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27.03.2018

Turkey will become the undisputed leader among foreign destinations in the summer of 2018

“In summer of 2018 Turkey will become the undisputed leader among foreign destinations for Russians”, - said the Executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze. Greece, Cyprus, Spain and Bulgaria are also showing good dynamics. The demand for early booking of these…

26.03.2018

The flow of tourists from Russia to Turkey in January increased by 70%

“The tourist flow from Russia to Turkey in January rose by 70% in comparison with the same period of the last year”, - according to statistics of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey. In January the country was visited by 68 thousand Russian tourists, which is 70.3% more than a year earlier…

23.03.2018

The number of Russian tourists in Antalya has grown by 70%

The Turkish Antalya summed up the results of foreign tourist flow for the first two months of 2018. In absolute numbers of arrivals the German tourists are ahead of the Russian ones, however, the growth rates of the Russian market are almost 3 times higher. According to the administration of Antalya,…

21.03.2018

In 2017 OTI Group, TUI and Anex Tour operators served most of all Russian tourists in Turkey

“OTI Group (the holding which includes the Russian tour operator Coral Travel), TUI group and Anex Tour have served the most volume of Russian tourists in Turkey in 2017”, - reported the local Turizmdatabank portal. In comparison with 2016, TUI has ceded leadership to OTI Group, while Anex Tour rose…

21.03.2018

Mouzenidis announced "island expansion"

In the summer season of 2018, the tour operator Mouzenidis Travel planned a 30% growth of volumes. The greatest increase will be on Greek islands: there will be a two-fold increase only for Crete due to an exclusive flight to Chania. The tour operator also opens other new directions. In 2017 Mouzenidis…

20.03.2018

Greece is waiting for a million of Russian tourists in 2018

“As a result of the last year Greece expects to host a million Russian tourists”, - said the Minister of Tourism of the country Elena Kundura at MITT-2018 exhibition. According to her, last year Greece managed to increase the volume of tourist traffic by 9%, increasing it up to 30 million foreign visitors.…

20.03.2018

Greece will allocate 845 thousand Euros to Russian tour operators for the promotion of destination

“The Greek National Tourist Organization (GNTO) will allocate almost 845,000 Euros to 10 Russian tour operators for the promotion of the direction”, - reported the Association of Russian Tour Operators (ATOR). "In total, more than 100 tour operators from 20 countries are included in the GNTO list. As…

16.03.2018

Aeroflot will begin flights to Verona and Naples in July 2018

“Aeroflot airline will open flights from Moscow to Verona and Naples cities since July 1, 2018”, - reports the carrier's press service. The flight SU 2482 will depart from Sheremetyevo at 7:35 and arrive to Verona at 10:00. The return flight SU 2483 will depart Verona at 11:10 and arrive to Sheremetyevo…

15.03.2018

Flight Program 2018 from Russia to Turkey in Details

We analysed flight programs of all Russian tour operators to different resorts of Turkey from all cities of Russia. There are more than 40 cities of departure from Russia Federation. Please see by the link the table with full details.

13.03.2018

Russian tourists loved winter Turkey

“In January 2018, 1.5 million tourists came to Turkey, which is almost 40% more than in the last year”, - reported the Tourism Review portal with reference to the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic, The share of Russian travelers increased significantly in the first month of the year, 68,000 Russians…

13.03.2018

Ellinair will transport tourists to Athens all year round

The airline Ellinair changes seasonal flight program to all year-round one on the route Moscow - Athens. The frequency of flights will be 5 times a week. This was announced at a press conference by Alexander Tsandekidi, the CEO of Muzenides Travel Company which is the customer of the carrier's flights.…

07.03.2018

Hotels in Turkey win the fight for the Russian client due to significant discounts

“Thanks to discounts for the early booking of the summer season of 2018, hotels in Turkey receive more Russian tourists and win in competition with domestic hoteliers”, - said the General Director of Intourist tour operator Viktor Topolkaraev. "Turkish hoteliers conduct very aggressive marketing policy…

07.03.2018

The Russian tourism in Spain: the results for January

“In January 2018 67 thousand Russian tourists visited Spain, which is 5.5% more than for the same month a year ago”, - said the National Statistical Institute of the country. In total, Spain hosted 4.1 million foreign tourists for the first month of 2018, which is 5.2% more than last year's result. On…

02.03.2018

The number of Russian tourists in Cyprus increased by 5.5% in 2017

The island in 2017 was visited by more than 824 thousand tourist from Russia, which is 5.5% more than in 2016. These are the data of the Cyprus Tourism Organization. In total, from January to December 2017 Cyprus was visited by 3 652 073 foreign tourists, which is 14.6% higher than in 2016. The main…

27.02.2018

PAС Group plans to send 35% more tourists to cruises in 2018

Based on a result of 2017, the tour operator served 24 thousand cruise travelers. This year PAC Group plans to exceed the level of 32-thousand. The management of PAC Group tour operator and MSC Cruises company announced their plans to develop sales of sea cruises on the Russian market. PAC Group General…

26.02.2018

There will be more flights to Cyprus in the summer 2018

The Cyprus air carrier Cobalt Air will expand its presence on the Russian market - starting March 26, it will start flights from Larnaka airport to Sheremetyevo. On February 19, the program started from two flights a week, with a gradual increase to six times a week by April 24. The cost of tickets starts…

26.02.2018

In 2017 Catalonia hosted 22.7% more Russian tourists

The flow of tourists from Russia to Catalonia by the end of 2017 amounted 688.7 thousand people - almost two thirds of all Russian tourists who visited Spain. This was reported by the Deputy Director of the representative office of the Council for Tourism of Catalonia in Russia Kristina Ionitskaya. According…

22.02.2018

Turkey in 2017 returned the title of the foreign direction number 1 for Russian tourists

Turkey in 2017 returned the title of the most popular foreign destinations for Russians. According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the country, the country was visited by 4.7 million Russian tourists, which is 444% or 5.5 times more than the year before, when there were 866,000 tourists. “The…

21.02.2018

Tenerife will have another direct flight

Since April 26, 2018 S7 Airlines starts the regular flights to Tenerife Island. The flights will be performed on Mondays and Thursdays by Airbus A320 airliners. Departure time from Domodedovo is 13:25 and arrival time to Sur Reina Sofia airport is 19:20 of local time. The return flight departs at 20:20…

20.02.2018

Turkish Airlines will fly more often from Moscow to Antalya

Turkish Airlines announced the increase of transportation from Moscow to Antalya in the summer season - 2018 (from April to October). This was announced by the representative of Turkish Airlines in Russia Mefail Deribash. According to him, for this purpose, the airline has already booked five airliners…