Interest for Crete among Russians this year is obviously weaker than in the past: the tourist flow shows a negative trend since spring. In June, despite the expectations of tour operators, the picture did not change: for the first month of summer, 54 thousand tourists from Russia came to the Greek…

Already at the height of the current season Mouzenidis Travel tour operator opened the early booking of tours to Greece for the summer of 2020. Discounts for accommodation in club hotels of the chain Bomo now reach 40%. 

According to the press service of Mouzenidis Travel, the early booking…

“Prices for tour packages to Turkey will not decrease, since the demand for travel from Russian tourists is already very high,” told the Executive Director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze. 

“The demand for Turkey is so good that I do not see any prerequisite…

The flight program of Coral Travel – Moscow/Heraklion - is optimized: one of the five flight chains is removed (from July 19 to October 11) on Fridays. This was reported by a representative of the tour operator. “The reason is insufficient loading of boards. The operator suggested the agencies to…

Due to the increase in tourist flow from Russia, Turkish Antalya resorts have updated records of the past years. But the second half of the season may not be so successful for local hoteliers. 

According to the authorities of Antalya, over the first 6 months, the resort was visited by 5.6…

Last year, more than 122 000 Russian tourists visited Croatia, which is three percent more than it was recorded in the previous year, but at the same time, there was a drop in overnight stays made by Russians, by two percent. “Nobody has the power to invest as much into Croatia as Russia has, neither…

Russia has strengthened its position on the inbound tourism market in Turkey. Having become the first by the number of tourists in April, Russia confidently maintained its leadership in May.  

According to the Ministry of Tourism and Culture of Turkey, over the first 5 months of 2019, 12.76…

Coral Travel canceled the flight program to Rhodes from St. Petersburg From 05.07.2019 (the company had previously canceled flights from Rostov-on-Don). According to travel agents, tourists are not satisfied with the proposed…

Tour operators continue to cut flight programs to Turkey from Tatarstan. As Kazan travel agents reported, Coral Travel and Pegas Touristic tour operators have canceled one flight. In addition, Pegas Touristic also changed the boards to Antalya to smaller ones: instead of Boeing-777, the flights will…

“On the first flight of the charter chain from Moscow to Tirana, which arrived in the Albanian capital the day before, all the seats were sold,” informed Larisa Akhanova, the head of PR department of TUI Russia tour operator on June 19. TUI Russia is the customer of Ural Airlines flight program. 

The…

Turkey will again be the number one destination for Russian tourists this summer, the Association of Tour Operators in Russia (ATOR) has said, according to Interfax. 

Russian tourists have again decided in favor of Turkey for their vacations, which is seen by a 10%-15% rise in demand for…

“More than 6 million Russian tourists will be hosted by Turkey in 2019, the flow of tourists will increase compared to last year,” told the Culture and Tourism Counselor of the Turkish Embassy in Russia, Jelal Kilic. 

"Last year, 6 million Russians visited Turkey. We expect that this year…

Russian tourist flow to Greece this year continues to decline. So, in May, in Heraklion arrived 21% less the Russians than a year earlier – only 32 thousand people. This information was provided by the official statistics of the airport. 

Observers connect this fact with a reduction in the…

On June 1, Russia’s largest airline, Aeroflot, launched regular flights from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo to Marseille. The route will be operated five times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays by the 140-seat A320 aircraft. According to OAG Schedules Analyser, Aeroflot will face…

Tour operator Coral Travel (Odeon) is the leader of the Rhodes destination this year in Russia. Five Russian cities with more than million population were chosen for charter program to Diagoras airport (Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Ekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don and Krasnodar). As travel agents say, with…

Russian tourists spent 6 million Euros in Greece in January-March 2019, which is almost 70% more than during the same period last year, the portal Argophilia reports. 

"According to the Bank of Greece, for the first quarter of 2019, the banks’ revenues amounted to 212 million (plus 40%),…

Italian destination is in revitalization. Airlines launches new flights, tour operators go to the new regions of the country and report on high rates of sales.  

The Adriatic coast and Rimini remain in the top of summer Italy, as the most budget Italian resorts. Nevertheless, the Russians…

According to statistics from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the country, over the first four months of the year Turkey was visited by 710.3 thousand Russian tourists, of which 391.6 thousand came in April. 

“From January to April, 710.3 thousand Russian tourists visited Turkey, which…