For the first time, Pobeda Airlines announced flights to Cyprus from Yekaterinburg, Kazan and Perm. Direct flights have been announced from mid-June. Flights are already available for booking. This was reported by the carrier's press service on Friday, May 7.

According to the information,…

The Consulate General of Spain in Moscow announced the resumption of the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians from May 12.

"From May 12, the official visa center, accredited by the Spanish government and the Spanish Consulate General in Moscow, will resume the issuance of Schengen visas…

Turkey is preparing to resume flights with Russia from June 1. This was stated by the Turkish Ambassador to Russia Mehmet Samsar. According to him, due to strict anti-epidemic measures, the increase in the incidence of COVID-19 is reduced. So, on April 15, 61 400 new cases of infection were recorded,…

Bulgaria announced the conditions of entry for citizens of the Russian Federation from May 1. Russians vaccinated by Sputnik V will not have to present PCR tests for COVID-19 upon arrival in the country.

Bulgarian Minister of Health Kostadin Angelov signed a decree on new rules for entering…

Greece extended again the quota for the entry of 4 000 Russians per week until May 14. According to the earlier statements of the Greek authorities, this is the last period of the quota: after May 14, restrictions on the entry limit for citizens of the Russian Federation should be canceled.

Since…

From May 1, Russia may resume regular flights with the Republic of Cyprus, which were interrupted in March 2020 due to the pandemic. The Cyprus Mail newspaper reported this on April 23, citing its own sources.

According to the newspaper, tense negotiations have been going on in Moscow over…

The Minister of Finance of Montenegro Miloiko Spaich announced that all restrictions on entry will be lifted for citizens of the Russian Federation and three other countries.

“We are glad to inform you that all restrictive measures, including PCR testing, will be lifted for citizens of the…

The popular European beach resort Madeira has announced the opening of borders to all tourists, including Russians. This information appeared on the website of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).

To enter the country, tourist need a negative PCR test, done no earlier than…

The Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis during his official visit to Moscow had a meeting with Russian Deputy Minister of Transportation responsible for tourism Dmitriy Zverev. The meeting was focused on the restart of air traffic between Russia and Greece. 

The ministers agreed to immediately…

Greece is ready to safely welcome tourists from Russia and will gradually open its borders until it officially opens for international tourists on May 14,  a, Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis told on Thursday to Russian news agency TASS. According to him, Greece has a comprehensive plan to open…

Tui Russia expects to send 300 000 Russian tourists to Greece in summer 2021, if the season starts as scheduled and air traffic is resumed without restrictions, the General Director of Tui Russia Taras Demura said on the meeting with Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theocharis. The minister is in Moscow…

The government of Albania has decided to abolish visas for Russian tourists. The visa-free period lasts 90 days from the date of entry into the country and up to six months.

The Russian Embassy in Albania published this information on its Facebook page. In a statement, the Russian diplomatic…

Russia has suspended flights to Turkey and Tanzania from April 15 to June 1, according to Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova. The exception is made only to two flights per week on the Istanbul - Moscow route, as well as for flights from Turkey and Tanzania with Russian tourists coming back to…

Starting from April 2, 2021, Aeroflot starts operating flights to the Seychelles twice a week on comfortable Boeing 777 airliners.

S7 Airlines opens new weekly flights from Moscow (Domodedovo Airport) to Croatia, Greece, Bulgaria and Morocco.

- To Croatia (from April 25)
-…

The Greek authorities have extended the quota for entry into the country to 4 000 Russians per week until April 19. This is stated in the decree of the Cabinet. The previous permit was valid until April 4 inclusive.

It is possible that after May 14, the quantitative restriction on arrival…

From April 1, Croatia opened entry into the country for Russians who have been vaccinated against coronavirus. In addition to vaccines recognized in Europe, tourists are allowed to provide a certificate of immunization with the Russian vaccine Sputnik V.

This was stated by the head of the…

Cyprus has announced the long-awaited opening of its borders for Russians. Citizens of the Russian Federation will be able to enter Cyprus without quarantine from April 1, 2021. This was announced by the Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios.

According to him, from April 1, Russia will be moved…

Russian tourists are actively interested in tours to Greece after the news about the opening of the destination on May 14, but there has not yet been a surge in real bookings, tour operators reported.

According to the general director of the tour operator Tez Tour Voskan Arzumanov, tours…

Boris Mouzenidis, president of Mouzenidis Group, one of the biggest tour operator in the Russian tourism market, passed away on the morning of Saturday, March 27, in Moscow. He died of a heart attack at age 60. The management and employees of Mouzenidis Group expressed their sorrow for the loss of…

The summer tourist season in Bulgaria will begin on May 1. This was announced by Mariyana Nikolova, the Minister of Tourism of the country, in an interview with the journalists of the national television.

In turn, Minister of Health Kostadin Angelov added that Bulgaria is introducing a "green…