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…

The Austrian authorities decided to uphold restrictions on flights to Russia until June 30. According to the Ministry of Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection of the Republic, this measure is aimed against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. At the moment, it is known that from June 15,…

The Finnish government announced that restrictions due to coronavirus will remain on the border with Russia until at least July 14th.

“Restrictions at external borders (in particular, at the Finnish-Russian border) for persons arriving from other third countries are valid until July 14.…

Russian tourists will be able to go on vacation abroad not earlier than in the end of August. This was stated by the executive director of ATOR (Association of Tour Operators of Russia) Maya Lomidze.

According to the expert, first of all, by analogy with other countries, Russia will lift…

The Russian government has softened the regime of restrictions on entry and exit from the country, introduced due to the spread of coronavirus. Since June 6, borders are opened for several categories of citizens. But, tourism is not in the list.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed…

Intourist has opened an early booking of tours to the Baltic countries for the New Year. You can celebrate New Year in Tallinn from 155 Euros for two persons.

The tour operator Intourist, two and a half months earlier than usual seasonal terms, announced the opening of sales of tours to…

Russia’s S7 airline plans to resume all domestic flights performed during the 2020 winter season and last summer, in June, the company said in a statement.

“In June, S7 Airlines plans to resume all domestic flights performed in the winter of 2020 and the summer of 2019. The majority of new…

This touristic season is already facing serious challenges. Some people even cancel their well-planned vacations panicking over the news report.

Let’s try to find out, what is the situation with Coronavirus in Russia and is it reasonable to travel to Russia this summer.

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