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20.09.2017

Rospotrebnadzor about the inspection of Turkish resorts

“The Head of Rospotrebnadzor, Russia's Chief Sanitary Doctor Anna Popova said that according to the results of Russian experts inspection of Turkish coast, the local authorities do not do enough to prevent the spread of the Coxsackie virus”, - reports Interfax-Tourism agency. "Colleagues are coming back…

18.09.2017

The tourist flow to Crete grew by 7% and to Rhodes - decreased by 20%

The tourist flow from Russia to Crete Greek Island increased by 7% in August in comparison with the same month of 2016. Positive dynamics (+ 3%) also is noted in Northern Greece and at Peloponnese Peninsula. But the number of Russian tourists visited Rhodes and Corfu in August is lower than a year earlier:…

14.09.2017

S7 Airlines will perform flights from St. Petersburg to Lyon at the end of the year

“S7 Airlines will start regular flights from St. Petersburg to Lyon since December 29, 2017”, - reported the carrier's press service. Direct flights from Pulkovo Airport will be performed weekly on Fridays. Departure from St. Petersburg is at 7:05, arrival to Lyon airport - at 8:35 of local time. The…

13.09.2017

Every third tourist in Antalya is from Russia

In August the Russian tourist flow to Antalya exceeded the volume of 2014. In the last summer month the main Turkish resort was visited by 654 thousand Russian tourists. Antalya authorities summed up the results of the first 8 months of 2017. According to the authorities of the resort, during this period…

11.09.2017

ATOR: tour operators are waiting for the growth of tourist traffic to Croatia for the autumn season

“The demand for tours to Croatia for autumn season among Russians is higher than in the last year”, - reported the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) with reference to the data of tour operators. The Croatian Tourism Office in Russia reported that from January to August, more than 108 thousand…

08.09.2017

The tourists flow from Russia to Montenegro has decreased for seven months

“The Russian tourist flow to Montenegro has decreased three time for seven months of 2017”, - according to the data of electronic newspaper of Russian Union of Travel Industry (RST) RATA-news. According to the statistics department of the Republic, for the first seven months of 2017 50.2 thousand Russians…

06.09.2017

The tourists flow from Russia to France in 2017 increased by 30%

“The tourist flow to France from Russia has increased by 30% since the beginning of 2017”, - said the Head of the representative office of French Agency for the development of tourism in Russia (Atout France) I. Korotkova. "Russian tourists are on increasingly important place in the structure of the…

05.09.2017

The tourists flow from Russia to Spain grew by almost a quarter in July

“Spain in July 2017 was visited by 186.2 thousand tourists from Russia, which is 23.9% more than in the same month of the last year”, - according to the National Statistical Institute of the country. In total, Spain hosted 10.5 million foreign tourists in July, which is 10.1% more than in July 2016.…

04.09.2017

Airlines of Russia and Greece will increase the frequency of Moscow-Athens flights from 21 to 35 times a week

“Airlines of Russia and Greece will be able to increase the frequency of flights between Moscow and Athens from 21 to 35 times a week”, - according the decision of air authorities of the two countries, published on the website of the Federal Air Transport Agency. Changes are acting on a temporary basis…

04.09.2017

Almost every second tourist came to Antalya from Russia in the summer

“About 2.35 million Russian tourists came to Antalya from January to mid-August, which is almost 40% of the total tourist flow to the Turkish resort”, - reported the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). “At this time, more than 6 million tourists visited Antalya since the beginning of the…

01.09.2017

The tourist flow from Russia to Monaco grew by 19% and returned to the pre-crisis level

“The tourist flow from Russia to Monaco grew by 18.5% in the first half of 2017, in comparison with the same period of the last year”, - according to the Monaco Department of Tourism and Congresses. "The number of nights booked by tourists from Russia in the first half of 2017 was 18.6 thousand, which…

25.08.2017

Turkey, Cyprus and Greece have become the most popular destinations among Ural tourists this summer

“The Urals experts of tourism industry note the growth of out coming tourism. This summer the most popular directions among local tourists are Turkey, Cyprus and Greece”, - said the Executive Director of Urals Tourism Association Mikhail Maltsev. "According to our estimates, after extremely difficult…

24.08.2017

Antalya expects to host more than 10 million tourists in 2017

“According to the results of 2017, Turkish Antalya expects to receive 10.5 million tourists”, - said Munir Karaloglu, the Governor of the resort region. "From January to mid August the increase of tourist flow to Antalya region amounted 65% in comparison with the same period of 2016, and the growth of…

21.08.2017

The sales of Turkey for the autumn season

The leader of this summer season - Turkey - remains one of the most popular destinations and for the first half of the autumn. According to the online aggregator of package tours Onlinetours.ru, Turkey's share in the total sales volume for September and October 2015 was at the level of 30%. This year,…

21.08.2017

Pegas Fly has opened flights from Zhukovsky to Antalya

Pegas Fly (legal name - Ikar) started charter flights from the Moscow airport Zhukovsky airport to Antalya. Flights are performed with a frequency once a week on Thursdays. Sale of tours is carried out by Pegas Touristik, the parent structure of Pegas Fly. "The charters to Antalya are just the first…

17.08.2017

In June Russians are on the first place by the number of trips to Montenegro

“In June 2017 Russian tourists became the leaders by the number of visits to Montenegro”, - according to the data published by the country's statistics service. In June, 117.4 thousand foreign tourists visited Montenegro. On the first place are Russians - 16.1% (18.8 thousand people). On the second place…

11.08.2017

Demand for Cyprus grows for out of the season period

Despite the opening of Turkey, sales of Cyprus have grown this year. As a result of the first six months, almost 333 thousand of Russian tourists visited Cyprus, which is 11% more than during the same period in 2016. According to the Cyprus Tourism Organization, during the first six months Russian tourist…

08.08.2017

Most tourists who visited Turkey in the first half of the year were from Russia

“Nearly 1.7 million Russian tourists visited Turkey in January-June 2017”, - according to statistics released by Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the country. More than 12 million foreign tourists came to Turkey in the first half of 2017, which is 14.5% more than in the same period of the last year.…

03.08.2017

Turkish Atlas Global received permission for scheduled flights Istanbul-Moscow

Turkish airline Atlas Global received permission for regular flights Istanbul-Moscow as a result of negotiations between Russian and Turkish aviation authorities. As reported by Rosaviatsiya, Atlas Global is the third designated air carrier on this route. The company will be able to make up to 7 flights…