The number of overnight stays of foreign tourists in Austria from January to December amounted to 86,8 million, twice as many as a year earlier. The flow of tourists from the Russian Federation increased by 58%, according to statistics from Austrian Tourism Office.

Despite the fact that…

Russian tourists have already felt the impact of international travel complications to a greater extent than most other Europeans. The tourist flow from Russia to the rest of the continent this year has declined sharply, according to Maya Lomidze, the executive director of the Association of Tour…

From October 25, the Czech Republic will ban the entry of Russian tourists with Schengen visas issued by any EU country, Praguemorning reports.

"From Tuesday, October 25, Russian citizens with a valid Schengen visa issued by any EU Member State traveling for tourism, sport or cultural purposes…

The ban for Russian citizens with Schengen visas to cross the borders of the Baltic countries will come into force in the next ten days, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgar Rinkevich said on Wednesday.

Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have reached an agreement on significant border crossing restrictions…

Travel companies can no longer book Finnish Schengen visa application slots for customers. From September 1, travel companies can interact with Finnish Visa Application Center on the same grounds as individual applicants and make an appointment for each client separately. The booking must be in the…

The Finnish government has taken an official decision to limit the acceptance of visa applications in Russia. Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said this in comments to local media on August 26.

He said that according to the results of the government meeting, Finland will limit the number…

The tour operator Pac Group has published package tours to Finland for the New Year on its website. As part of guaranteed group arrivals for the New Year and winter holidays from December 28 to January 4, tourists can go to the ski resorts of Levi and Vuokatti, to Imatra or visit the Finnish Santa…

International bus carriers Lux Express and Ecolines note the boom in demand for bus services from St. Petersburg to Tallinn (Estonia) and Helsinki (Finland) amid the lifting of coronavirus restrictions.

According to Lux Express, from July 4 to July 18, ticket sales on routes from St. Petersburg…

The Association of Tour Operators of Russia has recorded a very high demand for tourist visas to Finland.

Since July 15, Russia has lifted all COVID restrictions on crossing the country's borders, except for the need to present the results of PCR tests.

The opening of the borders…

The German Embassy in Russia resumed issuing all types of visas to Russians. Nowadays, it is possible to apply for a visa through Visa Metric centers.

At the moment, there are no direct flights from Russia to Germany. Tourists can get there by plane of foreign airlines with a connection.…

From April 20, IrAero Airlines will start operating special charter flights between Vladivostok and Seoul (IO-881). According to the schedule on the carrier's website, four flights are scheduled for April.

The carrier also plans flights between Irkutsk and Seoul under the number IO-885.

At…

The Norwegian Embassy in Moscow expects to resume accepting applications from Russians for tourist visas in May, according to the website of the diplomatic mission.

They said that from April 4, the submission of applications for all types of residence permits and Schengen visas is also resumed.…

As of March 29, 2022, Denmark has lifted entry restrictions for all travelers, regardless of their country of origin and vaccination status.

The fact that these rules apply to the Russian citizens was announced by the Embassy of Denmark in Moscow.

“At the moment, there are no any…

More than 90% of organized Russian tourists (about 83 thousand people) have already been returned by tour operators and airlines from abroad, according to Rostourism. There are still about 6,5 thousand vacationers outside of Russia, most of whom stayed in Egypt.

As noted in the organization,…

Finnish rail operator VR plans to increase the number of Allegro trains between Helsinki and St. Petersburg due to high demand.

Today, two trains leave St. Petersburg to the Finnish capital from Monday to Saturday: at 6.40 and at 15.30. On Sunday, the first train leaves shortly before noon,…

On the evening of March 5, three airlines at once, which operate most of their flights in the interests of tour operators, announced the temporary suspension of all flights abroad. Two of them stop all international flights from March 7, one - from March 8.

So, on the evening of Saturday,…

It became known about the massive reluctance of foreign travelers to go on vacation to Russia due to the coronavirus pandemic. The head of Rostourism Zarina Doguzova announced the reduction of foreign tourist flow to the country.

“The fall of inbound tourism this year, according to preliminary…

Austria has specified the conditions under which Russians can visit public places. Now, tourists from Russia can book a ski tour to Austria with a certificate and be sure that they will not be quarantined.

Russians can enter Austria if they provide a negative PCR test result or a certificate…

The Hungarian Consulate has decided to introduce restrictions for a number of tour operators on the number of visas issued to Russian tourists.

As the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (PCT) Irina Tyurina said, the slots for a visa for independent tourists ended at…

Norway has opened its borders for travelers from the most countries since November 26, 2021. Entry into the country is possible for various purposes, including tourism.

The new rules also apply to Russian citizens. This information was confirmed by the Russian office of the Norwegian Tourism…