The Ministry of Tourism of Bulgaria reported an almost 4-fold increase of tourist flow from Russia in January-May 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.

“Despite the difficult international situation and the lack of direct flights, in January-May, 33 5800 arrivals of Russian tourists…

This season the tour operator Intourist has prepared a new offer - a vacation on the Aegean coast of Turkey with a cruise to the Greek islands on the Blue Sapphire liner.

There are now 10-night packages for tourists, within which tourists can go on a cruise for 3 or 4 nights, as well as…

Turkish airline Southwind is preparing to transport tourists to Antalya from at least five cities of Russia. This information appeared in the seasonal schedule of Kazan airport. Departure from Kazan is on Thursdays from August 4 to October 27 and from August 7 to October 23 on Sundays.

There…

Turkish airlines Southwind (a new airline created for the Russian market) and Corendon Airlines may open new flight programs from Ufa to Antalya.

Corendon Airlines plans to launch flights to Antalya from July 26 and fly 4 times a week, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

In…

ATOR studied the sales statistics of the five largest players on the Turkish market - Coral Travel, Anex Tour, Pegas Touristik, Fun&Sun and Intourist.

The tour operators state that in terms of the number of tourists, they sent to Turkey in June 2022, the decrease from June of pre-pandemic…

A package offer for holidays in the resorts of Cyprus has been published on the website of the tour operator Biblio-Globus.

Due to EU sanctions, Russian airlines are prohibited from flying to Cyprus and other EU countries, and European carriers, respectively, are prohibited from operating…

The Russian market is in the third place in May in terms of the number of arrivals in Istanbul. The share of visitors from Germany in May 2022 accounts for 8,25% of the total number of foreign visitors. Germany is followed by Iran (7,04%), Russia (6,5%), USA (5,04%), Great Britain (4,65%), France…

From July 3 the tour operator Coral Travel has added three more Pegasus Airlines flights from Moscow to Izmir to the two existing ones. Thus, from the beginning of July, the frequency of flights increased to 5 per week.

Now, the tour operator sends tourists to the resorts of the Aegean coast…

In connection with the growing interest in foreign holiday, Solvex company opens sales of tours to Bulgarian resorts with a flight through Yerevan. The General Director, Dmitry Tsonev spoke about current prices and offers for the most popular resorts and hotels.

The program starts on July…

The tour operators Anex Tour and Intourist put up for sale interesting tours to Istanbul, which combine holiday in the city and at beach hotels on the coast of the Marmara and Black Seas. Departures are from 14 cities of Russia.

As the tour operator companies explain, tour packages with…

The statistics of tourist arrivals from Russia to Antalya in 2022 shows a very serious decrease from the pre-covid volumes. The “failure” this spring is 70-80% of the figures for 2019. According to Turkish analysts, western markets cannot completely "close" this hole.

So, the following numbers…

The tour operator Anex Tour announced the opening of sales of tour packages to Spain. So far, we are talking only about the sale of accommodation - full package tours are not possible due to the sanctions.

Tourists will also have to apply for a visa on their own at the visa center. Nevertheless,…

The large Russian charter airline Azur Air, affiliated with the tour operator Anex-Tour, continues to expand its network of flights to Turkey from Russian cities in the summer season.

The carrier announced flights to the main resort center of Turkey - Antalya - and Dalaman (Mugla province)…

Flights from Russia to Turkey's main resort have more than doubled since May, Recep Yavuz, head of the Antalya City Council Tourism Working Group, said.

If in May there were about 25 flights per day from Russia to Antalya (about 175 per week), then in the first week of June the picture was…

In the summer season, Russian tourists who want to relax at the beach resorts of Turkey are offered package tours with arriving at 4 airports: Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman and Izmir on direct flights from Russia.

In June 2022, direct flights of 8 Russian and Turkish airlines are operated to…

The sale of tours in ten destinations at once was announced by the tour operator Anex Tour. The list also includes “sub-sanctioned” countries with which air traffic is currently closed.

Among these states are:
Greece,
Cyprus,
Thailand,
Vietnam,
India,

From June 1, 2022, foreign tourists, including Russian ones, are able to come to Cyprus under the same conditions as before the pandemic. By a government decision, all restrictions have been lifted: now not only vaccination certificates are needed, but also PCR tests.

The innovation, which…

On May 21, the Spanish Ministry of Tourism officially announced that from today, travelers from non-EU countries will be able to enter Spain with a negative PCR test for COVID-19. Thus, vaccinated and unvaccinated Russians from May 21 can freely visit Spain for the purpose of tourism.

Russian…

From May 13, Turkish Airlines began to operate direct flights from St. Petersburg to Bodrum, the press service of Pulkovo airport reported. The flights are scheduled on Tuesdays and Fridays.

From May 24, Turkish Airlines will increase the number of flights on the St. Petersburg-Bodrum route…

The reduction of air transportation abroad led to a decrease of the flow of tourists from Russia to Turkey in the first quarter. The main drop was in March - minus 52%. It follows from the statistics of the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic.

According to the ministry, the flow of tourists…