Several flights from Moscow to Greece were delayed on Wednesday because of the mass strike of the Greek air traffic controllers at airports. According to information of Domodedovo airport, Aegean Airlines' flight to Heraklion was delayed for three hours. According to the plan the flight was to take…

In June, Turkey was visited by 19% less Russians than the same period in 2014, according to the statistics of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey. 652.7 thousand Russian tourists came to the country in June 2015 in comparison to 805.3 thousand Russians in June 2014.

Meanwhile,…

The number of Russian tourists visiting Montenegro from January to July 2015, grew up by 20% compared with the same period of the last year, the press department of the tour operator TUI Russia reported.

According to Xenia Mazurova, the analyst of TUI Russia, Montenegro demonstrates…

The Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure, Tourism and Maritime Affairs of Greece announced the launch of a new national PR campaign, which should attract tourists and increase the number of "last minutes" bookings, according to Greek Travel Pages web site.

The campaign, called "Happening…

In June, Cyprus was visited by 89.8 thousand Russians, which is 24% less than a year earlier, according to data published by the Statistical Service of Cyprus.
The fall in tourist flow from Russia in June was partially compensated by growth in the number of arrivals from the United Kingdom…

Tour operator Mouzenidis Travel decided to cancel the charter flight from Perm to Thessaloniki, according to information published in the newspaper Kommersant-Perm. The last flight is operated on July 15. Mouzenidis Travel doen not plan to reduce transportation from other regions…

Greece remains a popular holiday destination for Russians, it is on the sixth place among the most popular countries for individual travelers, according to information of online services Aviasales and Hotellook.

"Greece constantly is in the middle of the TOP-10 rating of popular holiday…

Consulate of Spain in Moscow suggests to accept documents for visas using the old system until 10 September 2015 inclusive, the general consul of the Consulate of Spain in Moscow Miguel Baus Sea said in an interview to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).

"To prevent…

In summer 2015, price for tours to Turkey decreased by 27% due to special offers from hotels, but the demand is still about a third lower than last year, Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) said, referring to tour operators. In the first summer months, tour operators estimate the decline…

The economic crisis in Greece has not affected the interest of Russian tourists to the destination, the number of bookings, on the contrary, increased, according to surveys made by Russian Travel Digest and Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). According to publication of Interfax,…

Tourist flow from Russia to Monaco in 2014 decreased by 4%, the management of Monaco Tourist and Convention Center reported. So, if in 2013 the number of overnights of guests from Russia amounted to 66.3 thousand, then in 2014 the figure was 63.7 thousand. The representative of the Tourist Center…

The reducing of the tourist flow from Russia to Bulgaria this year will be about 30%, according to the news portal Bulgaria Today with a reference to the country's tourism minister Nikolina Angelkova. The lack of tourists from Russia and Ukraine, was noted already in winter, but growing number of…

Tourist flow from Russia to Spain fell by almost 30% from the beginning of the year

From January till May 2015, Spain was visited by a record number of tourists, although the number of tourists from Russia fell by 29%, according to statistics published by the Ministry of Industry, Energy…

Turkish province of Antalya can lose $ 1.5 billion due to the decline of tourists, primarily from Russia, Kemer Gözcü said, citing the head of the Chamber of Commerce of Antalya Davut Cetin.

As of May 21, the number of visitors to Antalya, decreased by 11% or by 255 thousand people…

Financial problems, complicated relationship of Athens with international creditors and the general instability in the country make Greece less attractive for German tourists, therefore the Association of Greek tourism companies (SETE) refused to forecast a record number of tourists in the country…

The number of Russians who visited Italy in February 2015 decreased by 21.9% compared with the same month of the last year and amounted 50 thousand people. However, their total expenditure fell by 48.8%, from 86 million to 44 million euros, according to data released by the Bank of Italy.

From January to April 2015, Spain was visited by 16 million tourists, which is a new record. According to the website of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism of Spain, an increase in tourist flow in comparison to the same period of the last year was 4.4%. Leader in the number of tourists to…

The number of Russian tourists visiting Cyprus in April decreased by 22.5% compared with the same month of the last year, till 25.15 thousand people, the Statistical Service of Cyprus announced last Friday.
However, due to the growing popularity of Cyprus among tourists from Great Britain and…