Last year, Spain set another record – 83,7 million foreign tourists, which is 1,1% more than in 2018. According to the National Institute of Statistics, 1,3 million people from Russia visited Spain over the year. Russian tourist flow is growing faster than the market as a whole - it added 6,9% compared…

Turkish hoteliers' income and hotel prices in Turkey reached a three-year record in 2019. Nevertheless, the hotel sector expects an increase in tourist flow in 2020.

The Turkish Hotel Association (TÜROB) has published a final report of the sector in 2019. According to the industry Association,…

Executive Director of the Association of Russian Tour Operators (ATOR) Maya Lomidze spoke about the dynamics of sales of tours in Croatia during early booking stage.

Based on the preliminary data of sales volumes of tours, which already exceed 25% of the results of last year, Croatia this…

Turkey has published official statistics on tourist arrivals for 2019. Russia set a new record of tourist flow to Turkey. Every sixth foreign tourist who visited Turkey last year was a citizen of the Russian Federation.

The Ministry of Tourism and Culture of Turkey has published statistics…

Turkey in January accounts 57% of tours which were sold for the summer season of 2020. The increase of volumes of tours on the early booking stage to Turkey among major players reaches 200%. This is connected with discounts (up to 40-50%) and the activity of tourists.

According to preliminary…

The number of Russian tourists visiting Malta from January to November 2019 increased by 10,6% and amounted to 31,25 thousand people, the press service of Malta Tourism Authority reported.

“The number of visitors to the Maltese archipelago over the period from January to November of 2019…

Tui Russia will organize its own charter programs to Heraklion from Moscow and Kazan, and will also launch charter flights to Corfu from Moscow and St. Petersburg for the first time. Also in the offer of Tui are tours to Greece on regular flights.

Mouzenidis Travel tour operator will fly…

Tour operators named the most popular Greek resorts at the stage of early booking and talked about discounts for accommodation until the end of the promotional period.

According to market participants, the demand for tours to Greece for the summer of 2020 at the early booking stage is ahead…

Most hotels in Bulgaria have kept prices for the Russian market at the level of last year. The leading market players with varying degrees of optimism evaluate the first results of early booking tours to Bulgaria.

Almost all tour operators note a steady demand for Bulgarian tourism products:…

Antalya remains the main destination of package tourism in Turkey. In 2019, the number of foreign tourists who came to the resort through tour operators increased by 13%.

Antalya continues to sum up the tourist results of the past year. Experts draw attention to the fact that the tourist…

On January 21, representatives of tour operator companies told about changes in flight programs in Antalya for the summer of 2020. Most travel companies increase the volume of transportation and expand the geography of departures.

So, Anex Tour added Saratov, Vladikavkaz and Vladivostok…

Lake Como, also known as Lario, is the third-largest lake of glacial origin in northern Italy, at over 400 metres deep. Lake Como is well known worldwide for its villas by the shore, the away-from-it-all little villages and the snow-capped mountainous hinterland. The most visited spot is the city…

The tour operator Intourist has expanded the flight program, as well as the geography of cities of departure to Turkish Dalaman.

Now, after the Russian company joined Anex Tour, Intourist will fly to Dalaman on the wings of Azur Air, an affiliate company of Anex Tour. At the same time, Intourist…

Experts commented the prospect of a new charter flight from Novosibirsk to Barcelona - from May 28 to October 1, 2020 - which will be performed by Azur Air by order of Anex Tour.

The tour operator explained the decision to launch a new flight by the demand for Spain. “We have studied the…

Tour operators began to arrange flight programs from Kazan for the new season. Among the most noticeable changes compared 2019 are increasing of flights to the capital of Crete.

So, flights to Heraklion from April will be offered by Tez Tour. As the head of PR service of the tour operator…

In November, the Cypriot authorities noted another record by the number of tourists - reaching 3,86 million tourists per year. As a result, the country “forgets” the panic over the decline in tourist flows. Moreover, in addition to the traditional British market, the Russian and Israeli source markets…

Russian tourists have bought 80-90% of ski tours to Turkey for the coming winter, according Marina Makarkova, the head of the PR department of Coral Travel.
"Tours to the resort of Erciyes (Kayseri) were bought up to 80%, to Palandoken (Erzurum) – up to 90%. Interest in both destinations increased…

According to the airport press service, since April 29, 2020, Nordwind Airlines starts charter flights from Kaluga airport to Antalya (Turkey) and from May 23, 2020 to Heraklion (Greece) and Monastir (Tunisia).

The flights to Antalya will be operated twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays.…

Turkish experts compiled a rating according to the volume of Russian tourists sent by tour operators to the resorts of Antalya for 11 months of 2019. According to Turizm Guncel, referring to the TurizmDatabank study, Tui is on the first position in the ranking with a share of 14,1%. Also the number…

In 2020, after the new rules came into force, Russian tourists traveling to Italy will be able to count on receiving five-year Schengen visas. “The new rules will not significantly change anything. They are aimed at improving the organization of the internal process. Periods of visa duration will…