Russia and Turkey are actively discussing the possibility of resumption of flights this summer season - such encouraging information was provided by Russian Ambassador to Ankara Alexei Yerkhov. According to him, Turkey has done a lot for the safety of tourist facilities, as well as airports and other…

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey has published statistics on tourism for May. Due to the closed borders and the suspension of flights, the Russian tourist flow fell by almost 1 000 times in annual terms.

If a year ago in May the country received more than 4 million foreign guests,…

The possible date of resuming flights with Turkey became known. The flights to Russian cities are scheduled by Turkish Airlines in July.

If earlier the airline planned to fly in July only to Moscow and St. Petersburg, now there are flights to Krasnodar in the plan.

According to…

The Greece Visa Application Center in Moscow has announced the opening date. The visa center opens for all applicants - tourists and tour operators.

GVCW Greece Visa Application Center in Moscow resumes its work on June 29, according to the company's official website. Applying for a visa…

The authorities of Cyprus have explained the conditions for opening the country for international tourism. Flights from Russia are not yet permitted, however, in the future, Russia will remain one of the main source market for Cyprus.

On June 9 Cyprus has resumed receiving foreign flights.…

The first foreign tourists in Greece were expected from June 15, the prospects for flights from Russia are still not clear. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the opening of the tourist season in Greece, he told reporters: “Greek tourism is returning. From Monday, we are ready to host…

Albania opened a visa-free entry for tourists from Russia. Citizens of Russia and Belarus can enter the country for up to 90 days. At the same time, the traditional “summer visa-free travel” will last until November 11th.

“The Embassy of the Republic of Albania in the Russian Federation…

The Ministry for Tourism and Consumer Protection of Malta and Malta Tourism Authority announced the resumption of commercial flights to the country and the opening of Malta airport since July 1, 2020.

At the first stage of resuming commercial air traffic, the flights to / from the following…

Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu said that he agreed to restart flights to 40 countries in June. At the first stage, it will be 15 countries, including Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Uzbekistan. Russia was not included in this list yet.

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Italy promises not to complicate the visa procedure for Russians and will not require tourists to test on the absence of coronavirus.

The Italian Ambassador to Russia Pasquale Terracciano told reporters about the possible dates of the reception of Russian tourists. From June 3 Italy has…

Bulgaria has approved a list of countries, tourists from which can enter the state from June 1. For the first time for many years, Bulgarian resorts will open the season without Russian tourists. The development of the situation depends on the success of the Russian Federation in the fight against…

Turkey released statistics on foreign flow in April and for 4 months of 2020. Such low rates of Russian arrivals at Turkish resorts were not even during the crisis in relations between the two countries 4 years ago.

Due to the closure of borders in April, only 24,2 thousand foreign tourists…

More and more countries are determined with the launch schedule of foreign tourism. Temporary dates for restarting international flights with Russia appeared for flights to Turkey, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Cyprus.

Greek authorities intend to open borders for foreign tourists from July…

Georgia marked the dates of its opening after the pandemic. According to them, the country will be opened for domestic tourism on June 1, and it will open the borders for international tourists on June 15. Such data was reported by the head of the government Georgy Gakharia.

At the same…

Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said that air links with Russia will resume from mid-July. According to the official, the number of cases of coronavirus infection in Turkey is rapidly declining, so tourism in the country will be possible from the end of May. From mid-June,…

Tez Tour has opened the sale of tours on the company's website for the next year in such destinations as Turkey, Greece, Spain and Cyprus. In the near future, the tour operator plans to open sales of tours to Bulgaria and Italy. At the same time, travelers have a unique opportunity to plan a trip…

According to Russian tour operators, if flights to Cyprus start in August (Aeroflot flights to Larnaca are scheduled since August 1), the demand for destinations in the second half of the season will be active.

As the representatives of Ics Travel Group tour operator said, a short flight…

Unlike other European countries, Croatia can open borders for Russian tourists in a month. However, Russian citizens can come to Croatia now.

Raiko Ruzicka, the head of the Representation of the Croatian Tourism Community in Russia, said that Croatia is already opened for foreign tourists:…

The tourist season in Greece starts on June 15. From this date, seasonal hotels are allowed to be opened. This was announced by the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. According to him, from July 1, Greece will begin to host foreign tourists. Since this date international air traffic to…

Tour operators shared their plans on flight programs to Cyprus for August and September. The tour operator Ics Travel Group calculates tours on regular flights, although a charter program is also planned but the launch of which depends on the opening of borders.

Coral Travel arranges package…