In connection with the spread of the coronavirus Coivid-19 in the world, the number of foreign tourists visiting Thailand in February 2020 decreased by 44,3% compared to the same period last year, the head of the Thai Tourism Authority Yutasak Supasorn said at a meeting of the country's tour operators.

According…

Aeroflot temporarily suspends flights on the route Moscow - Hong Kong, the carrier reports. The flights from Moscow will be operated until March 7, from Hong Kong to Moscow until March 8 inclusive.

In late January, in connection with the epidemic of coronavirus, charter flights from the…

The tourist flow from Russia to Indonesia reached a historic maximum in 2019. According to official statistics of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia, 158 943 Russian tourists visited the country for 12 months. More than 90% of them came to the island of Bali.

In total,…

According to the results of 2019, the tourist flow from Russia to Sri Lanka increased by 34,2%, setting a historical record. Last year, the arrivals of the Russians exceeded for the first time the best pre-crisis figures of 2014. Over 70% of tourists flew to Sri Lanka with regular direct flights of…

Thai national carrier Thai Airways published an official announcement on the cancelation of the summer flight program from Moscow to Bangkok. The restriction will come into effect on June 1, 2020.

The airline noted that flights will be suspended "until further notice." The carrier promises…

On February 14, the Sri Lankan cabinet decided to extend the visa-free entry regime, which ended on February 1, 2020, for citizens of 48 countries, including Russia, for another three months - until April 30, 2020. However, the decision did not enter into force for a long time.

On February…

Bookings of tours to South Korea have fallen sharply since late January after the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic in China, as told Maya Lomidze, executive director of the Association of Tour Operators.

Since February 26, Russia has limited air traffic to South Korea due to the outbreak…

The demand for Japan from Russian tourists has been steadily growing in recent years. This year the trend will continue due to lower prices for tours. This will be connected with an increase of the intensity of flights and an expansion of the geography of flights: Aeroflot launches flights to Osaka…

Indian and Russian air carriers are introducing new services from Mumbai and Delhi to Moscow. Aeroflot and Ural Airlines plan to launch Moscow-Mumbai services in their summer schedules, while Kazakhstan’s Air Astana will begin four weekly flights between Almaty and Mumbai increasing connectivity to…

On February 19, tour operators spoke about an alternative for the island of Hainan that they are ready to offer Russian tourists.

So, Tez Tour has expanded its own flight program to the UAE resorts on the boards of iFly. Direct charters to Dubai will start flying twice a week from Moscow…

Russia’s flag carrier Aeroflot has canceled half of its flights to and from China as inbound traffic from there has drastically declined due to coronavirus fears.

The state-run airline, the only Russian carrier operating flights to China, said it will reduce the number of flights from Moscow…

The head of Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) Alexander Neradko said in a statement on Wednesday that charter flights between Russia and China will be suspended on February 14.

Since February 1, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency has curbed charter flights to China…

Air links between Singapore and Russia will be boosted in October with the launch of Aeroflot‘s non-stop service from Moscow to Changi Airport.

Aeroflot, Russia’s national carrier, will fly five times a week from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport to Changi. It is Changi’s first…

The Russian tourist flow to Vietnam has been growing steadily over the past few years. According to Vietnamese statistics, in 2019, 646,5 thousand citizens of the Russian Federation visited the country, which is 6,6% more than in 2018. Russia confidently enters the TOP 5 source markets of Vietnam…

State-run operator Russian Railways has suspended passenger traffic between Russia and North Korea because of the coronavirus outbreak. 

In accordance with a message from the North Korean Ministry of Railways dated February 1, 2020 passenger railway traffic between Russia and North Korea…

The current winter season in Goa, according to experts, is similar to the season in 2019. However, the demand for destination this winter season is growing mainly due to regional tourists - tour operators offer a very budget tours - from 499 Euros per person.

Last year was not successful…

Russia ranked sixth in the number of tourists in the Maldives in 2019. The archipelago was visited by 83,36 thousand travelers from Russia – 17,5% more than in 2018, according to the statistics from the country's tourism ministry.

The first place in the incoming tourist flow to the Maldives…

Starting from Saturday, Russia has limited air travel with China and completely suspended regional regular flights between the countries due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Flights from Moscow will continue to be operated by Aeroflot, Air China, Hainan Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China…

The tourist flow to Sri Lanka from Russia in 2019 reached a historic maximum, exceeding 86,5 thousand people.

In 2019, 86,5 thousand Russians visited Sri Lanka, which is 34% more than a year earlier. The flow of tourists from Russia broke the 2014 record when 69,7 thousand Russian tourists…