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…

Russian airline NordStar has suspended flights from Novosibirsk’s Tolmachevo Airport to the resort city of Sanya in China’s southern province of Hainan.

“The flights of NordStar from Tolmachevo to Sanya were canceled from February 6 to March 22,” Tolmachevo press service said.

NordStar…

According to the results of 2019, the tourist flow from Russia to the Maldives increased by 17,5%, setting a record - the figures of the arrivals of Russians over the past year for the first time exceed the best pre-crisis indicators of 2013.

According to the official data of the Ministry…

In 2019, foreign tourist flow to Tunisia broke all records - about 9,5 million travelers visited the country, which is 13,6% more than in 2018. At the same time, Russians spent the most nights in hotels in the country, although in terms of the number of visits to Tunisia they were in second place.…

Sales of the New Year and winter holidays consolidated Indonesia's summer success in the Russian market. Stable price and various flight options allowed the destination to compete with the Maldives and Thailand. And sales growth was provided not only by Bali - combined tours, including less well-developed…

The tour operator Pegas Touristik, after the successful launch of Nordwind Airlines charter program to the Thai Surat Thani airport on February 14, plans to start flights from Khabarovsk. Earlier, in December, the flight program was started from Novosibirsk (December 27), Krasnoyarsk and Moscow (December…

Tartus Tour announced the adjustment of a flight program from Russian regions to Hainan (Haikou Airport). So, the flights departed from Yekaterinburg (three flights a week) and Tyumen (two flights a week), which were announced in December, were postponed to February 6 and 7, respectively. And the…

The number of Russians who crossed the Japanese border in 2019 increased by 26,6% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 120 000 people. This was reported by the Moscow office of the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).

The 2019 figure for the Russian tourist flow to…

The charter chain of Azur Air airline to the Maldives this winter showed good results: both players who formed the tours on these charters reported on successful sales. Anex Tour promises to continue the "charter experiment" with the Maldives - and not only for the New Year.

The New Year's…

According to the results of 2019, the Russian tourist flow to Malaysia has increased by 10-11%. As the director of the Moscow representative office of Tourism Malaysia, the tourism attaché of the Malaysian Embassy in Russia, Mr. Jeffrey Munir said, it is predicted that in 2019 the tourist flow from…

This was told at the Moscow office of the National Tourism Organization of Korea (NOTK). According to expert estimates of the organization, this year the total increase in the volume of tourists in South Korea amounted to about 25%. In 2020, tour operators predict a more intensive increase in flow.

As…

The tour operator Anex Tour announced the opening of sales of a new destination with direct charter transportation in Vietnam - Danang. Charter flights of Azur air will be operated from three cities of Russia.

Vietnam is one of the most popular countries in Southeast Asia among Russian tourists.…

Ural Airlines will begin operating flights from Yekaterinburg and Tyumen to Haikou (Hainan Island, China) in February, the airline’s press service said.

The flights will be performed with a technical landing in Novosibirsk on an A321neo aircraft. Departures from Yekaterinburg will begin…

In 2019 tourist flow from Russia to Thailand remained at the last year level, according to Thai Sports and Tourism Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, and as of December 27, 2019 Thailand hosted 39 million tourists (last year - 38 million).

The Thai Tourism Authority (TAT) predicts that in…

Almost 1,5 million Russian tourists visited Thailand in 2019, the tourist flow has not changed compared to last year, the Bangkok Post newspaper reports citing data from the country's Ministry of Tourism (TAT).

"In 2019, 1,47 million Russian travelers visited Thailand, the tourist flow has…

The good news came from Vietnam - the National Tourism Administration extended visa-free regime for a number of countries, including Russia. The decision to extend was made in order to increase the inbound tourist flow. Thus, over the next 3 years Russians will continue to save on a visa traveling…

The fourth city of departure from Russia has been added to the flight program of Pegas Touristik tour operator to the Thai island of Samui. The direct flight tours have already been calculated and are available in the online booking system of the tour operator.

The start of the flight program…

The governor of the Thai province of Surat Thani, Witchawut Jinto, and a team of officials last week welcomed the first 432 Russian tourists visiting the province.

The Russian visitors booked the inaugural flight of Nordwind Airlines from Novosibirsk in Russia the Southeast Asian country.…