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31.05.2017

Turkey has become more regular

In coming summer season already more than 50% of the volume of air transportation to Turkey is based on the regular flights. A new order has been published on the website of Rosaviatsiya on permission of scheduled and charter flights for air carriers. According to the text of the document, Royal Flight,…

31.05.2017

Ellinair will launch regular flights from Tyumen to Thessaloniki since June 10

“Ellinair airline will start regular flights from Tyumen to Thessaloniki since June 10”, - informed the press service of Tyumen airport Roshchino. Flights will be carried out on Saturdays once every two weeks. As reported, in 2017 the updated airport Roshchino plans to open new international and interregional…

23.05.2017

Demand for Spain grows despite on technical difficulties in the work of visa centers

Spain in April took the 7th line in the list of TOP 10 most requested countries for a holiday. According to Russian tour operators, the growth of demand for Spain resorts for this summer is estimated around 30%, and the depth of sales reaches September. As said Marina Makarkova, the Head of the public…

23.05.2017

Bulgaria hosted 12% more Russian tourists

According to the press service of the Ministry of Tourism of Bulgaria, from January to March 2017 about 28,700 Russian tourists visited the country, which is 12% higher than the figures of the same period in 2016. As stressed Ms. Angelkova the Head of Bulgarian tourism, the Russian market is one of the…

22.05.2017

After successful May holidays Italy is steadily growing for upcoming summer season

The small increase of the tourist flow in Italy, which began in 2016, continues this year. As the tour operators said, the recovery is noted not only for May holidays, but for the whole summer season. According to the Deputy General Director of Carlson Tourism company Maria Malysheva, May has grown by…

19.05.2017

The tour operators note a decrease of Russians' interest in Montenegro after statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry

“The interest in travel to Montenegro among tourists declined after the Russian Foreign Ministry's statements about "anti-Russian hysteria" in the country”, - the Kommersant newspaper reports with reference to the participants of the tourist market. The Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR)…

15.05.2017

In April Antalya was visited by 7.5 times more organized tourists from Russia

“In April the number of Russian tourists who visited Antalya in frame of package tours increased 7.5 times in comparison with the last year”, - reported the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) on Thursday with reference to the data of the Tourism council of Antalya Province. "In April of this…

15.05.2017

The demand for holidays in Croatia grew by 15-20% in Russia

“Sales of Croatia's tours for the summer season grew by 15-20% against the last year”, - reported the Press-secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Tyurina with reference to the data of tour operators. According to Natalia Ivanova the Director of the department of Russian Express tour…

12.05.2017

Russian regions will add flights to Turkey

Turkey does not see and does not expect any problems with either charter or regular flights from Russia to the resorts of the country. Moreover, Russia and Turkey are now negotiating on expansion of the geography of air transportation to Turkey from Russian regions. The number of flights will also increase.…

12.05.2017

Sicily: tour operators are choosing the regular flights

In summer 2017, a significant part of air transportation to Sicily, which is included in the package tours, will be performed by regular flights. This follows from the flight plans of tour operators for the "high" season period. According to the commercial director of TEZ Tour Alexander Burtin, the decision…

05.05.2017

The tourist flow from Russia to Turkey grew by 2.5 times in March

“58,600 Russians visited Turkey in March, which is 145% more than a year earlier”, - according to the data of Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey. In March 2016, the country was visited by 23.9 thousand Russians and a year earlier - 58.3 thousand. Thus, the flow from Russia in 2017 exceeded the…

04.05.2017

In July “Ural Airlines” will open flights from Zhukovsky to Rome

“Ural Airlines” plans to start flights to Rome from Moscow's airport Zhukovsky since July 7”, - informed the airport's website. Ticket sales are available now on the carrier's website. Now “Ural Airlines” carries out the regular flights from Zhukovsky to Dushanbe and Khujand (Tajikistan) and Tel Aviv…

04.05.2017

Rosaviatsia will recall a warning on the possible restriction of charters to Turkey

“Rosaviatsia will recall its warning on a possible restriction of charter flights to Turkey”, - said the Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich on Wednesday. "We have no restrictions there. We see that the situation in Turkey after the referendum is stable normal, the possible risks are gradually decreasing,…

03.05.2017

During May holidays a record number of tourists from Russia will arrive in Antalya

With reference to airport data, it is reported in Turkey that the Russian tourist flow to Antalya in the first 10 days of May will reach a record level of 2014. Only from April 29 to May 1, airlines made 150 flights from Russia to Antalya, delivering about 30,000 Russian tourists to the resort. As previously…

02.05.2017

Expert: Turkey will become the locomotive of the growth of out coming tourism in 2017

“Turkey will become the locomotive of growth of outcoming tourism market. The tour operator NTK Intourist plans to send more than 500 thousand tourists to this country”, - said the General Director of the company Victor Topolkaraev. "One of our main directions is Turkey. This year we plan to take about…

02.05.2017

Every seventh tourist in Cyprus is from Russia

The demand for Cyprus continues to grow. In March, the island hosted 55.1% more tourists from Russia than in the same period of the last year. According to the Statistics Service of Cyprus, in March Cyprus took another record of tourist flow, hosted 2.8% more tourists than in the same month a year earlier.…

02.05.2017

Ellinair airline launched five new routes to Greece

The Greek carrier continues to expand its map of flights between Russia and Greece. This year, Ellinair (a subsidiary of Mouzenidis Group) plans to fly on five new routes from Russian regions, increasing the flight program by 40% against the last year. In the coming summer season, five new routes have…

25.04.2017

Turkish hotels reduce prices for May holidays

“In the last week of April the Turkish hotels give significant discounts for accommodation during May holidays. The volume of transportation is enough and those, who still wish to buy a tour, may do it for very cheap price”, - market participants say. The information, that from the third week of April…

24.04.2017

Turkish airline Atlasglobal will launch regular flights from Nizhny Novgorod to Istanbul in May

“The Turkish airline Atlasglobal plans to open direct flights on the route Nizhny Novgorod - Istanbul from May”, - informed the press release of the Nizhniy Novgorod airport "Strigino". The first regular flight from Nizhny Novgorod to Istanbul Ataturk Airport is scheduled for May 30. The flights will…

18.04.2017

The tourist flow from Russia to Italian Liguria began to recover in 2016

“The Russian tourist traffic to Italian Liguria in 2016 began to return to its normal volumes”, - reported the Director General of the Agency for the Promotion of Liguria Carlo Fidenza at the presentation of the tourist potential of the region in Moscow. "Although for the period of several previous years…

Turkey has become more regular

Ellinair will launch regular flights from Tyumen to Thessaloniki since June 10

Demand for Spain grows despite on technical difficulties in the work of visa centers

Bulgaria hosted 12% more Russian tourists

After successful May holidays Italy is steadily growing for upcoming summer season

The tour operators note a decrease of Russians' interest in Montenegro after statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry

In April Antalya was visited by 7.5 times more organized tourists from Russia

The demand for holidays in Croatia grew by 15-20% in Russia

Russian regions will add flights to Turkey

Sicily: tour operators are choosing the regular flights

The tourist flow from Russia to Turkey grew by 2.5 times in March

In July “Ural Airlines” will open flights from Zhukovsky to Rome

Rosaviatsia will recall a warning on the possible restriction of charters to Turkey

During May holidays a record number of tourists from Russia will arrive in Antalya

Expert: Turkey will become the locomotive of the growth of out coming tourism in 2017

Every seventh tourist in Cyprus is from Russia

Ellinair airline launched five new routes to Greece

Turkish hotels reduce prices for May holidays

Turkish airline Atlasglobal will launch regular flights from Nizhny Novgorod to Istanbul in May

The tourist flow from Russia to Italian Liguria began to recover in 2016

There are more countries and destinations with direct flights from Russia this summer comparing with the summer 2023.

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