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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The Federal Air Transport Agency plans to send proposals to Rospotrebnadzor (Federal Service on Surveillance for Consumer rights protection and human well-being) to launch an international flight service from July 15.

“A meeting was held yesterday at the Federal Air Transport Agency, during…

Tourists will be able to travel abroad, most likely, not earlier than in the end of August, said Executive Director of the Ural Tourism Association (UAT) Mikhail Maltsev.

"At the moment, actually all tour operators are preparing foreign tours for the summer. But taking into account the current…

On May 5, Russia confirmed 8 726 new coronavirus infections, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 449 834.

Over the past 24 hours 144 people have died, bringing the total toll to 5 528 — a rate considerably lower than in many other countries hit hard by the pandemic.

A…

German citizens do not go on holiday to Russia too often. Tourists who are interested in culture and history prefer Russia as a purpose of their trip, said Kerstin Heinen, spokeswoman for the German Travel Industry Association (DRV).

"Russia is always in great demand among travelers interesting…

Russia can partially resume international flights with some countries already in the third quarter of 2020. This decision will depend on the epidemiological situation, said Dmitry Gorin, vice president of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).

“We are very worried about the…

The date of the resumption of work of visa centers in Europe is still largely unclear.

On the website of the VMS company, which is the Italian visa operator in the Russian Federation, last week the opportunity was opened to make a submission for a visa from June 1 in Moscow and in the regions.…

Russia confirmed 9 035 new coronavirus infections, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 414 878.

Over the past 24 hours 162 people have died, bringing the total number to 4 855 — a rate considerably lower than in many other countries hit hard by the pandemic.

Authorities…

There will be no price hike for package tours and routes in 2020, Vice President of the Russian Travel Industry Union Yuri Barzykin said in an interview.

“Will the package tours and routes become more expensive this year? No, they will not be more costly,” he said.

The domestic…

The country confirmed 8 572 new coronavirus infections Friday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 387 623.

A record 232 people have died, bringing the total toll to 4 374 — a rate considerably lower than in many other countries hit hard by the pandemic.

The number…

This follows from a study made by Ipsos Adapt, in which residents of cities with million-plus inhabitants of Russia aged 18-65 were interviewed. The data was collected between May 18-20, 2020.

According to the eighth wave of Ipsos weekly research, after cancelation of the restrictions in…

Such a development of the situation is not ruled out by Lyubitsa Alushitsova, director of the foreign representative office for tourism of the Slovak Republic in Russia.

On May 20, the last (fourth), stage of cancelation of restrictions started in Slovakia, the country with the lowest disease…

Russia confirmed 8 915 new coronavirus infections Tuesday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 362 342.

About 50% of Russians have abandoned their vacation plans due to the coronavirus, the Romir research agency said. The previous day, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said…

The head of Rospotrebnadzor (Federal Service on Surveillance for Consumer rights protection and human well-being) Anna Popova called travel abroad as “extremely undesirable” and warned that upon returning to Russia it would be necessary for tourists to spend two weeks in quarantin at their own expense.

"It…

Russia confirmed 9 434 new coronavirus infections Friday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 335 882. The head of Russia's public health watchdog, Anna Popova, said the growth of new coronavirus cases in Russia is stabilizing.

Over the past 24 hours, a record 139 people have…

Russia confirmed 8 849 new coronavirus infections Thursday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 317 554.

On Sunday, the head of Russia's public health watchdog, Anna Popova, said the growth of new coronavirus cases in Russia is stabilizing.

Over the past 24 hours,…

Ural Airlines plans to increase air services and expand the geography of international flights starting June 1, a source in the carrier’s press service told.

“Ural Airlines is ready to increase air services and plans to expand the geography of flights starting June 1, 2020,” the source said.

The…