The Finnish government has taken an official decision to limit the acceptance of visa applications in Russia. Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said this in comments to local media on August 26.
He said that according to the results of the government meeting, Finland will limit the number…
The Turkish Ministry of Tourism has published a statistical report on the number of tourist arrivals for the first 7 months and July 2022. According to these data, 23 million international tourist visits were recorded in Turkey in January-July. This is 2,3 times more than in the same period of 2021.
The tour operator Pac Group has published package tours to Finland for the New Year on its website. As part of guaranteed group arrivals for the New Year and winter holidays from December 28 to January 4, tourists can go to the ski resorts of Levi and Vuokatti, to Imatra or visit the Finnish Santa…
According to tour operators, the Bulgarian Consulate in Moscow informed them of the temporary suspension of the acceptance of documents for tourist visas due to the current emergency situation.
The reason is the announcement of 14 employees of the diplomatic mission and consular offices…
The Ministry of Tourism of Bulgaria reported an almost 4-fold increase of tourist flow from Russia in January-May 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.
“Despite the difficult international situation and the lack of direct flights, in January-May, 33 5800 arrivals of Russian tourists…
Despite the sanctions, the demand for travel to Europe among Russian tourists has grown. Such data was provided by the insurance company Rosgosstrakh. According to the company's report, the demand for insurance policies to the Schengen countries grew by 7% this summer.
This season the tour operator Intourist has prepared a new offer - a vacation on the Aegean coast of Turkey with a cruise to the Greek islands on the Blue Sapphire liner.
There are now 10-night packages for tourists, within which tourists can go on a cruise for 3 or 4 nights, as well as…
Turkish airline Southwind is preparing to transport tourists to Antalya from at least five cities of Russia. This information appeared in the seasonal schedule of Kazan airport. Departure from Kazan is on Thursdays from August 4 to October 27 and from August 7 to October 23 on Sundays.
International bus carriers Lux Express and Ecolines note the boom in demand for bus services from St. Petersburg to Tallinn (Estonia) and Helsinki (Finland) amid the lifting of coronavirus restrictions.
According to Lux Express, from July 4 to July 18, ticket sales on routes from St. Petersburg…
A package offer for holidays in the resorts of Cyprus has been published on the website of the tour operator Biblio-Globus.
Due to EU sanctions, Russian airlines are prohibited from flying to Cyprus and other EU countries, and European carriers, respectively, are prohibited from operating…
The Russian market is in the third place in May in terms of the number of arrivals in Istanbul. The share of visitors from Germany in May 2022 accounts for 8,25% of the total number of foreign visitors. Germany is followed by Iran (7,04%), Russia (6,5%), USA (5,04%), Great Britain (4,65%), France…
The European Travel Commission (ETC) has released another Long-Haul Travel Barometer (LHTB), a study that provides insight into tourists preferences for the summer of 2022 (May-August).
According to the ETC study, due to the events around Ukraine and anti-Russian sanctions, the desire of…
From July 3 the tour operator Coral Travel has added three more Pegasus Airlines flights from Moscow to Izmir to the two existing ones. Thus, from the beginning of July, the frequency of flights increased to 5 per week.
Now, the tour operator sends tourists to the resorts of the Aegean coast…
In connection with the growing interest in foreign holiday, Solvex company opens sales of tours to Bulgarian resorts with a flight through Yerevan. The General Director, Dmitry Tsonev spoke about current prices and offers for the most popular resorts and hotels.
The tour operators Anex Tour and Intourist put up for sale interesting tours to Istanbul, which combine holiday in the city and at beach hotels on the coast of the Marmara and Black Seas. Departures are from 14 cities of Russia.
As the tour operator companies explain, tour packages with…
