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23.01.2017

ATOR: Turkey has become a leader among the foreign destinations for booking tours for the summer

“Turkey is in the lead among other international destinations in terms of booking tours for the summer of 2017. It has about 50% of total sales”, - said the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) on Wednesday with reference to the data of tour operators. "The leading tour operators explain such…

23.01.2017

ATOR: the demand for Greece exceeded the accommodation capacity of the country

“Greece has become one of the most popular destinations for summer holidays in Russia and Europe in 2016”, - said the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR). "Demand for Greece has exceeded the accommodation capacity of the country - it has not enough number of hotels and rooms to accommodate all…

16.01.2017

Bulgaria expects to increase the tourist flow from Russia by 40% in the summer 2017

“Bulgaria and Russia will work together to increase Russian tourist traffic in the summer 2017 by 40%”, - reports the website of the Ministry of Tourism of Bulgaria after the meeting between the Minister Nikolina Angelkova and the Head the Federal Tourism Agency Oleg Safonov. “Last summer, Bulgaria has…

06.01.2017

Tourist flow from Russia to Spain fell by 18% in November

Spain in November 2016 has hosted 41,5 thousand Russian tourists, which is 17.6% less than in the same period of the last year, according to the data of the National Statistics Institute (INE) of the country. At the same time, during 11 months the number of Russian tourists increased by 1.8% and amounted…

06.01.2017

"Rossia" airline has launched flights from Moscow to Sofia

"Rossia" airline company has performed its first flight on the route Moscow (airport "Vnukovo") - Sofia on Friday” – said in the press service of the Moscow airport. Flights are carried out on a charter basis. In the future (since 7 January) it is planned to implement flights one time per week on Saturdays.…

30.12.2016

Airline companies of Russia and Turkey will be able to carry out regular flights between Moscow and Alanya

The Russian and Turkish Airlines will perform regular flights between Moscow and Alanya. That is follows from the memorandum of understanding between the aviation authorities of the Russian Federation and Turkey, which is published by the Federal Air Transport Agency on Thursday. The memorandum was signed…

27.12.2016

The tourist flow from Russia to the Canary Islands has increased by almost 20% in 2016

“More than 70 thousand tourists from Russia visited the Canary Islands (Spain) for the period from January to November 2016, which is almost 20% more than in the same period of the last year”, - it was reported at the press service of the Ministry of Tourism, Sport and archipelago culture. The figure…

15.12.2016

Turkish Airlines will increase the number of flights from Istanbul to Kazan to five per week in summer season

“Turkish Airlines plans to increase the frequency of flights Istanbul - Kazan - Istanbul to five per week in summer programmer”, - according to the report of press service of the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, who held a meeting with the CEO of the airline Bilal Eshki on Thursday in Ankara.…

13.12.2016

The new Cyprus airline received the first airplane

"Cyprus Airways” has received the first aircraft for its air fleet. Airbus A-319 in the colors of the new airline landed at the airport of Larnaca on December 1, 2016. It is expected that the carrier will get the Air Operator Certificate until the end of this year. At the same time the routes network…

12.12.2016

S7 Airline will launch flights to Sicily from 27 April

“S7 Airline will open regular flights program from Moscow to Catania - a resort town on the Italian island Sicily – from April 27, 2017”, - said the press service of the carrier. Direct flights to Catania airport will be performed on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Departure from Moscow "Domodedovo"…

09.12.2016

Charters from Russia will fly to Alanya airport for the first time

“At the end of April 2017 for the first time on the Russian market Coral Travel tour operator will launch charter flights from Moscow to Gazipaşa airport (Alanya)”, - reported the head of the company’s department of public relations Marina Makarkova. "Airlines Royal Flight will fly to Gazipasa airport…

02.12.2016

Italy will issue half a million visas for Russians in 2016

“The number of Italian visas issued for Russians will amount about half a million by the end of 2016”, - said on Wednesday the Italian Ambassador to Russia Cesare Maria Ragalini. "This is less than in previous years, but 95% of Italy visas issued to Russians are multiple, and reducing of the number of…

29.11.2016

Greece promises to issue long-term visas in the case of active use of the first visa

“Greece continues to simplify the visa regime for Russian citizens”, the Greek Tourism Minister Eleni Kundura reported at the Third International Tourism Exhibition in Athens. "In the case of active use of the first visa, which is usually issued for a period from three to six months, the next time the…

25.11.2016

ATOR: the tourist flow from Russia to Antalya increased 22 times after the opening of charter flights

“The resorts of Antalya were visited by more than 430 thousand Russian tourists for the period less than three months after resumption of charter flights to Turkey. This number is 22 times more than in January-August 2016”, - reported the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) on Thursday. As…

23.11.2016

S7 airlines will launch flights from Moscow to Pisa in late April

“S7 Airlines will perform direct flights from Moscow to Pisa airport (Italy) since April 26, 2017”, - reported the press service of the carrier. Flights will be carried out on Wednesdays and Saturdays with departure from Moscow airport "Domodedovo" at 8:00 and arrival at 10:55 of local time. The return…

18.11.2016

ATOR: the demand for holiday in Turkey three times exceeded the forecasts of market participants

“In September and October Turkey was visited by three times more tourists than market participants had expected. The number of Russians rested there reached 300 thousand”, - told reporters on Thursday the executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze. "Before the…

17.11.2016

Russia is holding its positions on the Serbian market

Russia, despite the times of crisis, has held the positions on the Serbian market. In January-July 2016, 24 408 Russian tourists visited Serbia – about as much as in the same period a year ago. At the same time Russia is the absolute leader among all the countries in the duration of stay in Serbia. Most…

10.11.2016

Cyprus is going to host more than 3 million visitors in 2016, including 700 thousand Russians

“The authorities of Cyprus expects to host about 3.1 million tourists by the end of 2016”, - said a senior expert of the Cyprus Tourism Organization Doros Georgiadis. "We can say without exaggeration, that 2016 became the record year for the Cyprus tourism. The previous record was set 13 years ago, when…

08.11.2016

Greece has become a leader among the foreign destinations for tourists from St. Petersburg

“This year Greece has taken the leading position among the list of foreign destinations for the tourists from St. Petersburg, ahead of Bulgaria and Cyprus”, - said the director of the Northwest regional branch of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Ekaterina Shadskaya. “About 230 thousand inhabitants…