Only one tour operator officially left the market, due to the collapse in the tourism industry. The support measures undertaken by the state have an effect, said Alexander Osaulenko, head of the Association of Tour Operators of the Tourism Help Association.
To date, the vast majority of Russian tourists who were abroad through tour operators have returned to the territory of the Russian Federation. Over the past two weeks, about 160 000 organized tourists from 43 countries of the world returned to the country.
Turkish authorities after the end of the coronavirus pandemic will open the country primarily for Russian tourists, said the president of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Bulut Bagchi.
“In the past, the world did not face such a crisis, therefore, it is difficult for national authorities to…
The pioneer in the cancelation of quarantine measures in Bulgaria is the ski resort of Bansko, which was quarantined first. On March 31, from 7 pm the quarantine in Bansko is canceled.
Also, on March 31, from 19:00, a 14-day quarantine in the city of Bansko will be canceled, as well as a…
Two leading tour operators, Coral Travel and Sunmar, have fulfilled the recommendation of the Federal Tourism Agency and stopped the tours with departure dates from March 23 to April 20.
“The amount of money received by the tour operator for the canceled tour will be counted as payment for…
All consulates of the Schengen countries have temporarily stopped or limited the acceptance of visa applications. Germany and Greece were the last to close this list.
Due to the threat of the spread of coronavirus, German visa centers in the Russian Federation temporarily suspended their…
The low-cost division of Russia’s Aeroflot Group, Pobeda Airlines has completely suspended its operations from April 1 to May 31.
The budget carrier, already subject to the Russian government ban on all international flights, has now voluntarily decided to curtail all of its domestic services…
Тhe Russian government has instructed the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) to suspend all regular and charter flights on March 27, except for flights aimed at bringing Russians home.
Тhe move followed a meeting on Wednesday of the government’s Coordination Council for the prevention…
According to Aeroflot, the company will continue the flights operation to European cities. Starting March 29, the airline will fly to one city in the United States. These are RT flights to New York. Flights to Beijing and Guangzhou are canceled. Earlier, the government announced the ban on all scheduled…
Italy is one of the most visited countries in the world. The secret of Italy’s success is simple: a great beach holiday in the Mediterranean, a super-rich excursion program, ski resorts and, of course, shopping. Another point of the Italian program is a very high-quality, not cheap, treatment at thermal…
The Milan metropolis or “Greater Milan” in northern Italy includes the city of Milan, the administrative center of the Lombardy region, and 10 Lombard provinces with a total population of about 9 million people. It is the fifty-fourth largest metropolis in the world.
The Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic and the Federal Agency for Tourism (Rosturizm) will be developing cruise tourism in Russia’s Far Eastern and Arctic maritime regions, and the two institutions are already working on a list of laws needed for this.
The Association of Tourism Enterprises of Greece (SETE) announced the closure of Greek hotels and resorts until April 30. However, according to tour operators, this measure will not hit the country's tourism.
“Only beach hotels are closed, while city hotels, including Athens ones, are operating…
As it became known yesterday, Cyprus will not accept foreign tourists until April 30. However, it is likely that not all foreign markets will return to the island in May, which will benefit Russia.
According to sources in the tourism industry of Cyprus, after April 30, the island government…
Due to restrictions on flights between Russia and Spain, tour operators are adjusting their flight programs to this country. The flights scheduled for March and April are canceled; tourists who have previously booked tours are offered alternative options.
Hundreds of Russian tourists in Europe have found themselves stranded in foreign airports after most flights were canceled this week and borders closed due to the coronavirus crisis, a spokeswoman for Russia’s travel industry union (ATOR) told.
Tour operators are awaiting clarification from the Moscow authorities on the mechanism of "self-isolation" of foreign tourists, as well as on the duration of these restrictions. At the moment, foreign travelers began to refuse to travel to Moscow due to the long quarantine, as Irina Tyurina, spokeswoman…
Russian state-run air carrier Aeroflot announced on Saturday changes to flights to and from European destinations after EU countries began imposing travel restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
“From 16 March, scheduled flights will be temporarily suspended between Moscow…
