Russia has suspended its electronic visa system until further notice because of the coronavirus pandemic, as Federal Tourism Agency reports.

Citizens of 52 countries, including EU member states, China and India, were expected to be able  to take advantage of e-visas from Jan. 1, 2021. However,…

Russia is extending the suspension of flights with the UK until January 12, 2021. Previously, flights were suspended from December 22 for a week.

To ensure the protection of public health, the restrictions have been extended till January 12, 2021. Russia, like many other countries, has suspended…

Russia will impose a 14-day quarantine requirement on individuals arriving from the U.K. starting Dec. 26 due to the spread of a more-contagious coronavirus strain in southeastern England, state consumer protection watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has ordered.

All arriving passengers with the exception…

Russia has confirmed 28 776 cases of COVID-19, a disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the past 24 hours, with the total case count going up to 2 906 503, the anti-coronavirus crisis center informed reporters on Tuesday.

The day before, 29 350 daily cases were recorded, which was the…

Russia suspended the air traveling to and from the United Kingdom for a week from December 22 in view of a new coronavirus strain appeared there, the coronavirus infection response center told.

“The response center for novel coronavirus infection import and spread prevention made a decision…

Last week, the UK Ministry of Health announced the discovery of a new form of COVID-19 in the country, which, according to experts, is spreading much faster than the previous one.

The new type of coronavirus in the UK is believed to be 70% more infectious. Italy, the Netherlands (until January…

The Russian airline Aeroflot will resume flights between Moscow (Sheremetyevo International Airport) and Helsinki from December, 24. “From December 24, we will operate flights on Thursdays, except December 31. After that – every Thursday until the end of March,” said a representative of the air carrier.

Direct…

Russia has confirmed 2 597 711 cases of coronavirus and 45 893 deaths. For December 11, the authorities confirmed 28 585 coronavirus cases and a new record of 613 deaths.

- Moscow municipal workers as well as residents working in the culture and service sectors will be able to receive Russia’s…

S7 Airlines announced the start of flights from Moscow to Vienna. The first flights are planned from December 27. According to the carrier, the flights will be operated once a week on Sundays.

At the same time, Russian citizens can purchase air tickets for flights from Europe to Moscow,…

The tour operator Biblio-Globus decided to bring its subsidiary Biblio Travel to the UK tourism market and will allocate 46 million Euros for its development. This is stated in a message on the Biblio Travel website.

"The support from the parent company will be £ 41million. The new tour…

Russia has confirmed 2 322 056 cases of coronavirus and 40 464 deaths. For December 01, the authorities confirmed 26 402 new coronavirus cases and a new record of 569 coronavirus deaths.

- Universities in Moscow and St. Petersburg will switch students to remote learning until early February…

Russia, against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic, has stopped regular and charter flights with other countries since March 27. The exception were cargo, postal, ambulance and humanitarian flights, aircraft’s  maintenance, transit flights with landing for refueling (crew change) on the territory…

Citizens of 52 countries will be able to visit Russia with an electronic visa starting Jan. 1, 2021, according to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s order published on November 11.

While Russia’s borders have partially reopened following a nearly total border shut-down in the spring, most…

Russia has confirmed the record-breaking number of 20 582 new coronavirus cases and 378 deaths.

Chinese authorities suspended entry for Russians with valid visas and residence permits because of Russia’s spike in coronavirus cases, the Chinese Embassy in Moscow announced Thursday.

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Fans of European ski holidays in the conditions of inaccessibility of traditional leaders of the demand in this segment drew attention to ski Serbia. In the upcoming winter season, the destination has good chances for success, which is confirmed by good sales dynamics. Serbia attracts skiers by a…

As the press service of the company reports, the national Serbian air carrier Air Serbia will resume direct flights on Belgrade - Moscow route from November 9.

Jiri Mareka, General Director for Commerce and Strategy of the Serbian airline, said: “We are delighted to open another destination…

Russia confirmed 15 700 new Covid-19 cases Wednesday, bringing its official number of cases to 1 447 335. A record 317 people have died in the past 24 hours.

A number of Russian regions risk facing a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic that is 10 times worse than the first, a senior…

Tour operators have started selling tours to Serbia, where Russia has resumed flights from October 17. The range of products includes excursion, medical and gastronomic tours. High demand is not expected, experts say, but it may be stable.

Serbia, along with Japan and Cuba, was included…

Switzerland is introducing a 10-day quarantine for citizens arriving from seven countries, including Russia, and this measure took effect since October 12, the country's Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) said.

People arriving in Switzerland from Russia, Tunisia, Slovakia, Jordan, Iran,…

In accordance with the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation, from October 9 four more cities are included in the list of points of the Russian Federation from which international air traffic has been resumed. Tour operators have already started offering flights from new departure points.

According…