Russia and Turkey are actively discussing the possibility of resumption of flights this summer season - such encouraging information was provided by Russian Ambassador to Ankara Alexei Yerkhov. According to him, Turkey has done a lot for the safety of tourist facilities, as well as airports and other…
While Turkish official sources are optimistic about the timing of the restoration of air transportation from Russia to Turkey, the leading tour operators continue to adjust their plans for the summer.
On June 25, Coral Travel informed its retail partners about the cancellation of tours abroad…
EU borders may not open for Russians from July 1. According to The New York Times, Brussels will recommend EU member states to open borders for third-countries only in the situation when covid infection in these non-European states is comparable to or close to the level currently existing in Europe.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey has published statistics on tourism for May. Due to the closed borders and the suspension of flights, the Russian tourist flow fell by almost 1 000 times in annual terms.
If a year ago in May the country received more than 4 million foreign guests,…
Starting June 29, the UK Visa and Immigration Services (UKVI) begin a phased exit from the pandemic-restricted regime. The resumption of the provision of services to citizens will begin simultaneously in Moscow, Rostov-on-Don, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk.
Georgia expects to open a land border with Russia in August this year. This was announced by the special representative of the country's Prime Minister Zurab Abashid.
In addition to land borders, the Georgian side is ready to resume direct flights to Russia.
Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtech believes that the borders for tourists from Russia, Ukraine and other non European Union countries will remain closed all the summer.
“Currently, the movement between the EU countries is practically free, the number of COVID-19 diseases is constantly decreasing.…
Five new flights to Europe will be launched from St. Petersburg in the autumn
Wizz Air has announced its first Russian base in Saint Petersburg. From September, one Airbus A320 aircraft will be based at Pulkovo Airport. Along with the establishment of the new base, Wizz Air announced five…
The authorities of Cyprus have explained the conditions for opening the country for international tourism. Flights from Russia are not yet permitted, however, in the future, Russia will remain one of the main source market for Cyprus.
On June 9 Cyprus has resumed receiving foreign flights.…
The first foreign tourists in Greece were expected from June 15, the prospects for flights from Russia are still not clear. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the opening of the tourist season in Greece, he told reporters: “Greek tourism is returning. From Monday, we are ready to host…
Albania opened a visa-free entry for tourists from Russia. Citizens of Russia and Belarus can enter the country for up to 90 days. At the same time, the traditional “summer visa-free travel” will last until November 11th.
“The Embassy of the Republic of Albania in the Russian Federation…
EU countries are invited to jointly agree on a common list of third countries for which entry restrictions can be lifted from July 1. Likely, Russia will not be included in this list.
When removing restrictions, a number of principles and objective criteria will be taken into account, including…
The Austrian authorities decided to uphold restrictions on flights to Russia until June 30. According to the Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection of the Republic, this measure is aimed against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. At the moment, it is known that from June 15,…
The Finnish government announced that restrictions due to coronavirus will remain on the border with Russia until at least July 14th.
“Restrictions at external borders (in particular, at the Finnish-Russian border) for persons arriving from other third countries are valid until July 14.…
Russian tourists will be able to go on vacation abroad not earlier than in the end of August. This was stated by the executive director of ATOR (Association of Tour Operators of Russia) Maya Lomidze.
According to the expert, first of all, by analogy with other countries, Russia will lift…
The Russian government has softened the regime of restrictions on entry and exit from the country, introduced due to the spread of coronavirus. Since June 6, borders are opened for several categories of citizens. But, tourism is not in the list.
