Europe - Russian Travel Digest

04.04.2017

Estonian airline Nordica will start flights between Tallinn and St. Petersburg from 15 May

“In 2017 the Estonian national airline Nordica will begin flights from Tallinn on three new routes - to St. Petersburg, Hamburg and Gothenburg”, - said the company's sales manager Toomas Uibo. The flights Tallinn - St. Petersburg and back will be performed three times a week, the first flight will be…

14.03.2017

S7 Airlines will launch flights between Novosibirsk and Tbilisi

S7 Airlines will start flights from Novosibirsk to Tbilisi on April 29, 2017, the carrier's press service reported. Flights will be carried out on Saturdays. Departure from Tolmachevo airport is at 8:50, arriving is at 10:45 of the local time. The return flight departs from Tbilisi airport at 11:45 and…

13.03.2017

“Rossiya” airline launches charter flights from St. Petersburg to Pardubice

“Rossia” airline is launching direct charter flights from Pulkovo airport to Pardubice (Czech Republic),” - said the official representative of the airline. The first test flight on the new route "Rossia" has performed on March 5, 2017. Weekly flights are scheduled to start since March 28 on Sundays…

10.03.2017

“UTair” launches flights from Moscow to Munich, Berlin and Vienna

“UTair” Aviation Company launches daily scheduled flights from Moscow to Munich, Berlin and Vienna”, - the carrier's press service reports. "Directions from Moscow to Munich, Berlin and Vienna are absolutely new for the airline. “UTair” has not perform flights on these routs before. So the airline is…

09.03.2017

For two months Georgia was visited by 36% more Russians than the year before

“In January-February 2017 Georgia was visited by 118.8 thousand Russian citizens, which is 35.9% more than in the same period of the last year”, - it was said in the information-analytical department of the Georgian Interior Ministry on Thursday. In February, the number of Russians, who visited Georgia,…

06.03.2017

AVIAREPS COMMENCES OPERATIONS IN AZERBAIJAN & GEORGIA

AVIAREPS, the company representing tourism, aviation and hospitality organisations, has expanded its international market presence with the opening of an office in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku. The new office is responsible for conducting General Sales Agent (GSA), marketing, PR and trade promotion activities…

03.03.2017

Airline "RusLine" will launch flights from St. Petersburg to Bergen

“Airline "RusLine" will perform direct flights from St. Petersburg to Norway Bergen since June 1, 2017”, - it was said in the press service of the airline. The direct flights will be carried out by Canadian aircraft Bombardier CRJ-200 twice a week - on Thursdays and Sundays at 11:20 from St. Petersburg…

28.02.2017

The Russians can visit Armenia with internal passports only through airports

“The Russian citizens can visit Armenia with internal passports only through the air harbors”, -said the press-secretary of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Tigran Balayan. "The Russian citizens can visit Armenia by the internal passports only through "Zvartnots" airport in Yerevan and "Shirak" airport…

16.02.2017

Russia and Slovenia signed a joint action program in the field of tourism

“The Head of the Federal Tourism Agency (ATOR) Oleg Safonov and the President of Slovenia Borut Pahor have signed an agreement on cooperation between the two countries in the field of tourism”, - according to the website of ATOR. The document was signed in the framework of negotiations between Vladimir…

14.02.2017

ATOR: prices for tours from Russia to the UK decreased by 10-15%

“The cost of tours to the UK for Russian tourists has decreased by 10-15%”, - said the Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) on Friday. The average cost of tours to the UK in rubles decreased by 10-15% in February against the same period of the last year ", - reported in the statement. As explained…

13.02.2017

Visit Sweden launched online Travel Trade Catalogue

Swedish national tourism board Visit Sweden launched online Travel Trade catalogue providing 24/7 access to the latest updates and information from Sweden’s top destinations, hotels, activities, museums and more. Product search is easy and can be done by region, season or type of activity, delivering…

09.02.2017

In January Georgia was visited by a record number of Russians for the decade

“Georgia was visited by 62,100 citizens of Russia in January 2017, which was a record figure for the last 10 years”, - according to the information-analytical department of the Georgian Interior Ministry. According to the ministry, the number of Russians who visited the country in the first month of…

09.02.2017

An increase of tourist flow from Russia is noted in Estonia

After the recession of the number of Russian tourists in 2014-2015, the growth of the country's popularity among Russians in Estonia is noted again. As the Department of Statistics of Estonia reported on Monday, the number of Russian tourists increased by 8% in 2016 against 2015. The total number of…

02.02.2017

S7 Airline and Meridiana launch joint flights to Milan

S7 Airlines, the member of the global airline alliance Oneworld, and Meridiana airline have expanded the code-share agreement. They will carry out joint flights on the route Moscow - Milan - Moscow. The flights will be performed since March 27 four times a week - on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays…

26.01.2017

Medvedev: Russia and Armenia have agreed to travel for Russians to Armenia with internal passports

“Russian citizens will be able to visit Armenia with internal passport”, - said the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. "We agreed that the inhabitants of our country will be able to travel to Armenia with internal passports, all the necessary document were signed", - Medvedev reported after the…

18.01.2017

“Lux Express” bus carrier will resume full-scale activity on the route St. Petersburg - Helsinki from 14 January

“Lux Express” bus carrier will resume full-scale operation on the route from St. Petersburg - Helsinki and back from January 14, 2017”, - said the press service of the group. "From tomorrow all the services will be carried out exclusively by buses of “Lux Express”, which are owned to a subsidiary of…

16.01.2017

Aviation authorities of the Russian Federation and Finland agreed to increase 1.5 times the frequency of flights Petersburg - Helsinki

The aviation authorities of the Russian Federation and Finland have agreed to increase the number of flight frequencies on the route Saint Petersburg - Helsinki from 14 to 21 per week for each side. “In addition, the aviation authorities of the two countries decided to hold a consultation on air traffic…

12.01.2017

Russian tourist flow to Estonia increased by 17% in November

The number of tourists from Russia to Estonia increased compared to November 2015 by 17%. According to information of the Department of Statistics, released on Monday, the proportion of Russians among the tourists accounted 13%, they are on the second place among the total number of foreigners visiting…

09.01.2017

More than 1 million Russians have visited Georgia in 2016

In 2016 Georgia was visited by 1 million 37 thousand Russians, which is more than 100 thousand against 2015 - according to TASS information referring to the administration of the Republic of tourism. Russia takes the fourth place among the countries, whose citizens visited Georgia. On the first place…