Europe - Russian Travel Digest

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…

09.01.2017

The demand for Finnish visa declined by almost a third

Consulate General of Finland in St. Petersburg has issued 360 thousand visas, which is 36% less than in 2015. Most of them are for a period of several years. This was reported to "Fontanka.fi" agency in the embassy of the country. The percentage of failures in the present time is about 0.6-0.8% of the…

27.12.2016

ATOR: the Russian tourists are choosing Finland in northern Europe for the New Year holiday

“The demand for holidays in Finland for New Year's holidays among Russian tourists is higher than for tours to the other Nordic countries at this time of the year”, - according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). According to ATOR the demand as a whole for tours to the northern Europe…

21.12.2016

Demand for Czech Republic is growing for the first time for the period of two years

"The number of issued to Russians tourist visas for the last quarter of this year increased several times, every month increasing by about 50%", - Czech Ambassador to Russia Vladimir Remek said at a meeting with representatives of the tourist industry and journalists. He thinks this is a very positive…

20.12.2016

"Pobeda" resumed the sale of tickets to Zurich through the German Memmingen

Low-cost airline "Pobeda" has resumed the sale of tickets to Zurich through the German town of Memmingen. Thus, the passengers of "Pobeda" again (after a break of a few months) can get to Zurich using the service Fly & Bus. The flights are performed from Moscow to Memmingen and after that to Switzerland…

16.12.2016

The Federation Council has ratified a protocol on the extension of the visa-free zone with Norway

On Wednesday the Federation Council at a meeting ratified the Protocol of the Agreement between the Governments of Norway and the Russian Federation on the extension of mutual trips of residents of border areas of both countries. This document, in particular, allows citizens of the Russian border territories…