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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,…

25.05.2018

Pobeda airline will fly from Moscow to Bordeaux

Pobeda airline will start flights from Moscow airport Vnukovo to French Bordeaux since June 2 twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Tickets are available for purchasing on the carrier's website, their minimum current value is 10,792 Rubles (144 Euros) for round trip. It is noticeable, that today…

25.05.2018

Russian tourists buy tours to Sicily more actively than last year

Sales of tours for the Italian island of Sicily for the summer season - 2018 are more active than a year earlier. So, according to the Head of the Italy department of PAC GROUP operator Yulia Berdnikova, in her company the rates of early bookings of Sicily is about 20% ahead of the last year, while the…

23.05.2018

In the first quarter Russian tourists in Turkey was 68% more than a year ago

Even in the low season Russia was in the TOP 5 of Turkey's key incoming markets, significantly surpassing the record of 2017. According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey, in January-March 2018 the country was visited by 5.12 million foreign tourists, which is 35% over the same period in…

23.05.2018

In 2018 Cyprus will save or improve the results of the last season

Tour operators are reckoning on the steady sale of Cyprus in the summer of 2018 due to the availability of guaranteed blocks in the hotels of the island. Also the operators note the increase of the depth of sales and the growing demand for villas and apartments. The leading tour operators say that according…

22.05.2018

Turkish Airlines opens direct flight from Istanbul to Krasnodar

“Turkish Airlines started direct flights from Istanbul to Krasnodar airport”, - reported the press service of the Russian airport. "The flight Istanbul - Krasnodar - Istanbul was launched on May 17, the flights are carried out five times a week", - said the airport representative. The flights are performed…

22.05.2018

Cyprus: the results for three months of 2018

“The tourist flow to Cyprus in January-March 2018 increased by 29.3% in comparison with the same period of the last year and amounted 369.4 thousand tourists”, - according to the Cyprus Mail newspaper. According to the publication, in March the island was visited by 192 thousand tourists, which is 36.4%…

19.05.2018

Flydubai has doubled Russian passenger traffic in 2017

In 2017 Flydubai airline has increased passenger traffic on Russian routes by half in comparison with 2016. This year the company plans to maintain its positions at least. "In 2018 the situation depends on the exchange rate and the economy situation as a whole. We expect that at least the traffic will…

19.05.2018

Flights of tour operators to Cyprus

The year-round flight program of Biblio-Globus tour operator to Larnaca in the summer season 2018 will be carried out by Rossia airline from April to October every day with an increasing up to several flights a day from Moscow and St. Petersburg by Boeing-747 with business class. In the summer season…

19.05.2018

The growth of the tourist flow from Russia to Monaco continued in early 2018

“The tourist flow from Russia to Monaco continued to grow in 2018. Since the beginning of the year the increase of the number of Russians amounted 10%”, - said the Deputy Director of the Tourism Authority of Monaco Guy Antonelli. "In 2015-2016 we had a decline of the number of Russian tourists due to…

18.05.2018

Dolphin plans to send to Bulgaria 10-15 thousand tourists

Dolphin tour operator has replenished its range of resorts with one more abroad destination. On the website of the tour operator - one of the leading players on the internal tourism market - has appeared a new direction of out coming tourism – Bulgaria. According to the company's General Director Sergey…

10.05.2018

Almost 100 thousand Russians visited Turkey in March

“97,400 Russians visited Turkey in March, which is 66% more than in the same period a year earlier”, - according to the statistics of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the country. In total in March Turkey hosted 2.1 million foreign visitors - 35% more than in March 2017. The first line by the number…