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26.10.2018

In 2018 more than 850 thousand Russians have already visited Spain

Russian tourist flow to Spain continues to show positive dynamics. For the first 8 months of 2018, about 854 thousand citizens of the Russian Federation visited the country. The TOP-3 countries in structure of the number of arrivals included the UK (12.9 million tourists, -2.9% compared with the…

25.10.2018

Turkey – the results of 8 months of 2018

The Russian tourist flow to Turkey for 8 months of 2018 has overcome the four-million mark. Only in August, 910 thousand of Russian tourists visited Turkey. This is 25.59% more compared to the same period in 2017. Totally for the summer months, together with May, 3 million 662 thousand people arrived…

23.10.2018

Tour operators estimate the demand for winter Turkey

In the winter season 2018–2019 Turkey will set a record of transportation on the Russian market, and tours can now be bought with discounts up to 50%. The market participants say that the growth of transportation’s volumes in the winter period is connected with the high demand of Turkish product…

19.10.2018

What is the price for tours to Turkey for October and the November Holidays?

The seasonal discounts for accommodation - up to 50% - and the good weather provide Turkey to be in the top demand in autumn season. A number of companies note that the demand for October is several times higher than last year. However, the direction is actively booked not only for October, but also…

18.10.2018

Athos is prohibited: how will the church conflict affect the flow of tourists to Greece?

The conflict between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Patriarchate of Constantinople has spread to tourism. As Interfax reported on October 16, representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church drew the attention of tourists to the importance of observing the decisions of the Synod, which completely…

17.10.2018

Tour operators predict an increase of tourist traffic to the UAE in the winter season

According to the Department of Tourism and Commercial Marketing of the Government of Dubai (DTCM), for the first six months of this year, 405,000 Russian tourists visited Dubai, which is 74% more than in the same period of the last year. This is the most significant growth among the abroad markets of…

16.10.2018

The growth of the Russian tourist flow to Turkey is 20%

During the eight months of 2018, 4,186 million Russian tourists visited Turkey. This was reported by local media with reference to the statistics of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey. Thus, the growth of the tourist flow from Russia from January to August exceeded by 20.3% the indicators…

09.10.2018

Turkish Alanya becomes a year-round destination for Russian tourists

The airport of Turkish resort of Alanya in the province of Antalya expects to host almost 250,000 Russian passengers by the end of 2018. And for the first time tour operators are extending the charter programs to Alanya for the winter season. "Gazipasha-Alanya Airport hosted the first flight from Russia…

09.10.2018

What factors will influence Bulgaria's summer demand in 2019

Market participants, predicting the demand for the next season, note a number of important factors that may affect sales. First, as experts say, in conditions of rising fuel prices charter carriers, affiliated with tour operators, will prefer to fly more in those directions where subsidies from foreign…

08.10.2018

The number of Russian tourists in French Alsace has increased

“In the past two years the Russians have traveled more often to French region of Alsace. In 2017 the tourist flow grew by 68%, in the first half of 2018 - by 6%”, - said the French Ambassador to Russia Sylvie Bermann. "Last year the number of Russian tourists visited the region increased by 68%. It connects…

08.10.2018

ANEX Tour overpasses from dollar to euro in Turkey

ANEX Tour operator will transfer payments to Turkish partners in Euros. This was announced on Monday, October 1, by Yana Muromova, the deputy general director of the company. “Turkish hoteliers work with all markets in Euros. And for the Russian partners recalculate prices in dollars and at an unprofitable…

05.10.2018

Tour operators evaluated the results of the summer season on the Bulgarian direction

Tour operators summed up the results of the season-2018 in Bulgaria and named possible conditions for growth in sales on the direction next year. Sales of Bulgaria in autumn season are still going well, but some seasonal special offers will not be enough for the growth of mass summer tourism. The season…

03.10.2018

Autumn demand for Bulgaria and prices for tours

According to tour operators, the sales of tours to Bulgaria for this autumn season are more active than for the autumn one of the last year. According to ICS Travel Group, demand has grown by 15-20% on a year-on-year basis, bookings reach the end of October. According to Intourist tour operator, the…

02.10.2018

More than 500,000 Russian tourists visited Spain for six months

The Russian tourist flow to Spain for the first six months grew by 10.7% in a year-on-year basis. At the same time, 60% of Russian arrivals are to Catalonia resorts. In June the number of Russians in Catalonia was 16% more than a year ago. According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), in January-June…

29.09.2018

One day in Greek Visa Center in Moscow

My 4,5-years-old daughter looks to be extremely unlucky with getting Schengen visas from the Greek Consulate. She is less than 5, but has already 5 Greek Shengen visas and today we applied for the sixth one. The previous one was issued in May 2018 for 4 months regardless the fact that her both her…

29.09.2018

Autumn holiday in Turkey has risen in price by 20%

The cost of tours to Turkey in September - early October was significantly higher than in the same period of the last year, but the volume of sales is stable. According to the Director of the development of RossTour’s network Maria Slugina, high prices will last until the end of October. "Many popular…

28.09.2018

Autumn season can increase sales of tours to Cyprus

For the first 7 months 2018 the Russian tourist flow to Cyprus decreased by 5% in comparison with the same period of 2017, and July month showed a decline of 5.9% on a year-on-year basis. Tour operators hope that the direction can get back these losses during autumn season. According to the results of…

24.09.2018

Turkey counts on regular transportation

Turkey promises to invest more money in the promotion of its tourism product. And as part of the transition to "quality tourism", regular transportation from foreign markets will receive marketing support. Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Ersoi told about the future of Turkish tourism at the meeting…

19.09.2018

By the number of tourists in Antalya Russia leads with a share of 38%

During the period from January to August 2018 almost 9.2 million foreign tourists have already visited Antalya, which is 87% of the total tourist traffic for the whole 2017 year. The Russian market remains the leader of the incoming tourism in Antalya: it accounts 38.45% of the total foreign tourist…

19.09.2018

Holiday in Greece became cheaper in autumn

Tour operators named the most popular Greek destinations for September-October 2018. Crete, Rhodes and Corfu are in the TOP-3 of the most popular Greek destinations for upcoming autumn season. As Marina Makarkova, the Head of the department of public relations of Coral Travel tour operator said, in the…