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18.09.2018

Sales of skiing to Turkey has intensified on the Russian market

This year there is a significant increase of the volume of bookings of tours to Turkish ski resorts. Experts believe, that the main factor of growth is charter transportation and a good price-quality ratio among tourist products, especially important in the current difficult economic conditions. Last…

23.08.2018

This summer the Russian tourist flow to Bulgaria will reduce by 5%

The Minister of Tourism of Bulgaria Nikolina Angelkova told reporters that as for today the number of bookings of Russian tourists has decreased by 5% in comparison with the same period of the last year. "I think this season the Russian tourist flow will be reduced by 3-4%, maximum - 5%", - stressed…

20.08.2018

Despite the price increase tour operators do not see a fall of demand for tours to Greece

“Tour operators do not see a decline of demand for tour packages to Greece, despite the fact that accommodation facilities have risen in price in comparison with the last season”, - reported Irina Tyurina, the Press-secretary of the Russian Tourist Industry Union (RCT). "Tour operators say that Greece…

17.08.2018

In 2018 Greece expects to launch a cruise communication with the south of Russia

“The Greek authorities are planning to launch a cruise communication with the southern Russia this year”, - said Velanis Dimitrios the Adviser to the Greek Prime Minister. "The Greek authorities have long been considering the issue of opening cruise lines between Greece and the south of Russia, I believe…

16.08.2018

How to increase the flow of tourists to Bulgaria

“Bulgaria, maintaining the status of a family holiday destination, can improve its position on the Russian market. But for this the country will have to solve a number of issues - from visa allowances to promotion in Russia”, - say tour operators. Market participants note, that the demand for tours to…

13.08.2018

There are more and more foreigners on Crete, the number of Russian tourists is less

By the end of July the Greek island of Crete was visited by 12% fewer travelers from Russia than in the same month of the last year. This follows from the current statistics released by the airport of Heraklion. Since the beginning of the summer season negative dynamics have only intensified. Recall,…

13.08.2018

Russian tourist flow in the northern Greece

“The flow of tourists from Russia to Thessaloniki fell by 11.12% for the first six months of this year”, - RES-MPA reports with reference to official sources. In general, there is an increase of foreign tourist traffic to this popular resort. So, from January to June 2018, according to the Association…

10.08.2018

Spain expects the growth of tourists flow from Russia

As it was reported earlier, Spain for 2018 expects the growth of the Russian market from 10 to 20%. One of the factors of growth is an increase of transportation volumes from Russian Federation. In this summer season 145 regular airplanes performed flights to Spanish destinations (Madrid, Barcelona,…

10.08.2018

Tourist flow from Russia to Turkey for the first half of the year increased by more than 40%

“The tourist flow from Russia to Turkey increased by 40.5% from January to June in comparison with the same period of the last year, the country was visited by 2.378 million Russians”, - according to the statistics of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey. In total, Turkey for six months has…

10.08.2018

The number of Russian travelers in Paris and the Cote d'Azur has increased

“Tour operators note the growing demand for budget trips to France such as Paris and the Cote d'Azur, tourists prefer longer tours in hotels of low category”, - said Irina Tyurina, the Press secretary of the Russian Tourist Industry Union (RCT). "The increase in the capital is from 15 to 25%, while sales…

10.08.2018

This year Greece is less interested for Russian tourists

The number of tourists from Russia to Thessaloniki declined by 11% - from 26,519 in January-June 2017 to 23,569 for the same period in 2018. It was reported by Greek media with reference to the statistics of the Association of hoteliers of the city. However, according to experts the trend towards a decrease…

09.08.2018

Tour operators pay tourists for the flight to Croatia

For the next dates of departure tours to Croatia from Moscow are available at prices of 18 thousand Rubles (245 Euros) for two persons. For such money it is realistic to buy a four-day tour to the Istrian peninsula and this is lower than the cost of air tickets to the direction. Weekly tour packages…

07.08.2018

Russians began to choose more expensive hotels in Greece

“The Russians began to choose more expensive hotels in Greece, this season in the priority are the hotels 4-5-stars” – reported Anex Tour operator. "As in the past and this year from April to July Greece enjoys a stable demand on the Russian tourist market. The most popular resorts are Crete and Rhodes.…

01.08.2018

There is a shift to the autumn season in demand for Croatia

The Russian tourist flow to Croatia for the first 6 months of 2018 grew by almost 7%. In the second part of the season-2018 tour operators expect a slight revival, noting some shift of demand to September. According to the tourism office of Republic of Croatia in Russia, 44 thousand Russians visited…

27.07.2018

Nearly two million Russians have visited Antalya from the beginning of the year

“1.9 million Russians have visited Antalya since the beginning of the year, which is almost 40% more than in the same period of the last year”, - Hürriyet newspaper reports. "The tourist flow from Russia reached record level, it is 40.1% of the total number of travelers since the beginning of 2018. 1.9…

27.07.2018

Cyprus: the forecast for the season

After not very successful results of the first quarter for Cyprus, there were doubts on the market about the success of the direction this summer. However, thanks to a balanced transportation and guarantees, tour operators this year are satisfied with the summer demand for Cyprus. It is noted in most…

26.07.2018

The Russian tourist flow to Spain increased by 9% for five months

“Over 335,000 Russian tourists visited Spain in January-May 2018, which is 9% more than in the same period of the last year”, - according to the data of National Institute of Statistics (INE) of the country. In May 2018 91,1 thousand Russians visited the country, which is 10% more than for the same period…

25.07.2018

Tourist Monaco in the first quarter of 2018

“Russia is on the fifth position among countries which tourists came to Monaco in the 1 quarter of 2018. Russian tourists booked 7,5 thousand nights in the hotels of Monako”, - informed the press service of Monaco Office of Tourism and Congresses. "According to data for 2018, in Monaco Russian travelers…

24.07.2018

Tour operators note an increase of sales of tours to Turkey after World Cup-2018

“Tour operators note an increase of sales of tours to Turkey after the World Cup 2018, the demand for them this summer is already 72% higher than for the same period of the last year”, - informed the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). "The demand will reach the highest point in the second…

24.07.2018

The number of tourist flights to Crete will decrease

Tour operators have begun to adjust flight programs from Moscow to the Greek island of Crete. So, ANEX Tour since July 25 more than half reduces its volume in the direction: instead of five weekly flights Azur Air to Heraklion will be only two. "Analyzing the demand, we came to the conclusion that it…

Sales of skiing to Turkey has intensified on the Russian market

This summer the Russian tourist flow to Bulgaria will reduce by 5%

Despite the price increase tour operators do not see a fall of demand for tours to Greece

In 2018 Greece expects to launch a cruise communication with the south of Russia

How to increase the flow of tourists to Bulgaria

There are more and more foreigners on Crete, the number of Russian tourists is less

Russian tourist flow in the northern Greece

Spain expects the growth of tourists flow from Russia

Tourist flow from Russia to Turkey for the first half of the year increased by more than 40%

The number of Russian travelers in Paris and the Cote d'Azur has increased

This year Greece is less interested for Russian tourists

Tour operators pay tourists for the flight to Croatia

Russians began to choose more expensive hotels in Greece

There is a shift to the autumn season in demand for Croatia

Nearly two million Russians have visited Antalya from the beginning of the year

Cyprus: the forecast for the season

The Russian tourist flow to Spain increased by 9% for five months

Tourist Monaco in the first quarter of 2018

Tour operators note an increase of sales of tours to Turkey after World Cup-2018

The number of tourist flights to Crete will decrease

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