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20.07.2018

Tour operators will reduce air transportation to Barcelona

The flight program of TUI Russia tour operator and Ural Airlines from Moscow to Barcelona is optimized. Since the first days of August the number of places ordered by TUI Russia will be declined. Blocks of seats on the flights of Ural Airlines, departing on Wednesdays and Sundays, were purchased by TEZ…

19.07.2018

Despite the rise of prices for trips to Turkey tour operators note the high demand of Russians

“Tour operators note the high demand of Russians for trips to Turkey despite the end of early booking program and rise of prices”, - reported Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). "Demand for Turkish direction is very high, sales volumes from leading tour operators are at least twice higher…

13.07.2018

More than a million Russians already rested in Antalya in 2018

The Russian tourist flow to the resorts of Turkish Antalya this year can update its records. As the statistics of arrivals to the airports of Antalya show, for the first five months the number of Russians and, in general, foreign tourists in Antalya has increased by almost 50%. This year the number of…

13.07.2018

About 90% of Spanish visas issued to Russians in 2017 are multiple

“About 90% of Schengen visas issued by the Consulate of Spain in Moscow in 2017 are long-term and multiple”, - said the Consul of Spain Juan-Pedro Pérez-Gomez Delaunay. He said that totally in 2017 the Consulate issued 476 thousand visas, which is 7% more than a year earlier. "At the same time, the time…

12.07.2018

In off-peak season Russians will be offered package tours to Italian Calabria

“For the first time Tez Tour operator will offer package tours to the region of Calabria in Italy from September 7 to October 5 2018”, - said PR-director of the company Larisa Akhanova. "We are offering package tours to Calabria for the first time. The flight program starts on September 7 and will last…

10.07.2018

Turkish Antalya registered a record tourist flow

Taking into account the growth of Russian and European tourist flows to Antalya, Turkish experts specified the forecast for the number of tourists in 2018. According to the administration of Antalya, in June the resort updated its historic record for foreign tourist traffic, exceeding the most successful…

10.07.2018

Tours to Crete are sold not good, prices are falling

By the end of May, 3% less passengers from Russia arrived at Heraklion airport in Crete in comparison with the same month of the last year. This follows from the latest statistics of the main air harbor of the Greek island. Germany, the main supplier of tourists to Crete, has positive dynamics + 32%.…

09.07.2018

Petersburg tour operator Aurora BG abolished charter programs to Bulgaria and Montenegro

“St. Petersburg tour operator Aurora BG has canceled charter programs to Bulgaria and Montenegro since July 2”, - reports the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). "Aurora BG tour operator on June 30 said in the official letter to its retail partners about the suspension of summer flight charter…

04.07.2018

The number of flights from Moscow to Cyprus will be increased

“Ural Airlines will increase frequency of regular flights from Moscow to Larnaca from July 4. The daily flights will be added by one more flight three days a week - on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays”, - it was reported in a press release of the carrier. As Commercial Director of ICS Travel Group tour…

26.06.2018

In June the demand of Ural tourists for rest in Turkey increased by a quarter

“The demand of Ural tourists for tours to Turkey in June grew by 25.6% in comparison with the same period of the last year”, - said the President of the Urals Tourism Association Maxim Puzankov. According to him, the average cost of a trip to Turkey for one person was about 36.7 thousand Rubles.…

26.06.2018

Spain – the results for the first four months

“Spain in January-April 2018 was visited by 243.9 thousand Russian tourists, it’s an increase of 8.6% in comparison with the same period of the last year”, - according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE) of the country. The total number of tourists who came to Spain for the first four months…

26.06.2018

The summer demand of the resorts of mainland Greece has grown

The tour operators note this year's growth in demand for the resorts of mainland Greece from 10 to 25%. Greece remains one of the most popular vacation destinations for Russians. According to the forecasts of the Greek National Tourism Organization, in 2018 about one million Russians will visit Greece.…

18.06.2018

About 95 thousand Russians visited Cyprus from January to April

“Cyprus from January to April was visited by 94.5 thousand Russians, as in the same period a year earlier”, - it follows from the published statistics of Cyprus Tourism Organization. Russia is on the second line in the list of incoming tourist flow to Cyprus. More travelers came only from Great Britain…

15.06.2018

Tour operators increase transportation to Turkey from Moscow

The number of flights from Moscow to the resorts of Turkey will grow substantially in the near future. This was reported to the correspondents by representatives of tour operators. For example, according to the Sales Director of NTK Intourist Sergey Tolchin, from June 10 the flight program of the tour…

13.06.2018

More than 20 thousand Russians visited Genoa in 2017

“More than 20 thousand Russians visited Genoa (Italy) in 2017”, - said Eliza Serafini the Marketing and culture adviser of Genoa city. According to her, the Russians now are in the list of TOP 10 of countries which tourists come to this region. In total, 518,500 foreign visitors visited Genoa. Most tourists…

13.06.2018

About 200 thousand Russian tourists will visit Great Britain in 2018

The Russian tourist flow to the UK this year will grow from 5 to 10%. This forecast for the Russian market was announced by Tatiana Khoreoshok the Head of VisitBritain office in Russia. According to Mrs. Khoreshok, in January-September of 2017 the UK was visited by 166 thousand Russians, which is…

08.06.2018

The Russian tourist flow to Croatia in winter season has grown

Croatia confirms an optimistic forecast for the Russian market in 2018 and hopes to host up to 150 thousand Russians in 2018. "According to the results of the first four months, the number of Russian tourists increased by 3% and the number of nights increased by 7%. We hope that this trend will…

07.06.2018

In 2018 tour operator Anex Tour expects to serve in Turkey 1.6 million tourists

“According to the plans of the company, the total number of tourists which Anex Tour plans to serve in Turkey in 2018 will reach 1.6 million”, - said Tatyana Grishina the Head of the sales department of Anex Tour company. "In 2014 this figure was 550 thousand tourists and in 2017 we hosted in Turkey…

28.05.2018

The Russian tourist flow to Antalya is growing significantly

60% more tourists from Russia arrived in Antalya in January-April 2018 in comparison with the same period of the record 2017 and 44% more than in the same period of 2014, which is still considered as the best year for Antalya. According to the Department of Culture and Tourism of Antalya, during the…

28.05.2018

Anex Tour offers Russians 15 new resorts on Mallorca

“Vacations at 15 new resorts on Spanish island of Mallorca is now available for booking”, -reported the press service of Anex Tour operator. "The new directions are town and resort Alcudia, Puerto de Alcudia, Playa de Muro, S'Illot island, Cala Mesquida, Cala Millor, Cala Ratjada, Colonia Sant Jordi,…