travel Industry Union (RCT) Irina Tyurina. She noted that tourists can visit this country only…

23.08.2017

The number of Russian tourists in Maldives has increased by 36.8%

The fact that the demand of Maldives in the first half of the year has grown significantly is confirmed by tour operators. Meanwhile, the next summer Maldives is preparing a surprise for tourists - the new and largest resort in the Indian Ocean. The data from the Ministry of Tourism of Maldives for the…