Finnish rail operator VR plans to increase the number of Allegro trains between Helsinki and St. Petersburg due to high demand.

Today, two trains leave St. Petersburg to the Finnish capital from Monday to Saturday: at 6.40 and at 15.30. On Sunday, the first train leaves shortly before noon,…

On the evening of March 5, three airlines at once, which operate most of their flights in the interests of tour operators, announced the temporary suspension of all flights abroad. Two of them stop all international flights from March 7, one - from March 8.

So, on the evening of Saturday,…

It became known about the massive reluctance of foreign travelers to go on vacation to Russia due to the coronavirus pandemic. The head of Rostourism Zarina Doguzova announced the reduction of foreign tourist flow to the country.

“The fall of inbound tourism this year, according to preliminary…

Austria has specified the conditions under which Russians can visit public places. Now, tourists from Russia can book a ski tour to Austria with a certificate and be sure that they will not be quarantined.

Russians can enter Austria if they provide a negative PCR test result or a certificate…

The Hungarian Consulate has decided to introduce restrictions for a number of tour operators on the number of visas issued to Russian tourists.

As the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (PCT) Irina Tyurina said, the slots for a visa for independent tourists ended at…

Norway has opened its borders for travelers from the most countries since November 26, 2021. Entry into the country is possible for various purposes, including tourism.

The new rules also apply to Russian citizens. This information was confirmed by the Russian office of the Norwegian Tourism…

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…