In Turkey, several scenarios of the development of the tourist season are being considered. It depends on when international air traffic resumes. But the first estimates have already been made and approximate dates have been named.

Turkey, like Russia, took tough measures to prevent the…

Tours to Turkey (Antalya and Dalaman regions) can be shifted at the request of tourist to any later arrival dates at the same cost. Such action was announced by one of the leading federal tour operators.

According to Intourist, tourist can rebook tours with arrivals in Turkey from 21.05.2020…

Turkish authorities after the end of the coronavirus pandemic will open the country primarily for Russian tourists, said the president of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Bulut Bagchi.

“In the past, the world did not face such a crisis, therefore, it is difficult for national authorities to…

The pioneer in the cancelation of quarantine measures in Bulgaria is the ski resort of Bansko, which was quarantined first. On March 31, from 7 pm the quarantine in Bansko is canceled.

Also, on March 31, from 19:00, a 14-day quarantine in the city of Bansko will be canceled, as well as a…

All consulates of the Schengen countries have temporarily stopped or limited the acceptance of visa applications. Germany and Greece were the last to close this list.

Due to the threat of the spread of coronavirus, German visa centers in the Russian Federation temporarily suspended their…

Italy is one of the most visited countries in the world. The secret of Italy’s success is simple: a great beach holiday in the Mediterranean, a super-rich excursion program, ski resorts and, of course, shopping. Another point of the Italian program is a very high-quality, not cheap, treatment at thermal…

The Milan metropolis or “Greater Milan” in northern Italy includes the city of Milan, the administrative center of the Lombardy region, and 10 Lombard provinces with a total population of about 9 million people. It is the fifty-fourth largest metropolis in the world.

If…

The Association of Tourism Enterprises of Greece (SETE) announced the closure of Greek hotels and resorts until April 30. However, according to tour operators, this measure will not hit the country's tourism.

“Only beach hotels are closed, while city hotels, including Athens ones, are operating…

As it became known yesterday, Cyprus will not accept foreign tourists until April 30. However, it is likely that not all foreign markets will return to the island in May, which will benefit Russia.

According to sources in the tourism industry of Cyprus, after April 30, the island government…

Due to restrictions on flights between Russia and Spain, tour operators are adjusting their flight programs to this country. The flights scheduled for March and April are canceled; tourists who have previously booked tours are offered alternative options.

Traditionally, the summer season…

Ural Airlines announced the suspension of a number of flights to Italy. The first restrictions will come into force on March 12 for the flights Domodedovo - Venice - Domodedovo (according to currently available information, the special regime will last until April 25).

Also, the flights…

Representatives of tourist retail told about the situation in Turkey. So, several experts at once confirmed that the sales of tour packages actually has frozen last days due to the negative information background that arose in connection with the aggravation of political relations between Russia and…

Tour operators record demand growth in the Maltese destination. According to the Malta Tourism Authority, tourist flows from Russia to Malta have been growing for the fourth year. In 2019, almost 32,5 thousand Russians visited the country, which is 12% higher than in 2018.

According to the…

Pobeda Airlines (part of the Aeroflot Group) will reduce the frequency of flights to Italy until May 2020 due to falling demand in this area.

The adjustment will affect all Italian carrier routes from Moscow: to Bergamo, Rome, Rimini, Pisa and Treviso.

“In March, the scheduled…

The Russian tourist flow to Antalya over the first 2 months of 2020 grew by almost 50% in annual terms.

The Department of Culture and Tourism of the Turkish province of Antalya has published statistics on foreign tourist flow since the beginning of the year. In January-February, almost 389…

Tui Russia will launch its own flight program to Corfu. From the end of May, 4 frequencies per week will be opened from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Corfu.

As the commercial director of Tui Russia tour operator Vladimir Rubtsov said, now the volume of early reservations of Greek resorts…

At the traditional February meeting of the participants of the Combined Network of TBG and Hot Tours, Director General of Mouzenidis Travel Alexander Tsandekidi said that the demand for tours to Greece on early booking stage is 25% higher than last year. According to him, Crete and Halkidiki are the…

The demand for Italian ski resorts this year met all the expectations of tour operators. Already in December, more than 60% of tour packages planned for the winter season was sold. The popularity of the destination among Russian tourists-skiers has grown by 25-30%, Val di Fassa has become the most…

Early booking of tours to Italy for the summer 2020 season is undergoing. Market players say that now they can note that the new season will show a tangible increase in organized tourist flow.

The number of Russian tourists visiting Italy has always remained high. And in recent years there…

Sales of ski resorts in Bulgaria for the 2019-2020 season started actively last spring, however, to date, operators do not note stable growth. Recall that the previous winter season was not the most successful for Bansko and other ski resorts in the country. The resort missed guests from the UK, Turkey,…