Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin signed a decree establishing that the spread of coronavirus is an extraordinary and inevitable circumstance. The corresponding decree is published on the website of the mayor.
As of March 16, 2020, in connection with the epidemiological situation in Moscow and…
In an effort to curb the spread of coronavirus, Russia is imposing restrictions on air transportation to Italy, Germany, France, and Spain, according to a federal task force. The new policy cancels all scheduled flights to these countries, except for flights from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport to Rome,…
In January-February, 139,2 thousand Russian citizens visited Georgia, which is 10,5% less than the figure for the same period in 2019, the National Tourism Administration of the Republic reports.
Over the two months of 2019, 155,6 thousand Russians visited Georgia - 10% more than a year…
Ural Airlines announced the suspension of a number of flights to Italy. The first restrictions will come into force on March 12 for the flights Domodedovo - Venice - Domodedovo (according to currently available information, the special regime will last until April 25).
Representatives of tourist retail told about the situation in Turkey. So, several experts at once confirmed that the sales of tour packages actually has frozen last days due to the negative information background that arose in connection with the aggravation of political relations between Russia and…
Tour operators record demand growth in the Maltese destination. According to the Malta Tourism Authority, tourist flows from Russia to Malta have been growing for the fourth year. In 2019, almost 32,5 thousand Russians visited the country, which is 12% higher than in 2018.
The Russian tourist flow to Antalya over the first 2 months of 2020 grew by almost 50% in annual terms.
The Department of Culture and Tourism of the Turkish province of Antalya has published statistics on foreign tourist flow since the beginning of the year. In January-February, almost 389…
Tui Russia will launch its own flight program to Corfu. From the end of May, 4 frequencies per week will be opened from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Corfu.
As the commercial director of Tui Russia tour operator Vladimir Rubtsov said, now the volume of early reservations of Greek resorts…
According to the Estonian Statistical Office, in 2019, about 3,8 million tourists stayed in Estonian hotels. 59% of them were foreigners, 41% - domestic tourists. The total number of nights they spent in Estonia is 7 million. Thus, foreign tourists in Estonia were 2,3 million.
At the traditional February meeting of the participants of the Combined Network of TBG and Hot Tours, Director General of Mouzenidis Travel Alexander Tsandekidi said that the demand for tours to Greece on early booking stage is 25% higher than last year. According to him, Crete and Halkidiki are the…
The demand for Italian ski resorts this year met all the expectations of tour operators. Already in December, more than 60% of tour packages planned for the winter season was sold. The popularity of the destination among Russian tourists-skiers has grown by 25-30%, Val di Fassa has become the most…
The Finnish representative offices in Russia issued a total 790 000 Schengen visas last year. “Finland issued 18% more visas than in 2018. Among the Schengen countries, Finland is the undisputed leader in the number of visas issued in Russia last year,” the press service of the Consulate General of…
Early booking of tours to Italy for the summer 2020 season is undergoing. Market players say that now they can note that the new season will show a tangible increase in organized tourist flow.
The number of Russian tourists visiting Italy has always remained high. And in recent years there…
Russian tourist flow to the Czech Republic in 2019 has increased. Against this positive background, tour operators are staging more programs with flights to Prague from the regions.
According to Czechtourism, in 2019, 10,8 million foreign tourists visited the Czech Republic, which is 2,6%…
The tourist potential of Russian regions will be presented 42nd International Belgrade Tourism Fair, scheduled for February 20-23.
The Russian regions will participate in a joint exhibition at this major tourist event in South-Eastern Europe, with the country’s delegation to be headed by…
Sales of ski resorts in Bulgaria for the 2019-2020 season started actively last spring, however, to date, operators do not note stable growth. Recall that the previous winter season was not the most successful for Bansko and other ski resorts in the country. The resort missed guests from the UK, Turkey,…
Paris is waiting for the double growth of the Russian tourist flow - this was reported by Ms. Korin Menego, Director General of the Office of Tourism and Congresses of the French capital at a briefing held yesterday in Moscow. It is planned to achieve the goals through a large-scale update of tourist…
