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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…

08.11.2016

“S7” airline company will launch flights to Kos in late April

“S7” Airline will open direct regular flights from Moscow to the Greek island Kos in the summer schedule 2017”, - reported the press service of the company. The flights will be carried out from April 29, 2017 with a frequency of twice a week - on Thursdays and Saturdays. And from 29 May the frequency…

08.11.2016

Bulgaria awaits increase of Russian tourist flow by almost a quarter in winter time

“Bulgaria predicts an increase of Russian tourist flow to the ski resorts this winter by 24%”,- according to the data of Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). The Minister of Tourism of Bulgaria Nikolina Angelkova said, that on the basis of applications filed by foreign carriers, Bulgaria is…

01.11.2016

In October 2016 Antalya was visited by more number of Russian tourists against the year before

In October the Antalya airport recorded the arrival of 129.5 thousand Russian tourists. In the same month of the previous year, this number amounted 126.6 thousand, an increase is - 2.5%, "In the segment of organized tourism Russia was the sole country among the abroad markets, which showed growth, while…

01.11.2016

The Russian tourist flow to Spain increased by 1% for the first nine months

“In January-September 2016 Spain was visited by 842.6 thousand Russian tourists, which is 1.2% more than in the same period of the last year”, - reported the National Statistics Institute (NSI) of the country. In September, the number of Russian tourists increased by 1.6% and amounted 129.9 thousand…

31.10.2016

Tourist flow from Russia to Cyprus has increased a half times in September

“Russian tourist flow to Cyprus in September has increased by 51% against the previous year”, - according to data published by the statistical service of the republic. According to statistics, in September 2015 Cyprus was visited by over 75 thousand Russian tourists. In September 2016 114.5 thousand…

12.10.2016

Ulyukayev: the complete abolition of the visa regime between Russia and Turkey is doubtful

“Russia may consider the cancelation of visas for business travel from Turkey, but the complete abolition of the visa regime is doubtful due to security reasons”, - said the Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev on Sunday. "The question of visa-free exchange in general is very difficult,…

11.10.2016

Russia and Turkey have resumed talks on payment in rubles

“Russia and Turkey have resumed the question about the possibility for Russians of payment in Turkey in rubles”, - said the Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev to reporters in Istanbul on Sunday after a meeting with the Minister of Economy of Turkey Nihat Zeybekchi. "The discussion was…

04.10.2016

Bulgaria was visited by 30% more Russians tourists this summer

Russia is on the second place in the number of tourists who visited Bulgaria this year. As the Minister of Tourism of Bulgaria Nikolina Angelkova said, at present time the growth has already exceeded 30%, according to the number of visas issued to Russians. In the summer time it has reached 40%. This…

03.10.2016

Tour operators: tourist flow to Turkey reached last year's volumes in October

“The number of tourists visited Turkey resorts is close to the last year's level in October 2016”, - said the Head of public relations department of “Coral Travel” tour operator Marina Makarkova to the portal "Interfax-Tourism". We fly to Antalya from 24 cities by charter and regular flights. In October…

03.10.2016

Turkey was visited by 60 thousand Russians in September

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in Ankara on Thursday September 29 that after the restoration of charter air service with Russia the country was visited by 60 thousand Russian tourists. "After the abolition of the ban of charter flights from Russia there was a boom in our tourism sector.…

29.09.2016

In Russia the Greek Consulate has issued more than 450 thousand visa for 8 months of 2016

“In January-August 2016 Greece has issued 456,000 visas to Russians, 90% of which – multi-entry visas for a period 3 - 5 years”, - told the Russian office Director of the Greek National Tourism Organisation Polycarp Evstafiu. "These figures indicate that there is a great potential for the future. Thus,…

29.09.2016

Tourist flow from Russia to Cyprus could reach 650 thousand following the results of 2016

“Following the results of 2016 the number of Russian tourists visiting Cyprus could reach 650 thousand people”, - told reporters the Ambassador of Cyprus to the Russian Federation Georgios Kasoulides on Tuesday. "In 2015 Cyprus was visited by 2 million 750 thousand tourists, 525 thousand of them are…

27.09.2016

Antalya expects to take half million Russian tourists to the end of 2016.

“Before the end of 2016 Antalya expects to be visited by about 500 thousand tourists from Russia”, - told Munir Karaloglu the Governor of Antalya province to Russian journalists. "This year was recessionary for the tourism industry not only for Antalya region but also for the whole Turkey, and it concerns…

26.09.2016

More than 30,000 Russian tourists spent vacation in Turkey in September

More than 30,000 tourists from the Russian Federation flew to Turkey’s Antalya in the first 12 days after resumption of charter flights between the countries, the Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) reported Monday with reference to Turkish media. "In the period from 2 to 14 September, in the first…

20.09.2016

Russian airlines can meet restoring demand for flights to Turkey — minister

Russian Airlines are able to meet the recovering demand for flights to Turkey, Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said in an interview with TASS at the Eastern Economic Forum on Friday. "Taking into account the end of summer, tourist season, and the beginning of the new school year, I think that…

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

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

Russia is holding its positions on the Serbian market

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

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

“S7” airline company will launch flights to Kos in late April

Bulgaria awaits increase of Russian tourist flow by almost a quarter in winter time

In October 2016 Antalya was visited by more number of Russian tourists against the year before

The Russian tourist flow to Spain increased by 1% for the first nine months

Tourist flow from Russia to Cyprus has increased a half times in September

Ulyukayev: the complete abolition of the visa regime between Russia and Turkey is doubtful

Russia and Turkey have resumed talks on payment in rubles

Bulgaria was visited by 30% more Russians tourists this summer

Tour operators: tourist flow to Turkey reached last year's volumes in October

Turkey was visited by 60 thousand Russians in September

In Russia the Greek Consulate has issued more than 450 thousand visa for 8 months of 2016

Tourist flow from Russia to Cyprus could reach 650 thousand following the results of 2016

Antalya expects to take half million Russian tourists to the end of 2016.

More than 30,000 Russian tourists spent vacation in Turkey in September

Russian airlines can meet restoring demand for flights to Turkey — minister

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