Europe - Russian Travel Digest

12.07.2018

The flow of tourists from Russia to Estonia continues to grow

From January to April 2018 about 389,000 local and 517,000 foreign tourists lived in Estonian hotels. In comparison with the same period in 2017 the number of tourists increased by 2% and 3% respectively. The number of tourists from Russia since the beginning of the year till April 2018 reached 93 thousand,…

10.07.2018

Switzerland: the results of the winter season-2018

According to the official statistics of Switzerland, in November 2017 - April 2018 the country was visited by 72.6 thousand tourists from Russia, which is 9.1% more in comparison with the same period of the last winter. "The period from November to April is considered as a winter season in Switzerland.…

08.06.2018

Russians travel more often to Estonia, but more and more - independently

For the first quarter of 2018 the Russian tourist flow to Estonia grew by 17. As Ilona Kobeian, the representative of VisitEstonia in Moscow, reported nearly 74 thousand Russian tourists visited Estonia in the first quarter, the number of nights exceeded 156 thousand. "Over the first three months the…

05.06.2018

Ural Airlines began fly from Zhukovsky airport to Tbilisi every day

“Ural Airlines, which has been carrying out four flights a week from Zhukovsky airport (Moscow) to Tbilisi, began flights daily from May 29”, - said Anzor Kavtiashvili the Russian airline representative in Georgia. "In connection with the upcoming summer season, Ural Airlines is increasing the frequency…

24.05.2018

Number of guests from Russia in Georgia increased by one third

“In January-April 2018 357,000 Russian citizens visited Georgia, which is 31.2% more than the same period of 2017”, - reports the National Tourism Administration of Georgia. As the Head of the department Georgy Chogovadze said, in April the number of Russians who visited Georgia increased by 43.4% in…

14.05.2018

Nordavia will start flying from Murmansk to Oslo since June 4

“Nordavia airline will begin flights from Murmansk to Oslo on June 4, 2018”, - the company's press service reported. Flights in this direction will be carried out once a week until October 21, 2018. They are designed, first of all, for passengers who fly from the north of Russia for traveling across…

10.05.2018

Germania will fly from Dresden to St. Petersburg until the end of October

Germania Airlines will carry out the direct scheduled flights from Dresden to St. Petersburg from May 4 to October 26 of this year. “The departures from St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport are performed on Mondays and Fridays, from Dresden to St. Petersburg on Thursdays and Sundays”, - according to a press…

07.05.2018

The number of Russian tourists in Dolomites area has increased by 25%

In 2017, according to the tourist administration of Trentino region of Italy, 35,000 Russian citizens came here to rest. Russian tour operators and airlines intend to increase the flow of tourists to the Dolomites in 2018. The growth of the Russian tourist flow in Trentino, known among skiers as the…

04.05.2018

Finnair has resumed flights from Helsinki to Samara on May 1

“Finnair has resumed scheduled flights from Helsinki to Samara from May 1”, - the carrier's press service reported. The flights from Helsinki are carried out three times a week - on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 23:40 by Embraer-190 aircraft. From Samara departures are on Mondays, Wednesdays and…

20.04.2018

Georgia - the results of the first quarter 2018

“233,000 Russian citizens visited Georgia in January-March 2018, which is 25.5% more than in the same period of the last year”, - said the Head of the National Tourism Administration Georgy Chogovadze. According to him, in March the number of Russians who visited Georgia increased by 37% in comparison…

10.04.2018

The tourist flow from Russia to Tallinn has increased

“The tourist flow from Russia to the Estonian capital increased by 17% in January in comparison with the same period of the last year - up to 23.9 thousand people”, - reported the press service of the Tallinn mayor’s office. Most tourists in January came to Tallinn from Finland - 32.8 thousand, an increase…

04.04.2018

The number of Russians visiting Georgia has increased by almost 20% since the beginning of the year

“In January-February 2018 141.5 thousand Russian citizens visited Georgia, which is 19.1% more than in the same period of the last year”, - reported the information and analytical department of the country's Interior Ministry. In February, the number of Russians who visited Georgia increased against…

27.03.2018

Russian tourism in Switzerland – the results of the last year

“Switzerland was visited by almost 136 thousand Russians in the last year, the tourist flow grew by 13.6% in comparison with 2016”, - said the Marketing Manager of Moscow office of Switzerland Tourism Maria Makarova. At the same time, the number of night stays of Russian tourists in Switzerland increased…

15.03.2018

Pobeda airline plans to launch flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Kutaisi in autumn 2018

Pobeda airline (part of Aeroflot group), which currently performs daily flights between Rostov-on-Don and Tbilisi, plans to begin regular flights from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Kutaisi (the largest city in Western Georgia). "The regular flights will be carried out, presumably, since September", -…

12.03.2018

Norway counts on the growth of an organized tourist flow from Russia

According to statistics of the border service of the Russian Federal Security Service, in 2017 the flow of tourists from Russia to Norway has grown by 8.9%. In 2018 Norway authorities plan to increase the number of Russian tourists by 15-20%. The number of trips of Russian tourists to Norway has increased…

12.03.2018

Pobeda will increase the summer route network by almost 40%

“Pobeda airline plans to fly on about 80 destinations in the summer season of 2018 (from late March to late October) in comparison with 58 in last summer”, - the carrier said. In particular, the map of flights from Moscow will grow by 42%, up to 44 destinations, from St. Petersburg - more than 2 times,…

07.03.2018

In spring 2018 Siberia Airlines will launch flights from St. Petersburg to Pisa

Siberia Airlines (part of S7 group) starts a new flight St. Petersburg - Pisa on March 26, 2018. According to the report of the group, the flights will be performed by A319 planes on Mondays and Fridays. Departure from St. Petersburg is scheduled at 8:15, arriving time to Pisa airport is 10:50; return…

05.03.2018

The Russian tourist flow to Czech Republic increased by 35.3% in 2017

“Russia entered into the TOP-5 of the main incoming markets for Czech Republic with the fourth position. According to the rate of annual growth of the tourist flow, the country is on the second line”, - these are the data of the Central Statistical Office of Czech Republic (ČSÚ). Germany remains as the…

02.03.2018

Tour operators note a significant increase of sales of winter Austria

According to preliminary data from the Austrian side, following the results of 2017 the number of arrivals of Russian tourists to Austria amounted 338 thousand (+ 24.1%). As reported in the Austrian Tourism Office in Moscow, the number of nights of Russian visitors increased by 18.3% - up to 1,156,000…

22.02.2018

The direct flights to Dresden from St. Petersburg will help tour operators

Since the end of April Germania airline will launch direct flights from Dresden to St. Petersburg by Boeing 737-700 with 148 economy-class seats. After three years the air carrier returns on the Russian market. Tour operators are ready to form their programs to Germany by flights of this airline. The…