In winter, Russian tour operators will not organize charter trains to Santa Claus's home in Rovaniemi, the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Tyurina reported. She explained that on winter holidays, tourists can get a regular train or plane. Before tour operator DSBW Tours…
The flow of Russian tourists to Belarus in the current year decreased by 10% compared with 2014, the Deputy Minister of Sport and Tourism Michael Taylor said at a press conference in Minsk on Friday. "The flow of Russians dropped by about 10%. This is also reflected in the export of tourism services,"…
Transition to a new system of issuing Schengen visas for Russian citizens, including the biometric data, passed without major disruptions,according to the poll of representatives of tourism industry, made by Interfax. Since September 14, 2015, the Russians are obliged to take fingerprints and a digital…
In the first half of the year, arrivals from Russia to the EU decreased by 37.4% compared with the same period of the last year, according to the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Tyurina. She explained that these figures are based on statistics from Russian Statistics Service,…
The Association of Russian Tour Operators said the devaluating ruble had caused a 50% decline in Russian outbound tourism since December 2014. Russia’s outbound tourism has decreased by 30% this year, according to the European Commission for Tourism. Eastern Europe has lost almost half of Russian tourists…
In the second quarter of 2015, the number of visitors from Russia in Latvian hotels decreased by 37%, according to the Central Statistical Bureau of the country (CSB). Meanwhile, the total number of international tourists accommodated in Latvian hotels in the same period, increased by 2.4% compared to…
The Visa Department of the German Embassy in Moscow will not work on September 11, changes are made in the schedule of work of visa centers in a number of Russian cities due to the launch of the Visa Information System (EID) of Schengen countries on September 14, according to the German Embassy in Russia.…
On August 14, the Georgian airline Georgian Airways operated its first direct regular flight after seven years from Tbilisi to Rostov-on-Don. The flights will be operated twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays. Travel time is 1 hour 10 minutes. The minimum fare for a ticket in one direction is 124 euros,…
Lufthansa airline, the largest in Germany and the second largest in Europe, decided to reduce the number of flights to Russia and to leave Vnukovo airport , according to information of Deutsche Welle. Since early September, Lufthansa canceled flights to Samara and Nizhny Novgorod. The cancellation of…
The number of Russian tourists to Estonia in June 2015 decreased by 30.9%, or by 6,914 people, the Department of Statistics of Estonia said on Monday. This is the largest decline in comparison with other countries. The number of tourists from Russia was steadily declining during all months of the first…
In the beginning of August, Poland has opened 13 new visa centers in Russia, according to a tweet of the Polish Embassy in Russia. "Taking care of your convenience, we have opened 13 new points of reception of visa applications. We are already in the 26 cities," the diplomatic mission said.
From September, General Consulate of Hungary in Kazan temporarily stops issuing Schengen visas the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) said on Wednesday.This is associated with the introduction of fingerprinting procedures.
Earlier it was reported that after the introduction…
France increased the number of visa centers in Russia, according to the French Ambassador in Russia Jean-Maurice Ripert. "By September 14, we will have 18 centers across Russia, so it's progress," Jean-Maurice Riper said in an interview to RBC. According to him, in 2014 France issued 300 thousand…
From September 1, 2015, Finnair airline cancels flights from Helsinki to Nizhniy Novgorod due to economic factors, according to a press release from the airline.
"Demand for international destinations in Nizhny Novgorod region was weak, and therefore we decided to exclude this route from the…
The number of consulates and visa centers of the participating countries of the Schengen agreement in Russia may be increased, if necessary, according to the head of the EU Delegation in Moscow, Vygaudas Usackas.
"The countries, participants of the Schengen agreement, have an extensive…
Russian tour operators started optimizing their transportation programs to Greece because of the reduction in demand against the backdrop of economic problems, the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Tyurina said to Interfax.
In exchange for the financial assistance of the European Union, Greece will have to implement a series of tough reforms. According to the publication of NBC News, the increase of taxes will also affect the tourism industry: VAT for cafes and restaurants will increase from 13% to 23%, for hotels -…
According to estimations of the General Consulate of Finland in St. Petersburg, this year the Russians will be given about half a million Finnish visas, which is twice less than in the last year, according to the Finnish portal yle.fi. The main reasons for this decline in demand for Finnish visas…
On June 22, Air Moldova company completed the first flight from Chisinau to Moscow airport Sheremetyevo. Flights will be operated from Terminal E on aircraft Embraer 190 with business and economic classes. Departure from Chisinau will be every day at 21:00, from Moscow - at 7:55 am (local time).
