In January-February, 139,2 thousand Russian citizens visited Georgia, which is 10,5% less than the figure for the same period in 2019, the National Tourism Administration of the Republic reports.

Over the two months of 2019, 155,6 thousand Russians visited Georgia - 10% more than a year…

According to the Estonian Statistical Office, in 2019, about 3,8 million tourists stayed in Estonian hotels. 59% of them were foreigners, 41% - domestic tourists. The total number of nights they spent in Estonia is 7 million. Thus, foreign tourists in Estonia were 2,3 million.

The first…

The Finnish representative offices in Russia issued a total 790 000 Schengen visas last year. “Finland issued 18% more visas than in 2018. Among the Schengen countries, Finland is the undisputed leader in the number of visas issued in Russia last year,” the press service of the Consulate General of…

Russian tourist flow to the Czech Republic in 2019 has increased. Against this positive background, tour operators are staging more programs with flights to Prague from the regions.

According to Czechtourism, in 2019, 10,8 million foreign tourists visited the Czech Republic, which is 2,6%…

The tourist potential of Russian regions will be presented 42nd International Belgrade Tourism Fair, scheduled for February 20-23.

The Russian regions will participate in a joint exhibition at this major tourist event in South-Eastern Europe, with the country’s delegation to be headed by…

Paris is waiting for the double growth of the Russian tourist flow - this was reported by Ms. Korin Menego, Director General of the Office of Tourism and Congresses of the French capital at a briefing held yesterday in Moscow. It is planned to achieve the goals through a large-scale update of tourist…

Russian tourists are on the first position in spending in Azerbaijan among foreign travelers, last year they spent about $ 350 million, according to source on the tourism market.

In 2019, Russians spent 590,2 million manat ($ 347 million), which is 4,6% more than in 2018.

Tourists…

A Russian cruise line has will offer trips along the Northern Sea route, a vast strip of the ocean in the Arctic Circle which has become navigable in recent years due to global warming.

The company, Vodohod, has announced the cruises will be available from 2021.

“We have big plans…

Azimut Airlines will start operating flights from Rostov-on-Don to Munich (Germany) on March 31, according to the airline’s website.

The flights will be operated twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Ticket sales of this rout are already opened

Currently, there is no direct flight…

According to the Finnish trade minister Ville Skinnari, Russia and Finland were discussing the possible launch of a high-speed train from Moscow to Helsinki.

The train will transport tourists from one capital to another in 6 hours. The Finnish authorities have high hopes for a new type of…

In 2019, 930 thousand Russian tourists visited Azerbaijan, which is 6% more than a year earlier, the press service of the country's tourism bureau reported.

"Most came in the summer. The total foreign flow to the country increased by 11%. The number of guests from the UK, Germany, India,…

A new summer seasonal route between Riga and Russia’s Yekaterinburg will be launched by Latvian airline airBaltic on April 1, the company has announced.

According to airBaltic, the new connection will offer more convenient travel options for travelers from the Baltics and Russia to the airline’s…

For pre-holiday and holiday days, from December 27 to January 9, traffic on the border of Russia and Finland grew by 5,5%. In general, according to the Finnish border guard, about 412 thousand border crossings were registered for two weeks at the checkpoints Torfyanovka (Vaalimaa), Brusnichnoye (Nuyamaa),…

Six months after Russia suspended direct flights to and from Georgia, the Caucasus country has recorded around 100 000 less Russian tourists than in the same period of 2018, the Georgian National Tourism Administration (GNTA) has said.

However, the country managed to draw a record number…

U.S.-based international hotel and resort chain Wyndham plans to open 15 new hotels in Russia and neighboring countries within the next two years.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is the world’s largest hotel franchising company with over 9 200 hotels and 20 brands across more than 80 countries.

The…

Russia’s Ural Airlines launched its first-ever flight from Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport (DME) to London Stansted Airport (STN) on Friday, Business Traveler reports.

The four times weekly service is being operated by a 160-seater Airbus A320 aircraft, configured with the economy and business…

Russian tourists made up a third of all tourist visits in Azerbaijan. This was reported by the State Agency for Tourism of the country. According to the Agency, in general, the number of tourists visiting Azerbaijan from January to November increased by 11,1% and reached 2,9 million people. So, the…

According to the results of three quarters of 2019, the number of Russian citizens who visited Serbia with tourist purposes increased by 36,7%. The region is becoming increasingly popular. From the number of federal tour operators new players are entering in the destination.

According to…

10 apartments, 2 non-residential premises and a house with three plots of land, sold by the ex-director of the business failure DSBW tour operator Karen Goncharov shortly before the start of his bankruptcy proceedings, led to another lawsuit. On July 3, 2018, the tour operator DSBW announced the impossibility…

Ural Airlines will start operating flights from Rostov-on-Don to Prague from February 21, 2020, as the press service of Platov (Rostov) airport said.

The flights will be operated on Fridays by Airbus A320. Ticket sales for this rout are already opened. Ural Airlines plans to operate flights…