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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…

03.08.2017

The number of passengers from Russia grew by 17% in Phuket airport

“Passenger traffic from Russia to Phuket (Thai island) grew by 17% in January-May 2017, against the same period of the last year”, - according to the report of C9 Hotelworks consulting company. The report is based on data from the immigration service of Phuket International Airport. According to the…

13.07.2017

In summer 72 new flights will be launched in Russia, 22 of them to Turkey

Skyscanner web resource has analyzed the statistics of summer bookings and determined what the new routes have been opened for Russians in this holiday season. 16 flights among 72 new ones were domestic, 56 - foreign. Turkey became the absolute leader among foreign destinations. New direct flights this…

06.07.2017

The tourist flow from Russia to Antalya in the first half of the year increased 44 times

“About 1.1 million tourists from Russia rested in Antalya in January-June 2017, which is 44 times more than in the same period of the last year and 24% higher than the tourist flow in the same months of 2015”, - according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia ATOR) with reference to the administration…

05.07.2017

Tourist flow from Russia to Spain increased by 14% for five months

“For five months of 2017 Spain was visited by 305.1 thousand Russian tourists, which is 13.5% higher than the figure for the same period of the last year”, - according to the data of the National Institute of Statistics (INE) of the country. The total number of tourists who came to Spain in January-May…

05.07.2017

Since the beginning of the year about a million Russians have rested in Turkey

“In May 2017, 608.4 thousand tourists from Russia visited Turkey, which is 1384% more than in the same month a year ago”, - according to statistics released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey. In May 2016, only 41 thousand Russians visited Turkey. At the same time, the figures for 2017…

03.07.2017

Atlasglobal will transport 648 tourists from Yekaterinburg to Antalya weekly

The airline Atlasglobal began to fly from Ekaterinburg to Antalya by the order of NTK Intourist tour operator. As reported NTK Intourist, the flights to Turkey will be performed three times a week (Monday, Thursday, Sunday). The capacity of Airbus A321 is 216 seats. In addition, the tour operator consolidated…

28.06.2017

Tour operators noted the fall in demand by 15-20% for Abkhazia

“The demand for trips to Abkhazia for the summer 2017 decreased by 15-20%”, - according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) with reference to the data of tour operators. "According to the estimations of tour operators, the demand for Abkhazian tourist products this summer has decreased…

27.06.2017

Antalya expects 2.6 million Russian tourists at the end of 2017

In Antalya, according to the results of the year, the growth of the inсcoming tourist traffic is expected by more than a quarter, from Russia 2.6 million people are waiting in the region”, - reported Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) with reference to the Antalya tourism council. According…

26.06.2017

Pegasus Airlines has launched regular flights Istanbul - Nizhny Novgorod

“Turkish low cost Pegasus Airlines has launched regular flights on the route Istanbul-Nizhny Novgorod”, - said the press service of Nizhny Novgorod airport. The flight program from Nizhny Novgorod airport started on June 21 by Boeing-737-800. The flights are scheduled to be performed three times a week.…

19.06.2017

Turkish Pegasus airlines will launch regular flights from Samara to Istanbul in June

“Since June 20 Turkish low-coster Pegasus Airlines will launch direct scheduled flights between Samara and Istanbul”, - informed the press service of the international airport Kurumoch. The airline will fly from Samara to Istanbul's Sabiha airport three times a week: on Tuesdays at 5:45, on Fridays and…

19.06.2017

The tourist flow from Russia to Bulgaria may increase by 40% in 2017

“The number of Russian tourists to Bulgaria could grow by 40% in 2017 against the last year. The country is becoming a year-round destination for Russians”, - according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). As noted in the ATOR, most of the Russian tourists are interested in summer tourism.…

16.06.2017

This summer Croatia is expecting 10-15% growth of tourist flow from Russia

“From January till May 2017 there is a positive dynamics of the tourist flow from Russian Federation to Croatia in comparison with the same period of 2016 - we see a significant increase of the number of nights - about 20%”, - said Raiko Ruzicka the Head of the tourist office of the Republic Croatia…

14.06.2017

Half of the tourist flow to Antalya in May is from Russia

“About 505.000 Russians came to Antalya in May. It’s almost half of the total number of foreign tourists”, - according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) with reference to the data of resort’s administration. "In May, Antalya was visited by more than a million foreign tourists, while…

14.06.2017

Ellinair has launched regular flights from Volgograd to Heraklion

“Greek airline Ellinair has launched regular flights from Volgograd airport to Heraklion (Crete)”, - said the press secretary of Volgograd airport Yaroslav Zimin. Flights from Volgograd to Heraklion are performed every 10 days by Boeing 737-300. The flight time is 3 hours. According to Zimin, the first…

12.06.2017

The tour operator reported about growing of demand for budget tours to Greece

“Greece this summer is among the TOP 3 of bookings”, - reported in the press-service of Anex Tour operator, in particular, the country is popular as a budget direction. The charter program of Anex Tour to Crete island started since the end of April. And since the end of May AZUR Air is flying from Moscow…

07.06.2017

In April Turkey was visited by almost six times more Russian tourists than a year ago

“In April 2017 the tourist flow from Russia to Turkey exceeded the last year's figure by almost six times”, - according to statistics released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey. In April 2017, 181.800 Russians visited Turkey. A year ago - in the same month - the tourist flow was only 31…

07.06.2017

Airline Alitalia began flying from St. Petersburg to Venice

“The Italian airline Alitalia has launched regular flights between St. Petersburg and Venice”, - the Pulkovo airport press service reported. Flights will be carried out once a week until October 7, 2017. In addition, in the current summer season Alitalia has already launched regular flights from St.…

06.06.2017

The number of tourists who visited Antalya this year exceeded last year's figure by 60%

“The number of tourists who visited Antalya resort since the beginning of 2017 increased by 60% against the last year”, - said the Governor of the province Munir Karaloglu. Representatives of the tourism business of Turkey, in particular, are noting the restoration of demand from the Russian travelers.…

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

Turkish Atlas Global received permission for scheduled flights Istanbul-Moscow

The number of passengers from Russia grew by 17% in Phuket airport

In summer 72 new flights will be launched in Russia, 22 of them to Turkey

The tourist flow from Russia to Antalya in the first half of the year increased 44 times

Tourist flow from Russia to Spain increased by 14% for five months

Since the beginning of the year about a million Russians have rested in Turkey

Atlasglobal will transport 648 tourists from Yekaterinburg to Antalya weekly

Tour operators noted the fall in demand by 15-20% for Abkhazia

Antalya expects 2.6 million Russian tourists at the end of 2017

Pegasus Airlines has launched regular flights Istanbul - Nizhny Novgorod

Turkish Pegasus airlines will launch regular flights from Samara to Istanbul in June

The tourist flow from Russia to Bulgaria may increase by 40% in 2017

This summer Croatia is expecting 10-15% growth of tourist flow from Russia

Half of the tourist flow to Antalya in May is from Russia

Ellinair has launched regular flights from Volgograd to Heraklion

The tour operator reported about growing of demand for budget tours to Greece

In April Turkey was visited by almost six times more Russian tourists than a year ago

Airline Alitalia began flying from St. Petersburg to Venice

The number of tourists who visited Antalya this year exceeded last year's figure by 60%

The preferences of Russian cruise tourists have changed over the past three years

Karnataka Tourism greeted travel professionals in St. Petersburg

Health & Wellness tourism: myths and reality

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