Europe - Russian Travel Digest

14.12.2017

Tour operators expand flight programs to Adzharia on the background of growth of Russian tourist flow

Due to the growth of tourist flow to autonomous republic of Adzharia (Georgia), Russian tour operators are expanding their flight programs to the region. The flow of tourists from Russia to Adzharia for the first 11 months of 2017 amounted almost 95 thousand people, while at the end of 2015 32 thousand…

12.12.2017

The tourists flow from Russia to Georgia increased by one third in 2017

“More than 1.3 million Russians visited Georgia in January-November 2017, which is 33.4% more than in the same period in 2016 (when 980 thousand Russian tourists visited the country)”, - according to statistics published on the website of Georgian National Tourism Administration. Russia took the third…

05.12.2017

Russia returned in the top of the German incoming markets

As a result of the first 9 months of 2017, the Russian tourist flow to Germany increased by 21%. According to the National Tourist Office of Germany in Russia, the analysis of the key supplier markets showed the most positive dynamics of the number of tourists in January-September from Russia. According…

30.11.2017

Pobeda Airlines has got the permits for flights to Belarus

“The low-cost airline Pobeda (part of the Aeroflot group) has received admission of Rosaviatsia to perform regular flights to Belarus”, - informs the press service of the company. The carrier was allowed to fly on the routes St. Petersburg-Minsk and Moscow-Gomel, in both cases up to 7 times a week. Pobeda…

22.11.2017

In September Russians are on the second place by the number of night stays in Finnish hotels

“The Russians spent 43 thousand nights in Finnish hotels in September, taking the second place after tourists from Sweden, which is 9% more than in the same period of the last year”, - reported the statistical center of Finland. The office notes that most number of tourists, who come to Finland are from…

20.11.2017

The tourist flow from Russia to Azerbaijan grew by one third

“The number of tourists who visited Azerbaijan in January-October 2017 increased by 20.1% against the same period of 2016 - up to 2 million 276,604 thousand people”, - informs the press service of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. "For 10 months of 2017, Azerbaijan was visited by 2 million 276,604…

13.11.2017

A direct flight will link Russia and Iceland in 2018

“S7 Airlines launches direct scheduled flights from Moscow to Reykjavik from June 9, 2018. Departures from Domodedovo airport will be performed weekly on Saturdays by Boeing 737-800 liners”, - informed press service of the carrier. The airline explained its decision by the growing demand for the direction…

06.11.2017

The flow of tourists from Russian Federation to United Kingdom grew by almost 50% in 2017

“In the first half of 2017, 118 thousand tourists from Russia visited UK, which is 48% more than in the same period of the last year”, - it was told at the national tourist office VisitBritain. According to the office, spending of Russian tourists in UK from January to June 2017 amounted 97 million pounds,…

04.11.2017

Ural Airlines launches the flight from Zhukovsky to Geneva

Ural Airlines announced about the opening of regular weekly flights to Switzerland. Flight Zhukovsky - Geneva - Zhukovsky will be carried out from December 29, 2017 to March 23, 2018 on Fridays”, - reported the press release of the carrier. “This year, the winter navigation to Switzerland is also represented…

03.11.2017

The Russian tourist flow to Czech Republic increased by 50% in the first half of the year

“In the first half of the year 2017 268,200 Russian tourists visited Czech Republic, which is 51.1% more than in the same period of the last year”, - said the Director of the representative office of the National Tourist Directorate “ChezhTourizm” in Russian Federation and CIS countries Alena Kudilkova.…

18.10.2017

Tour operators will send more skiers to Andorra

ANEX Tour in this winter season increases the transportation to Barcelona in comparison with the past period. Since the autumn the frequency of flights to the capital of Catalonia will double - Azur Air will fly twice a week and another flight will be added from January 7, 2018. If it will be necessary,…

13.10.2017

The tourist flow from Russia to France grew by 30% from the beginning of the year and to Paris - by 40%

“The tourist flow from Russia to France since the beginning of the year increased by 30% agaist the first half of 2016”, - told the Head of the French Agency for the development of tourism with Russia and CIS Inessa Korotkova. "We have a significant increase since the beginning of the year. According…

13.10.2017

The tourists flow from Russia to Austria grew by a third

“The number of Russians night stay in Austria increased by 32% in May-July”, - in comparison with the same period of the last year, according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) with reference to the data of Austrian representative office of tourism in Russia. "Based on this dynamic,…

06.10.2017

Aigle Azur airline will resume flights from Paris to Moscow in December

“French airline Aigle Azur intends to resume flights from Paris to Moscow from December 2, 2017”, - according to the data, published on the website of the carrier. Flights are scheduled to be performed twice a week from Paris airport Orly to Moscow's Domodedovo airport by Airbus A320. Departure of the…

02.10.2017

Ural Airlines will launch flights from Moscow to Warsaw at the end of the year

“Ural Airlines will launch a regular flight from Moscow to Warsaw on December 27”, - the airline's press service reported. Flights to and from Warsaw will be carried out during autumn-winter season until 10 January 2018 - on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays and from 11 January - on Mondays,…

26.09.2017

UTair airline will launch regular flights from Moscow to Milan in December

“UTair Airlines will launch flights from Moscow's Vnukovo Airport to Milan, Italy on December 7”, - the carrier's press service reported. "We continue to develop an international network of flights and in December for the first time we will launch regular flights to Italy", - said the President of UTair…

15.09.2017

The ski resort of Turkey is again in demand

After long years of absence a charter flight for the ski resort of Turkey is again announced for the winter season 2017/2018. The range of offers, previously consisting only of Uludag and Palandogen, is supplemented by Ercies mountain, located on the slopes of Central Anatolia (an hour's drive from Cappadocia).…

08.09.2017

The number of Russian citizens visiting Georgia for the year increased by more than a third

“In January-August 2017 955,500 Russian citizens visited Georgia, which is 34% more than in the same period of 2016”, - informed the Georgian Interior Ministry's information and analytical department. In August, the number of visitors from Russia increased by 27.8% in comparison with August of the previous…

06.09.2017

Finnair will launch the third daily flight to Moscow next summer

“Finnair will launch an additional flight from Helsinki to Moscow in the summer of 2018”, - said the press-service of the carrier. So, the number of daily flights in this direction will increase up to three. Also, Finnair plans to use Embraer aircraft for the Helsinki-St. Petersburg flights (three times…

25.08.2017

The flow of Russian tourists to Czech Republic increased by 50% in the first half of the year

“The total tourist flow to Czech Republic increased by 13% in the first half of 2017 in comparison with the same period of 2016”, - said Roman Prokazka, Director of the National Tourist Board of Czech Republic for the regions of Russian Federation and Kazakhstan. He noted that tourists from China are…