Europe - Russian Travel Digest

31.07.2017

Latvia will deprive tour operators of the opportunity to file documents for visas. Tourists will have to do it themselves

On Thursday, July 20, tour operators working with the Baltic States received an official letter from the Latvian Embassy in Russia. In it, the embassy noted that very few tourists come to the country through Russian providers of tourist services. "Despite a sharp increase of the number of issued visas…

19.07.2017

Tour operators noticed the revival of demand for tours to Europe from the cities of Siberia

“Demand for tours to Europe from the cities of Siberia began to grow after a serious recession”, - reported the publication of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (RCT) Rata News, citing data from representatives of the tourist industry. “This summer, for the first time after a serious recession, the…

18.07.2017

Russians returned to Austria

The Russian tourist flow to Austria is rising again, which is very pleased for the representatives of local tourist business. "The number of Russian tourists began to grow since the end of 2016. Six months ago we started offering audio guides to visitors from Russia and this service became very popular.…

12.07.2017

Tourist flow to Azerbaijan increased by 24% in the first half of 2017

“The number of tourists who visited Azerbaijan in the first half of 2017 increased by 24% against the same period in 2016 - up to 1.2 million people”, - informs the press service of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. "In the first half of the year, Azerbaijan was visited by 1 million 199.667 thousand…

06.07.2017

In the first half of the year the number of requests from Russians for visas to Germany increased by 20%

“German consulates in Russia for the first half of 2017 received 136 thousand requests for visas from Russian citizens, which is 20% more than in the same period a year earlier”, - said Sven Janke, Attaché of the German Embassy in Moscow. "There are 19 visa centers in all major cities in Russia from…

06.07.2017

Bavaria is in the lead among the regions of Germany by popularity among Russian tourists

“For the first quarter of 2017 the tourists flow from Russia to Bavaria increased by 20%, up to 187.5 thousand people. Among other federal states of Germany this region is the most popular for Russian tourists”, - said the Head of the Russian RepOffice of the National Office of tourism of Germany Alla…

27.06.2017

Georgia notes a record increase of the number of Russians visiting the country

“In January-May 2017, 371.1 thousand Russian citizens visited Georgia, which is 22.2% more than in the same period of 2016”, - said the Georgian Interior Ministry's information and analytical department. According to the ministry, in May the number of guests from Russian Federation increased by 14.5%…

26.06.2017

Russian tourists are on the second place in Czech Republic

Today, Russia is the second country by the number of arrivals of foreign tourists to the country and number 1 among the "distant" markets. This was reported to Mrs. Alena Kudilkova the Head of the Russian representative office of the National Tourist Board of Czech Republic (CzechTourism). According…

23.06.2017

The tourists flow from Russia to Germany has increased by more than 20% since the beginning of 2017

“In the first quarter of 2017, the tourists flow from Russia to Germany increased by 21.3% шт comparison with the same period of the last year”, - said he representative of the German National Tourist Office in Russia. Between January and March, about 59.000 applications for Schengen visa were received…

15.06.2017

Czech Republic hopes on the 30% growth of tourist flow from Russia in 2017

“The number of tourists from Russia to Czech Republic may increase by one third in 2017 in comparison with the last year”, - said the Head of the national tourism department of Czech Republic, Alain Kudilkova. "We are very pleased that after the crisis fall the tourist flow from Russia to Czech Republic…

14.06.2017

Hungarian low-coster Wizz Air plans to increase transportation to Russia by 27% in 2018

In 2018 Hungarian low-budget airline Wizz Air plans to increase transportation to Russia by 27%, up to 145 thousand. "Up to the end of 2017, we plan to transport about 14 thousand passengers from St. Petersburg, from Moscow - 100 thousand passengers", - said Wizz Air Commercial Director George Michalopulos.…

24.05.2017

The tourist flow from Russia to Germany grew by 17% in January and February 2017

“For the first two months of 2017, the number of nights of Russian tourists in Germany grew by 17%, reaching almost 300 thousand”, - said Alla Belikova the Head of the Russian department of the National Tourism Office of Germany (GNTO). "In the first quarter of 2017 the tourist flow began to grow, showing…

18.05.2017

Ukraine and EU have signed a visa-free regime

On Wednesday, May 17, in Strasbourg the leaders of Ukraine and EU have signed a document on introduction of a visa-free regime between Ukrainian and Europe. After many years of negotiations, all legal formalities were resolved, and for Ukraine a visa-free regime is now only a matter of time. The document…

17.05.2017

St. Petersburg and Budapest will be connected by direct flight of the Hungarian low-coster

Since August 27, the low cost airline Wizz Air will launch direct scheduled flights from the northern capital to Budapest and back. According to the representatives of the Russian and Hungarian tourist industry, a direct flight will promote the growth of tourist traffic in both directions. The flights…

16.05.2017

S7 Airlines launched flights from Pulkovo to Berlin

“S7 Airlines has started regular flights from Pulkovo airport (St. Petersburg) to Berlin (Tegel airport)”, - the press service of LLC “Air Gate of the Northern Capital”, which manages Pulkovo airport. The capital of Germany became the first foreign direction, where the air carrier performs direct flights…

11.05.2017

The flow of Russian tourists to Lithuania has reached the level of pre-crisis years

“The number of visas issued by Lithuania to Russians tourists in 2017 reached the pre-crisis level of the same period of 2013-2014”, - said Lithuanian Ambassador Remigijus Motuzas. "Of course, it is very difficult to name exact figures how many Russians visited Lithuania. But taking into account the…

10.05.2017

In January-April the number of Russians visiting Georgia increased by 24%

“In January-April 2017, Georgia was visited by 272.1 thousand citizens of Russia, which is 24.2% more than in the same period of 2016”, - informed the Information and Analytical Department of Georgian Interior Ministry. According to the Ministry, in April the number of guests from Russian Federation…

10.05.2017

In 2017 Hungary hopes for the growth of tourist flow from Russia by 20%

“Hungary hopes to increase the number of tourists from Russia by 20% in 2017”, - the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) reports with reference to the Bureau of Tourism of the Hungarian Embassy in Russia. "According to the results of the first three months of this year, the growth of the Russian…

28.04.2017

The authorities of Paris noticed the growth of the tourist flow from Russia by almost 70%

“The tourist flow to Paris began to recover in 2017. In January, the capital of France was visited by a record number of tourists for such period of the last 10 years”, - informed the press service of the Office for Tourism and Congresses of Paris. In February the number of all international arrivals…

20.04.2017

RusLine airline has launched a direct flight from Moscow to Leipzig

“RusLine airline has launched a new regular flight from the capital's Domodedovo airport to Leipzig Halle airport (Germany) on Wednesday”, - the correspondent of the Interfax-Tourism portal reports. "For many years we dreamed about the opening of this flight and made every possible effort to launch it",…