Since June, Maldives border statistics has recorded a decline of the volume of Russian tourist traffic compared to last year. In August, the number of arrivals of Russians decreased by almost 20%.

According to the Immigration Department of the Maldives, for 8 months of 2023 (January-August),…

Indonesia continues to strengthen its positions on the Russian market. Despite the lack of direct flights and, as a result, the high price, the country attracts Russians in even greater numbers than before the pandemic.

In July, according to official statistics, 10 961 Russians visited Indonesia.…

The summer season 2023 turned out to be the most successful for Thailand in terms of Russian tourist flow for the entire history of Russian tourism in the country.

Thailand's summer success was ensured by a wide flight program and affordable prices against the backdrop of available overseas…

Tours to Thailand for the winter season have appeared in the assortment of Coral Travel. The high season flight program starts on October 31 and will last until May 11. Flights will be operated by Azur air. Frequency is 2 times a week.

Nowadays, the tour operator is offering tours to Phuket…

The tour operator Anex continues to expand the range of offers - the Philippines has been added to the tours to Nepal, Serbia, Israel and a number of other destinations.

Tours to the Philippines before the “pandemic” were more expensive than to other popular among Russians Southeast Asian…

In the autumn-winter season, tours to Phuket arranged on direct Icar flights will be available to Pegas Touristik tourists from seven regions of Russia. As the high season approaches, the geography of departures can be expanded.

Programs start from October-November depending on the city…

According to the tour operator Space Travel, the demand for tours to the Maldives in August is 20% higher than in June and July, despite the weakening ruble. If this trend continues, more than 50 000 Russians may visit the islands over the summer, and August statistics may catch up with last year's…

The sale of winter tours to Sri Lanka was announced by the tour operator Anex Tour. In the autumn-winter season 2023/24, the tour operator announced tours with direct charter flights from 4 cities of Russia. Programs to be operated from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk. The flight…

From September 6, tourists from Novosibirsk will be able to fly by direct flights to Myanmar. Tour operators are already working on launching package tours on Myanmar Airways flights.

Interest in Myanmar before the pandemic was constrained by the lack of direct flights (except for special…

Indonesia could not only fully restore the volumes of Russian tourist flow, lost during the pandemic, but also increase it. For the first 6 months of 2023, more than 10% more Russians visited the country than in the same period in 2019. The volume of current bookings allows tour operators to count…

Russian tourists in the first half of 2023 became the leaders in the tourist flow to Phuket. Since January 1, almost 450 thousand Russians have visited the Thai island, said Nantida Atiset, Vice President for International Marketing of Phuket Tourism Association.

“From January to July, 447…

Since mid-August, the tour operator has added 2 more own charter flights from Moscow to Phuket and 3 new departure regions to Phuket: Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk and Vladivostok.

According to Fun&Sun, from August 12, 2 charter flights per week have been added from Moscow - Vnukovo, on Wednesdays…

From August 15, Russian tourists will be able to stay in Vietnamese resorts for up to 45 days without obtaining a visa. The innovation increases the existing visa-free travel by 3 times.

Also, the period of stay in Vietnam with e-visa has been increased from 30 to 90 days. There is a possibility…

Without issuing any visas, having only a valid passport, a Russian citizen can visit Myanmar under the following conditions:

- this is not a long (up to 30 days) one-time trip (tourism, business trip),
- visitors has documents confirming the reservation of a hotel room,
- visitors…

Aeroflot Airlines has extended the flight program Khabarovsk — Phuket (Thailand) for the autumn-winter period.

“Aeroflot Airlines and Khabarovsk International Airport agreed to continue operating direct regular flights to Phuket in the autumn-winter schedule. At present, the carrier’s flights…

For the upcoming winter season, flight programs to Thailand have already been announced by two tour operators - Pegas Touristik and Fun & Sun. Anex has calculated tour packages until the end of October. Tour operators are satisfied with the dynamics of sales for the winter and spring.

“The…

Malaysia is on the way to popularity - the consistently low demand from Russians for holidays in this country has gone up this year.

The volume of Russian tourist flow for the first three months of 2023 has already exceeded the forecasts of the Malaysian tourism authorities for this period.

Following…

The tour operator Space Travel notes a decrease of prices for tours to the Maldives compared to last winter. Compared to last winter, a decrease of the prices of tours to the Maldives is by an average of 30%. Also, the travel company observes a noticeable increase of the interest of Russians in this…

More than 100 thousand Russian tourists have visited the Maldives since the beginning of the year. Russia is the second in terms of tourist flow for this period among foreign countries - it follows from the statistics of the country's Ministry of Tourism.

In total, from January 1 to June…

Thailand is striving for a full restoration of the volume of Russian tourist traffic by the end of 2023. And, judging by the current statistics, the goal will be achieved - more than 800 thousand Russians visited the country in the period from January 1 to July 12, of which more than 50 thousand Russians…