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28.12.2018

Putin: up to a million Russian tourists can visit Greece in 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a record number of Russians who visited Greece last year, and this year the number of tourists is expected to grow to one million. “Last year, a record number of 850,000 Russian tourists visited Greece. This is plus nine percent compared to the previous year”,…

26.12.2018

Tour operators estimated prospects of winter season in Cyprus

Within programs of tour operators holiday in Cyprus will be available at attractive prices in the winter season. Now there is a high demand for last minute tours and for New Year's dates. According to experts, in the low season Cyprus has stable demand from families with children. A number of tour operator…

17.12.2018

Spain has already been visited by more than 1.1 million Russian tourists

Russian tourist flow to Spain in 2018 continues to grow steadily. For the first 10 months, the number of Russian arrivals in Spain grew by almost 6%. According to tour operators, the positive trend on the destination will continue in the future. According to the National Institute of Statistics of Spain,…

13.12.2018

The results of the summer season in Cyprus

Following the results of 9 months of 2018, the Russian tourist flow to Cyprus decreased by almost 5%. According to the estimates of tour operators, due to attractive prices in the winter period, the direction will be able to show a positive dynamics for all the year. According to the Cyprus Tourism Organization…

11.12.2018

Tour operators have denied the forecast of rising prices by 30-50% for Turkey

Turkish hoteliers, following the results of 2019, plan to increase the volume of Russian tourist traffic, which this year reached about 5 million people (+15%). According to experts, to achieve such ambitious results, hoteliers will not significantly increase prices, but, on the contrary, will show maximum…

07.12.2018

In 2019 ATOR predicts a rise in prices for Turkey by 30–50%

The increase in prices for trips to Turkey was caused by the demand not only on the Russian market, but also on the European one. In the summer 2019, the cost of a tour to the resort can grow by 30–50%, comparing with the prices for 2018. “With a probability of 95%, Turkey will reconsider prices for…

05.12.2018

How is summer 2019 sold off in Turkey?

At the moment, sales of Turkey are already opened by a number of major players. However, experts note that this year the early booking of tours to this country is not as active as in the past. TEZ Tour operator is one of the first to launch the sale of tours in Turkey for the summer season. The action…

05.12.2018

15% of Russian tourists arriving in Spain choose Valencia region

Spain is one of European outbound destinations where the fall of the Russian tourist flow is not observed in the 2018 season. Moreover, in contrast to the key source markets in Spain, such as the United Kingdom, France and Germany, which this year show a decline of up to 5%, Russia shows steady growth.…

03.12.2018

The prices for tours to Turkey have increased by 30% in season 2019

The cost for rest in Turkey for the next summer season is 20–30% higher than last year. This was reported by travel agencies. According to the retail networks, nowadays the average price for tours in Turkey for March 2019 is 117 thousand Rubles (1,547 Euros), which is 36 thousand Rubles (476 Euros) more…

28.11.2018

Turkish Antalya set up a new record thanks to Russian tourists

Russian tourists helped Antalya to update the historical maximum in the number of foreign arrivals. In the first 10 months of 2018, 12.5 million of foreign travelers visited the resort, 37% of them are the Russians. According to statistics of two airports of the region - Antalya International Airport…

28.11.2018

More than a million of Russian tourists have already visited Spain

During the first 9 months of 2018, Spain has already been visited by more than a million citizens of the Russian Federation. The leader in the number of arrivals is Catalonia. By the end of the year, the Russian tourist flow to Spain will exceed the figures of 2017. According to Frontur, from January…

27.11.2018

Despite rising prices tour operators sent more tourists to Italy

Tourists are not ready to refuse from tours to Italy, despite rising cost compared with last year. In summer, tour operators reported about increasing in demand for Italy up to 30–40%. But by the end of the summer season, the activity of tourists decreased. The reasons were a jump of ruble exchange rate…

23.11.2018

Almost 800 thousand Russian tourists have already visited Greece

Following the results of the first 9 months of 2018, 782 thousand citizens of the Russian Federation visited Greece. According to the statistics of the Greek airports, the most growth of the Russian traffic was in the airport of Athens. As the representative office of the Hellenic National Tourist…

23.11.2018

The prospects of the winter season in the Dominican Republic

The winter season 2018–2019 for the Dominican Republic looks promising in terms of the growth of tourist traffic from Russia. The main reasons are - the increase in charter traffic and the widening of new destinations in this Caribbean country by tour operators. Finally, the pricing policy of tour operators,…

22.11.2018

Tunisia has grown - despite Turkey

The Russian tourist flow to Tunisia for 10 months of 2018 already exceeded by 15% the figures for the whole 2017. This is close to the growth rate of the Turkish resorts. According to official statistics of Tunisia, as of end of October, 591 thousand Russians have visited Tunisia. This is already…

22.11.2018

What type of the rest do the tourists choose in Thailand?

According to Biblio-Globus tour operator’s data, currently the largest number of bookings of tours to Thailand (78%) falls on the first month of winter. About 14% of tours to the country for the winter season are booked for January, and 9% are booked for February. The depth of sales reaches March 2019.…

21.11.2018

The rise in prices for hotels in Greece has decreased two times

The cost of accommodation at hotels in Greece in the next year increased an average by 5%. Last year, prices rose by 10%. About the positive trend told Dimitris Haritidis, the head of the Greek office of TEZ TOUR. At the same time, you have no need to wait for cheaper tours on the destination, the expert…

21.11.2018

The demand for sightseeing and medical tours to the Czech Republic has grown

Excursion tours to the Czech Republic are in demand for the November and New Year holidays, demonstrating a good depth of sales. According to tour operators, the demand for sightseeing and medical tours to the Czech Republic slowed down somewhat this autumn due to jumps of euro in August and September.…

20.11.2018

Russian tourist flow to Cuba has broken the record

Over the first 10 months of 2018, almost 107 thousand citizens of the Russian Federation visited Cuba: this is already more than for the whole 2017 (106 thousand). And the peak of winter season is ahead. According to the representative office of the Ministry of Tourism of Cuba in Moscow, in January-October…

19.11.2018

The demand for tours to Turkey has broken all the records in October

The representatives of Turkish Antalya hotels report about a noticeable number of bookings from the Russian market at the end of October. According to their information, the demand is slightly behind the indicators of the “highest” summer months - July and August. This data is confirmed by Russian…