The regions of Russia’s Far East could propose establishing medical tourism programs to lure in visitors from Asian countries, the CEO of Russia’s Far East Development Fund Alexei Chekunkov said.

“In the sphere of medical tourism, we have an interesting project on Sakhalin Island. There…

This was announced by Natalya Sergunina, Deputy Moscow Mayor. Visitors can learn how to use the public transport, check opening hours of city museums and theaters, and decide where to go during the New Year holidays.  Since the middle of December, the call centre provides Chinese guests with information…

Organized inbound tourist flow to Russia grew by 20% at the end of 2019, including due to the World Cup held in 2018, as Maya Lomidze, the executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia, told reporters, summing up the results of the year.

"All tour operators recognize…

The Bolshoi Theatre visit is always a very special event. During the last several years the children chore and the youth opera program of Bolshoi has performed a special Christmas Concert.  This year the 1,5-hour program included classical and modern chore creations. Piotr Tchaikovsky, Nikolay Rimsky…

Tourist flow to Moscow this year will set a record and will reach 25 million tourists. Such data was presented by the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, commenting on the successes of the capital in the tourism field and the recent World Travel Awards in the nomination “Best Travel Destination.…

Electronic visas and easier visa formalities for foreign visitors to the Russian Arctic are set to attract more tourists to the region, the deputy head of the country’s Federal Agency for Tourism, Sergei Korneyev told the Arctic: Today and the Future international forum on Thursday.

“We…

Trip.com Group and UnionPay International, have jointly published the “2019 Chinese Outbound Travel Consumption Report”. The report, combining big data derived from outbound travel product orders and overseas bank card…

Citizens of several countries do not need a visa to enter the Russian Federation. 
Below is the information of the Consular Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation as of January 2019 on the conditions for the entry of foreign citizens into the Russian Federation,…

The most imaginative and eye-catching stands at 40^th WTM London have been announced, with Moscow, Brazil, Cape Town and Indonesia among the winners. The winner of the ‘Best Stand Design’ award was Moscow City Tourism Committee, which was praised for its “bright colorful use of glass panels…

According to the statistics from the Border Service of the FSB of the Russian Federation, almost 4,3 million foreign tourists visited Russia from January to September 2019, which is 10,2% more than the same period a year earlier. 
Most of all travelers came from China: the tourist flow from…

Thanks to the simplified visa processing regime, regions of the Far East of the Russian Federation were visited by over 128 thousand foreigners, while an electronic visa was issued to 168,8 thousand residents of other countries. 
"Since the beginning of an electronic visa program, such type…

The new easy and cost-effective e-visa system was launched on 1 October (the same day Wizz air company began its service between London Luton and Pulkovo Airport). The e-visa is valid for travel to St Petersburg and the nearby Leningrad region. Passengers can apply for the visa online up to four days…

Japanese tourists for the first time have visited the Kurils, an island chain that disputed between Tokyo and Moscow for over 70 years, Sakhalin.info reported. 
President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have met many times, most recently in September. The pair have discussed…

From Tuesday, October 1, 53 nationalities can apply for a free e-visa to visit the Russian city of St Petersburg and the neighbouring Leningrad region, Travel Daily Media reports. 
According to officials, the e-visa is issued within “four calendar days, including week-ends and bank holidays.”…

Russian President Vladimir Putin encharged the Government and ministries with a task to ensure the introduction of an electronic visa for foreign citizens to enter Russia from 2021. We are talking about tourist, business, humanitarian and guest visas. Currently, an electronic visa is available only…

The 4-way agreement about the creation of a new resort around the volcanoes Mutnovskiy, Viluchinskiy and Goreliy in Kamchatka region was signed during the V Eastern economic forum in Russia. The “Interros” group of Vladimir Potanin and the structures of Sergey Bachin (“Roza Khutor” CEO) have registered…

A Russian travel association uniting some 200 companies working with the Chinese tourism market, said on Sunday it expects Chinese tourists to spend more than 72 billion rubles ($1.1 billion) in Russia in 2019. 

World Without Borders, based it forecast on the Bank of Russia’s official statistics…

The total flow of foreign citizens into Russia in the first half of 2019 practically did not increase - the annual growth amounted to 0,78%. But, the tourist flow of classical tourists from Europe and Asia is growing rapidly.  

The border service of the FSB (the Russian Federal Security…

In a move seen as a response to growing interest in tourist exploration above the Arctic Circle, Russia is opening a tourism center at the end of this month in the remote Franz Josef Land archipelago, the Barents Observer reports. 

The visitor center is located on Guker Island, one of the…

Russian and Japanese tour operators and tourism authorities are joining efforts to increase the number of yearly visits to the Southern Kuril Islands of Kunashir and Iturup, BigAsia.ru reported citing the Russian Federal Tourism Agency (Rosturizm). 

According to the head of Rosturizm, Zarina…