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.
Intourist has opened an early booking of tours to the Baltic countries for the New Year. You can celebrate New Year in Tallinn from 155 Euros for two persons.
The tour operator Intourist, two and a half months earlier than usual seasonal terms, announced the opening of sales of tours to…
Russia’s S7 airline plans to resume all domestic flights performed during the 2020 winter season and last summer, in June, the company said in a statement.
“In June, S7 Airlines plans to resume all domestic flights performed in the winter of 2020 and the summer of 2019. The majority of new…
The Federal Air Transport Agency plans to send proposals to Rospotrebnadzor (Federal Service on Surveillance for Consumer rights protection and human well-being) to launch an international flight service from July 15.
“A meeting was held yesterday at the Federal Air Transport Agency, during…
Tourists will be able to travel abroad, most likely, not earlier than in the end of August, said Executive Director of the Ural Tourism Association (UAT) Mikhail Maltsev.
"At the moment, actually all tour operators are preparing foreign tours for the summer. But taking into account the current…
The Ministry for Tourism and Consumer Protection of Malta and Malta Tourism Authority announced the resumption of commercial flights to the country and the opening of Malta airport since July 1, 2020.
At the first stage of resuming commercial air traffic, the flights to / from the following…
On May 5, Russia confirmed 8 726 new coronavirus infections, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 449 834.
Over the past 24 hours 144 people have died, bringing the total toll to 5 528 — a rate considerably lower than in many other countries hit hard by the pandemic.
German citizens do not go on holiday to Russia too often. Tourists who are interested in culture and history prefer Russia as a purpose of their trip, said Kerstin Heinen, spokeswoman for the German Travel Industry Association (DRV).
"Russia is always in great demand among travelers interesting…
Russia can partially resume international flights with some countries already in the third quarter of 2020. This decision will depend on the epidemiological situation, said Dmitry Gorin, vice president of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).
Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu said that he agreed to restart flights to 40 countries in June. At the first stage, it will be 15 countries, including Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Uzbekistan. Russia was not included in this list yet.
The date of the resumption of work of visa centers in Europe is still largely unclear.
On the website of the VMS company, which is the Italian visa operator in the Russian Federation, last week the opportunity was opened to make a submission for a visa from June 1 in Moscow and in the regions.…
