Consumer preferences of clients of tour operators choosing holidays in Turkey have not changed. They still prefer high category hotels.
Pegas Touristik clients mostly book tours to 5*/AI/UAI category hotels. In the TOP are: Alva Donna Exclusive Hotel & Spa, Bellis Deluxe Hotel, Concorde…
From April 20, IrAero Airlines will start operating special charter flights between Vladivostok and Seoul (IO-881). According to the schedule on the carrier's website, four flights are scheduled for April.
The carrier also plans flights between Irkutsk and Seoul under the number IO-885.
The Norwegian Embassy in Moscow expects to resume accepting applications from Russians for tourist visas in May, according to the website of the diplomatic mission.
They said that from April 4, the submission of applications for all types of residence permits and Schengen visas is also resumed.…
Russian citizens no longer need to provide coronavirus vaccination certificates, PCR tests or antigen tests when entering France. This was reported with reference to the message of the French consulate in Russia.
To enter France, Russian citizens no longer need vaccination certificates,…
Anex Tour has confirmed the flight program of Turkish Airlines from 4 Russian cities. The start of the flight program from Moscow is scheduled for April 29, 2022, like the other two players of the “big Turkish three”.
“Flights to Turkey are scheduled with departures from 4 cities - Moscow,…
From April 1, France will resume issuing tourist visas in Moscow. The relevant information was published on the website of the Consulate General of the Fifth Republic. “Recently, restrictions on entry into France related to the COVID-19 pandemic were eased for those arriving from Russia. Issuing of…
Cyprus is opened to Russian tourists. From March 1, 2022, the tourist protocols of Cyprus have practically returned to the conditions of the summer season 2021: Russians vaccinated with WHO and EMA approved vaccines, as well as Sputnik V and Sputnik Light, only need a vaccination certificate to enter…
More than 90% of organized Russian tourists (about 83 thousand people) have already been returned by tour operators and airlines from abroad, according to Rostourism. There are still about 6,5 thousand vacationers outside of Russia, most of whom stayed in Egypt.
The Montenegrin authorities traditionally update the visa-free regime for foreign tourists every year. Under the terms of the agreement between Russia and Montenegro from 2008, Russians can enter the country without a visa if the duration of their stay there exceeds 30 days from the date of entry.
According to the statistics of the travel agency network 1001 Tour, the average check of a package tour to Turkey at the end of February was only 616 Euros (for 10 days, AI, two persons, at a 3* hotel).
As per the results of monitoring the booking systems of tour operators, conducted on…
Finnish rail operator VR plans to increase the number of Allegro trains between Helsinki and St. Petersburg due to high demand.
Today, two trains leave St. Petersburg to the Finnish capital from Monday to Saturday: at 6.40 and at 15.30. On Sunday, the first train leaves shortly before noon,…
Russia was the leader in tourist arrivals to Turkey in January 2022, breaking the record before the start of the coronavirus pandemic. This is reported by the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), referring to the data of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the country.
On the evening of March 5, three airlines at once, which operate most of their flights in the interests of tour operators, announced the temporary suspension of all flights abroad. Two of them stop all international flights from March 7, one - from March 8.
Despite the closed skies of Europe, Italy has opened its borders for Russian tourists. Italian Visa Application Centers in Moscow and the regions have resumed accepting documents for tourist visas.
From March 1, Italy has lifted the mandatory quarantine, including for visitors arriving from…
Ural Airlines cancels flights to foreign destinations. Due to the closure of the European skies, flight programs to Hungary, Spain, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Portugal have been cancelled.
The airline, as follows from the information published on its website, also canceled flights U6 7019/7020…
Charter programs of tour operators to Turkey and Egypt continue to be implemented. The crisis did not affect flights to other eastern destinations. For tourists from cities in the zone of closed airspace, the tour programs have been adjusted. With regular flights the situation is a little more difficult.
Ural Airlines has canceled its flight program to Madeira. Earlier, about 200 tourists flied to this Portuguese island.
An announcement was posted on the carrier's website that flights U6 1897/1898 on the route Zhukovsky - Funchal - Zhukovsky were canceled on February 27. More precisely,…
From March 1, 2022, the current restrictions on entry into Italy from Russia for the purpose of tourism will end. This was reported on February 23, 2022 on the website of the Italian Consulate General in Russia. Russians will only need a visa and a negative PCR test to enter.
