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03.08.2016

Russia, Thailand see reciprocal growth of tourist flows — agency

Russia and Thailand have seen reciprocal growth of tourist flows this year, the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturism) said on Wednesday after a meeting between the agency’s chief Oleg Safonov and Thai Minister of Tourism and Sports Mrs. Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul. "The citizens of our two countries…

22.04.2016

Russian ferry company to open Vladivostok - Shanghai line in 2017 — CEO

The largest Russian ferry operator ST.PETER LINE operating in the Baltic region will open the Vladivostok-Shanghai cruise ferry line in 2017, Chief Executive Officer of the company Sergey Kotenev said on Friday. "The line route comprising calls to ports of Japan and the Republic of Korea has already…

22.03.2016

Ural Airlines got the right to start flights to Thailand

Ural Airlines is named a scheduled carrier on several routes between the cities of Russia and Thailand, according to the reports the Federal Air Transportation Agency. Thus, the carrier will fly 5 times a week from Ekaterinburg to Phuket, 3 times a week also from Ekaterinburg to Phuket through Beijing…

11.03.2016

Russian tourists rushing back to China

After four years of decline, there was a huge increase in the number of Russian tourists visiting China in January, new figures show. In total, 144,200 Russians visited in the first month of 2016－up 46.9 percent on the same period last year, according to a recent report released by the China Tourism…

07.03.2016

Thai Airways plans service to Russia after good Q4/2015 results

THAI AIRWAYS International plans to resume flying to Russia and the United States as part of its plan to boost revenue after seeing cheerful results in the final quarter of last year. The national airline will also help its budget carrier Nok Air, which has called mass cancellations of flights while…

23.01.2016

Russia's Sochi plans to launch flights to Iran by July

The Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi plans to launch air flights to several Iranian cities by July this year, the press service of the Basel Aero company, which runs all airports in the Kuban region, told TASS on Thursday. "For the moment, negotiations are under way between Russian and Iranian…

18.01.2016

Russian tourist authority warns tourists against leaving Indonesia resort areas

Russia’s federal agency for tourism, Rostourism, recommends the Russian nationals visiting Indonesia to be vigilant and not to leave guarded resort areas, the authority’s press service said on Friday following the terrorist attacks in Indonesia’s Jakarta a day earlier.

"The Russian…

23.12.2015

Russia ready to soften visa regime with Japan — ambassador

Moscow is ready to mitigate the visa regime with Japan up to the abolition of visas, Russia’s Ambassador to Japan Yevgeny Afanasyev has told a news conference at the National Press Club.

"Russia is ready to mitigate the visa regime and even to abolish it. We are working on that," the…

16.10.2015

Third Russian-language TV channel may start broadcasting in China in 2016

A third Russian-language channel on the basis of Russian Channel One may start broadcasting in China next year, Russia’s deputy minister of communications and mass media, Alexei Volin, said after a session of the Russian-Chinese commission for humanitarian cooperation on Friday. The commission assembled…

28.09.2015

Russian tourists keep traveling to Seychelles without visas

Press release on the entry into force of an agreement waiving visa requirements for short-term trips by citizens of Russia and the Seychelles Republic was published on the web site of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday. The agreement between the Russian government and the government of…

08.09.2015

Korean Air cancels Seoul - Vladivostok flights

South Korean flag carrier canceled five direct services between Vladivostok and Seoul. Korean air was offering seven weekly flights between two cities. However, the airline decided to cancel five of them during the peak tourist season due to a drop in passenger traffic from both Russian and Korean sides.…

20.08.2015

Tourists' flow to Japan since the beginning of the year rose by almost 50%

In January-July 2015, Japan was visited by 11.1 million foreign tourists, which is 46.9% more than in the same period of last year, according to the Japan National Tourist Organization. The mark of 10 million tourists was reached in July, which is three months earlier than in the last year. In July,…

06.08.2015

Despite the introduction of a visa-free regime, arrivals from Russia to Indonesia declined by almost a third

Despite the introduction of visa-free travel for Russians to Indonesia in summer 2015, the demand for this destination has decreased by 20-30%, the press secretary of the Russian…

06.08.2015

Korean Air now flies to Irkutsk on a bigger plane because of rising demand

Korean Air completed the first flight from Seoul to Irkutsk on long-haul aircraft Airbus A330-200, according to the press service of Irkutsk airport. The aircraft was served…

05.08.2015

Flights to China became more expensive for the Russians because of the high demand for travel to Russia from the Chinese

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…

22.07.2015

Travel agents from St. Petersburg cheated tourists for 1.3 million rubles

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…

02.07.2015

Korean Air started operating flights from Moscow to Seoul on daily basis

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…

16.06.2015

OrenAir Airlines starts weekly flights from Moscow to three Chinese cities

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…

20.05.2015

Tour operator for Sri Lanka and India Connaissance Tour stopped working

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…

18.05.2015

Tourists will be able to go from the airport straight to the beaches of Phuket on a free bus

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…