Foreign citizens made 8,8 million visits to Russia in the period from January to September 2021, according to statistics for three quarters from the FSB border service of Russia.

Of these, the tourist purposes of the visit were declared 175,8 thousand times. The total inbound flow has decreased…

Passenger rail service with Finland, suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be resumed from December 12. The train will run on the route St. Petersburg - Helsinki.

"From December 12, it has been decided to resume on a reciprocal basis passenger railway communication with Finland…

Despite the upcoming resumption of railway communication between Russia and Finland, restrictions on the issuance of tourist visas to Russians remain in force. There is no information about the change yet, the Embassy of Finland in the Russian Federation told.

«The resumption of railway…

According to the Bank of Russia, in 2020, Russian tour operators sent 2,1 million organized tourists abroad.

As for the Central Bank's Department of Statistics, the cost of services provided to organized Russian tourists during their stay abroad in 2020 amounted to USD 1 795,5 million.

Most…

Slovenia resumes issuing all types of visas to Russian citizens, who do not have valid Schengen visas. Nowadays, Russian tourists wishing to go in Slovenia, which has already approved Sputnik V, will finally be able to carry out their plans.

Tour operators have positively assessed the news…

Starting 28.10.21, thousands of Muscovites will be ordered to stay home following a national “non-working” decree aimed at halting soaring coronavirus cases and record deaths. From October 28 - November 7, only essential workers in the Russian capital will be permitted to go to work in person.

The…

The rules of entry for Russians to Denmark after the resumption of air traffic do not change. It is not yet possible to visit the country for tourist purposes. This was reported by the Danish Embassy in Moscow.

"On the Danish side, the rules remain the same as they are now. Permanent residents…

According to the visa operator VFS Global, Irish visa centers in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Krasnodar, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Rostov-on-Don, Samara and Saratov started accepting documents for short-term visas of category C since 13 September, which allows Russians to…

Based on the results of the discussion and taking into account the epidemiological situation in countries, the Operations Headquarters decided to resume, on a reciprocal basis, from September 21, 2021, regular flights with the following states:

• Iraq on the route Moscow - Baghdad with a…

The largest Czech airline Smartwings has resumed direct flights between St. Petersburg and Prague. The first flight from the Northern capital was scheduled for September 2, according to the official website of Pulkovo.

The flight program was announced twice a week - on Thursdays and Sundays.…

JSC Sheremetyevo International Airport (MASH) will acquire a controlling stake in the tour operator Biblio-Globus, Russian media reported, citing a source close to MASH and a partner of the tour operator.

MASH PR Director Anna Zakharenkova told that the airport had signed an agreement of…

The Russian anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Monday that restrictions on regular and charter flight travel from Russia to the Dominican Republic, the Czech Republic, and South Korea will be lifted on August 27.

Following consultations and consideration of the epidemiological situation…

The Russian Association of Tour Operators has approached the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and tourism bodies in a number of European and Asian countries with proposals for the recovery of international tourism, as well as the development of common standards for trips.

According…

Tour operators have estimated the demand for travel packages and named the cost of air tickets to the newly opened European country. This information appeared on the website of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).

Tourists can buy tickets to Hungary from Moscow for an average…

From August 2, in 18 cities of Russia Hungarian visa centers resumed accepting documents for tourist visas. According to the Hungarian Embassy in the Russian Federation, from July 27 Russian citizens can enter Hungary without restrictions (quarantine and PCR tests), if they have a valid Schengen visa…

Russian travelers who have been vaccinated against coronavirus will not need to take additional tests to enter Hungary, according to a statement by the head of the local Foreign Ministry Peter Siyarto.

According to him, the decision is mutually beneficial for both states: Russian tourists…

The Estonian Ministry of Justice will prepare a draft law on border crossing by Thursday, July 8. The most stringent entry rules will be established for Russia, which is struggling with the outbreak of the «delta» variant of the coronavirus. According to the draft law being prepared, in case of deterioration…

Armenia Airlines increases the frequency of flights to the capital of Russia up to two flights a week, the manager of the airline Nelly Kostandyan said.

From June 14, Armenia’s planes will operate two flights a week – on Mondays and Thursdays to Moscow with a stop at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo…

The Austrian authorities hope for an early resumption of Russian tourist flow to the country. This was announced by the Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.

According to him, in the near future, great progress can be expected in removing restrictions on the entry of tourists from Russia.…

Regular air traffic between Russia and the UK will be resumed from June 2. Flights on the Moscow-London route will fly three times a week on a reciprocal basis, the operational headquarters reports.

"In connection with the improvement of the epidemiological situation in the UK, the operational…