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02.12.2015

Major Russian tour operator cancels all holiday packages to Turkey until end of December

Pegas Touristik, one of Russia’s largest tour operators, has cancelled all holiday packages to Turkey until December 29, its general director said on Wednesday. "We have currently suspended sales to the Turkish Republic. All tour packages sold until December 29 have been cancelled. Tourists who purchased…

24.11.2015

Konstantinos Mitsis, Greece: "In 2015, we hosted 40.000 Russian tourists"

How do you estimate the last summer season for your hotel chain?

The season was very good for us. In total, we hosted 400.000 international tourists in our hotels from all over the world.

You had very big contract…

03.11.2015

New website of Gloria Hotels and Resorts

Gloria Hotels has launched a new website combining all seven Gloria Hotels group properties under one domain. The easy-to-use website provides all the information and functionality needed to book a room, dinner, a celebration or wedding in English, Arabic, Russian, German and Chinese languages.

03.11.2015

New hotels will be opened in Halkidiki

New resort company, Ikos Resorts, will be at World Travel Market London 2015 to highlight its first two properties, which opened this year. The Ikos Oceania opened in March and the Ikos Olivia opened in May, both in the Greek region of Halkidiki, on the Aegean Sea. The all-inclusive five-star properties…

26.10.2015

Antalya will lose in 2015 to $ 5 billion because of the decrease of Russian tourists' traffic

Reducing number of Russian tourists visiting the Turkish province of Antalya, will lead to a loss of $ 5 billion by the end of 2015, reports on the results of 2015, according to BGN News. At the same time Turkey's overall revenue losses in the tourism sector could reach $ 10 billion. According to the…

30.09.2015

Bulgaria predicts drop in tourist's flow from Russia by 20% by the end of the year

Tour operators predict a decrease in the number of Russian tourists to Bulgaria by 20% for the year, the Tourism Attache of the Bulgarian Embassy in the Russian Federation Katya Zhekova reported on Thursday. "In the summer the situation with tourists from Russia was, of course, more difficult than in…

29.09.2015

Arrivals from Russia to Spain fell by 37%

For eight months of 2015, Spain was visited by 675.2 thousand Russian tourists, which is 36.7% less than in the same period of the last year, according to the statistics of the Institute of Tourism of Spain Turespana. In August, the Russian tourist's flow decreased by 34.2% and amounted to 171.2 thousand…

28.09.2015

Croatia wants to develop economic, cultural ties with Russia

Russia remains one of Croatia’s most promising partners in economy, science and culture, Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic said on Sunday. "We are interested in expanding economic, trade, scientific and technical cooperation with Russia", Pusic, who also serves as the first deputy prime minister,…

22.09.2015

The introduction of biometrics is to stop group tours to Poland

Since the accreditation of Russian tour operators in the consulates of Poland was cancelled after introduction of biometrics, tour companies cannot sell group tours to this European country, the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Tyurina reported. She said that first the…

24.08.2015

For last 7 months, the number of Russian tourists to Spain decreased by almost 40%

The number of Russian tourists visited Spain in January-July 2015 decreased by 37.5% compared to the same period in 2014, to 504 thousand people, according to the Institute of Tourism of Spain. In July, the fall in number of Russian tourists amounted to 41.7%, to 143.3 thousand people. In total for…

20.08.2015

Subsidies will not help Turkey to save the flow of tourists from Russia due to the fall of the ruble

Subsidizing of charter flights from Russia to the Turkish side is the actual measure, but it does not help to keep the flow of tourists, if the exchange rate will continue to fall, Russian tour operators have reported to ATOR (Assosiation of Tour Operators of Russia)". Ministry of Culture and Tourism…

19.08.2015

Turkey will subsidize charter flights from Russia to keep the flow of tourists

To support tourists' flow from Russia, Turkey will pay to the Russian tour operators $ 6 thousand for each charter flight from Russia from September 15 to November 30, according to the Turkish edition of Daily Sabah. According to the publication referring to the Culture and Tourism Minister of the country…

05.08.2015

Several flights from Moscow to Greece delayed because of the strike of Greek traffic controllers

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…

29.07.2015

Tourist's flow from Russia to Turkey in June fell by almost 20%

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,…

29.07.2015

Montenegro did not loose Russian tourists in 2015

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…

27.07.2015

Greece to launch advertising campaign to increase the number of "last minutes" bookings

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…

21.07.2015

In June, arrivals from Russia to Cyprus fell by almost 25%

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…

15.07.2015

Mouzenidis Travel canceled charter program from Perm to Greece

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…

15.07.2015

Greece remains in the TOP-10 of the most popular destinations for Russians

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…

13.07.2015

Tourists will be able to apply for a visa to Spain using the old system until September 10

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…

Major Russian tour operator cancels all holiday packages to Turkey until end of December

Konstantinos Mitsis, Greece: "In 2015, we hosted 40.000 Russian tourists"

New website of Gloria Hotels and Resorts

New hotels will be opened in Halkidiki

Antalya will lose in 2015 to $ 5 billion because of the decrease of Russian tourists' traffic

Bulgaria predicts drop in tourist's flow from Russia by 20% by the end of the year

Arrivals from Russia to Spain fell by 37%

Croatia wants to develop economic, cultural ties with Russia

The introduction of biometrics is to stop group tours to Poland

For last 7 months, the number of Russian tourists to Spain decreased by almost 40%

Subsidies will not help Turkey to save the flow of tourists from Russia due to the fall of the ruble

Turkey will subsidize charter flights from Russia to keep the flow of tourists

Several flights from Moscow to Greece delayed because of the strike of Greek traffic controllers

Tourist's flow from Russia to Turkey in June fell by almost 20%

Montenegro did not loose Russian tourists in 2015

Greece to launch advertising campaign to increase the number of "last minutes" bookings

In June, arrivals from Russia to Cyprus fell by almost 25%

Mouzenidis Travel canceled charter program from Perm to Greece

Greece remains in the TOP-10 of the most popular destinations for Russians

Tourists will be able to apply for a visa to Spain using the old system until September 10

No flights, no business: travel agency closures soar 34%

Armenia is creating an all-in-one app for wine tourism

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