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…
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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…
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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…
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19.02.2018

The number of Russian tourists in Croatia increased by 11% in 2017
In 2018 Croatia intends to increase the flow of tourists from Russia by another 15%. To reach this goal the country will facilitate work with visas for tour operators and will spread advertising in Russia. As Raiko Ruzicka the Director of the Tourism Office of the Republic of Croatia in Russia told “Croatia…
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15.02.2018

4.7 million Russian tourists rested in Turkey in 2017
“About 4.7 million Russian tourists have rested in Turkey last year, more than in the most successful 2014”, - informed Hürriyet Daily News quoting the President of the Mediterranean Association of Hoteliers and Hotel Managers (ACTORS) Erkan Yaggi. According to him, in 2017 32 million foreign tourists…
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14.02.2018

S7 Airlines will start flights from St. Petersburg to Barcelona in late April
“S7 Airlines will open regular direct flights from St. Petersburg to Barcelona from April 27, 2018”, - the carrier's press service informs. Flights from Pulkovo airport to Barcelona will be carried out on Tuesdays and Fridays. Departure from St. Petersburg at 9:05, arriving at Barcelona airport at 12:30…
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08.02.2018

The results of tourist season from Russia to Catalonia in 2017
“The tourist flow from Russia to Catalonia grew by 23% in 2017”, - reported the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). "Catalonia last year was visited by 688 thousand Russian tourists, which is 23% more than a year earlier. This is the best indicator for the last three years”, - informed the…
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07.02.2018

Tour operators TUI Russia and Mouzenidis Travel have created a joint tourist alliance to send Russians to Greece
“Tour operators TUI Russia and Mouzenidis Travel have created a strategic alliance in order to expand the range of offered programs in Greece”, - representatives of both companies said at a press conference on February 5. "TUI Russia up to now was focused on Crete and Corfu, Mouzenidis Travel has traditionally…
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06.02.2018

Experts predict problems with free rooms in Turkey in season-2018
The tourism industry in Turkey expects a significant increase of a tourist flow in the summer season - 2018. The forecasts are based on the results of early booking program, which today exceed the last year's figures: 70% of the volume was added by foreign market and 30% by local. This is reported by…
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06.02.2018

Tour operator from Krasnodar will transport Moscow citizens by charter flights to Turkey
Representatives of Moscow travel agencies discuss proposals of an unknown tour operator - the company Raduga Travel advertises tours to Antalya with a flight from Moscow on its website. The low prices caused embarrassment: the prices of tours for certain directions are less by 10 thousand Rubles (142…
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02.02.2018

Tour operators increase transportation to Turkey from regions
Simultaneously three market players expand regional flight programs to Turkish resorts in the upcoming summer season. The new cities of departure only to Antalya were appeared in the program of Biblio Globus operator, the same picture have ANEX Tour and NTK Intourist to Dalaman and Bodrum. So, Biblio-Globus…
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30.01.2018

Turkish authorities plan to increase subsidies for flights with tourists from Russia
In 2018 Turkey is going to significantly increase the financial subsidy of Russian tour operators, which send tourists to the rest in this country. As the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey Numan Kurtulmush said, the volume of the subsidy will be increased by 150 % - from 6 to 9 thousand dollars…
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29.01.2018

Almost 3.8 million Russians rested in Antalya in 2017
More than 40% of foreign tourists who visited Antalya in 2017 were Russians. The governor of Antalya Munir Karaloglu summed up the results of the past year. According to him, 2017 was the best in the tourist history of the resort: which was visited by 10, 486 million foreign tourists. It is 57% higher…
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11.01.2018

4.65 million Russians visited Turkey from January to November
“During the first 11 months of 2017, 4.65 million Russian tourists visited Turkey”, - according to statistic data published by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the country. For 11 months of 2015 the country has hosted 3.6 million visitors from Russia and a year ago - only 822 thousand Russians,…
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11.01.2018

In summer 2018 S7 Airlines will begin flights to Sardinia
“S7 Airlines will start regular flights to Sardinia’s Cagliari and Olbia airports from June 2018”, - the company's press service reported. Flights from Moscow to Cagliari will be carried out on Wednesdays and Sundays from June 3, 2018. Departure from Domodedovo at 10:55, arriving at Cagliari at 14:10…
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11.01.2018

For 11 months of 2017 the number of Russian tourists in Spain has increased by 14%
“For the first 11 months of 2017, 1,095 million Russian tourists visited Spain, which is 14.1% more than in the same period of the last year”, - according to the National Institute of Statistics of the country. On the first line in the list of arrivals are the tourists from Great Britain - 17.966 million…
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11.01.2018

Pegasus Airlines suspends flights from Istanbul to Nizhny Novgorod from January 12
“Since January 12 Turkish Pegasus Airlines suspends the scheduled flights from Istanbul to Nizhny Novgorod”, - according to the information of the on-line timetable of Strigino airport (Nizhny Novgorod). According to the schedule, in the autumn-winter period the airline carried out the flights on this…
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05.01.2018

Antalya plans to host 12 million tourists in 2018
“The Turkish province of Antalya expects to host 12 million foreign tourists in 2018”. The most part of this tourist flow will belong to the Russians”, - said Erkan Yaggi the President of the Mediterranean Association of Hoteliers and Hotel Managers (ACTORS). He underlined that by the end of 2017 the…
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04.01.2018

In 2018 Turkey expects to increase the number of tourists from Russia by one million
“Turkey expects to increase the flow of tourists from Russia from four to five million in 2018”, - reports the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) referring to the cultural and tourism adviser of Turkish Embassy in Russia Alper Ozkan. According to him, it is possible to make such forecasts…
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04.01.2018

In the summer of 2018 the number of direct flights to Croatian resorts will increase
Following the results of 11 months of 2017, the Russian tourist flow to Croatia increased by 12%. In 2018 Croatia plans to increase these figures due to new flights: St. Petersburg will receive a new flight to Pula, and it is not excluded – Moscow will be connected with Split by summer charter. At present…
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