Borders have not yet been opened, but foreign flights are gradually beginning to “penetrate” in the schedule of major Russian carriers. S7 Airlines has included Spain (Alicante) and France (Nice) in its schedule. According to the information on the carrier’s website, tickets to Spain on July 10 and…

On Wednesday, July 8, the Federation Council speaker Valentina Matvienko said that Russia is ready for mutual work on opening borders with other countries.

“Russia is not interested in introducing any restrictions and closing the borders ... This is a matter of bilateral relations and the…

As Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, State Secretary Evgeny Ivanov said, citizens of 113 countries will be able to enter the Russian Federation with an electronic visa from January 2021.

“We expect that from January 2021, citizens of 113 states will be able to enter Russia…

As the Consulate General of Finland in St. Petersburg reported, Finnish visa centers in Vyborg, Veliky Novgorod and Vologda have been working on issuing passports with approved visas since July, 6. But, visa applications are still on hold.

On March 20, Finland suspended the acceptance and…

Finnair airline canceled the sale of tickets for flights to Moscow in August. Among the Russian destinations, only flights to St. Petersburg remained in the schedule of the national carrier of Finland.

This follows from the information posted on Saturday, July 4, in the Finnair reservation…

In July, Russians will most likely not have the opportunity for air travel to Turkey and other countries of near and far abroad. The ban on international air traffic has been extended, but experts do not exclude that there are chances to fly abroad earlier, if the epidemiological situation normalizes.

The…

According to the forecast of the Ambassador of Belarus to Russia Vladimir Semashko, the border between the countries can be opened only in late July - early August. The Belarusian airline Belavia’s decision to extend the suspension of flights to Russia until July 31 meets these forecasts. Until this…

The Federal Tourism Agency hopes to return foreign tourists no later than in January 2021, after the introduction of an electronic visa throughout Russia, the department head Zarina Doguzova said at a press conference.

"We have a key support measure for inbound tourism - this is the start…

For the coming winter, the tour operator TEZ TOUR has planned its own flight programs to Andorra, Austria, Italy and Bulgaria. Departures are planned for the period of Christmas in Europe and New Year's dates 2020-2021.

The flights from Moscow to Andorra (arrival point is Barcelona), Austria…

Russia has opened its domestic tourist season Wednesday as it continues to grapple with the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has seen it record the world’s third-highest number of infections.

More than 70 Russian regions are expected to open their tourist seasons on July 1, Prime Minister…

Russia, as expected, was not included in the list of those 15 countries from which the ban on entry into the EU was removed from July 1. More precisely, the ban on entry into the EU was lifted for citizens of 14 countries, and the restriction may also be lifted for China.

At the first stage,…

While Turkish official sources are optimistic about the timing of the restoration of air transportation from Russia to Turkey, the leading tour operators continue to adjust their plans for the summer.

On June 25, Coral Travel informed its retail partners about the cancellation of tours abroad…

EU borders may not open for Russians from July 1. According to The New York Times, Brussels will recommend EU member states to open borders for third-countries only in the situation when covid infection in these non-European states is comparable to or close to the level currently existing in Europe.

The…

The Consulate General of Finland in St. Petersburg resumed accepting documents for certain types of visas, but there is no tourist among them.

"The Consulate General of Finland in St. Petersburg resumes accepting applications for residence permits from three categories of applicants: workers…

Starting June 29, the UK Visa and Immigration Services (UKVI) begin a phased exit from the pandemic-restricted regime. The resumption of the provision of services to citizens will begin simultaneously in Moscow, Rostov-on-Don, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk.

It was planned…

Georgia expects to open a land border with Russia in August this year. This was announced by the special representative of the country's Prime Minister Zurab Abashid.

In addition to land borders, the Georgian side is ready to resume direct flights to Russia.

“We hope to open the…

The Russian Foreign Ministry has published another message on opening of borders. As last time, the agency did not say about specific dates.

“Regarding the opening of borders for Russians in popular European tourist destinations, it’s too early to talk about specific dates. At the moment,…

Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtech believes that the borders for tourists from Russia, Ukraine and other non European Union countries will remain closed all the summer.

“Currently, the movement between the EU countries is practically free, the number of COVID-19 diseases is constantly decreasing.…

Five new flights to Europe will be launched from St. Petersburg in the autumn

Wizz Air has announced its first Russian base in Saint Petersburg. From September, one Airbus A320 aircraft will be based at Pulkovo Airport. Along with the establishment of the new base, Wizz Air announced five…

EU countries are invited to jointly agree on a common list of third countries for which entry restrictions can be lifted from July 1. Likely, Russia will not be included in this list.

When removing restrictions, a number of principles and objective criteria will be taken into account, including…