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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…