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15.08.2018

The share of foreign tourists is a third on river cruises in Russia

“The share of foreign tourists is a third on river cruises in Russia. From the beginning of navigation the vessels transported about 110 thousand people”, - the Moscow Canal's press service reported. “In comparison with 2017 the tourist flow increased by 15%", - said the Head of the Moscow Canal…

07.08.2018

More than 2 million tourists visited the Crimea from the beginning of the year

“More than 2 million tourists visited the Crimea since the beginning of 2018, the tourist flow to the peninsula is more than a third higher than the figures for the same period in 2017”, - said the Head of the region Sergey Aksenov. "The tourist flow to Crimea grew by more than a third against the…

07.08.2018

Petersburg is recognized as the best cruise destination in Europe

“St. Petersburg has become the winner of the prestigious World Travel Awards in the nominations "Best European Cruise Destination" and "Best Cultural and Tourist Destination in Europe", - the press service of the City Committee for Tourism Development reported. In the first category St. Petersburg competed…

18.05.2018

Chinese tourists have made about 100 thousand trips to Russia since the beginning of the year by visa-free exchange program

“Chinese tourists have made about 100 thousand trips to Russia within visa-free exchange program since the beginning of 2018, which is 67% more than in the first quarter of the last year”, - reported the press service of the Tourism Association "A world without borders". According to the association,…

26.04.2018

The number of Chinese tourists in Moscow and St. Petersburg for the first quarter has doubled

“Nearly 70,000 Chinese tourists visited Moscow and St. Petersburg on a visa-free program for the first quarter of 2018, which is twice as much as in the same period a year earlier. In 2017 33,000 tourists from PRC arrived in Russia as guests of the two Russian capitals”, - reported Interfax-Tourism portal.…

13.04.2018

Resorts of southern Russia reduce prices for summer holidays

In 2018 the accommodation facilities of the Crimea, Krasnodar Territory, as well as Abkhazia did not raise prices. On the contrary, some hotels reduced the cost of accommodation up to 20%. This affected the average cost of tours, but the forecasts for an organized tourist flow for this season are not…

15.03.2018

The British named Moscow among the TOP 5 cities for tourism

Moscow entered in the TOP 5 of the best cities for tourism according to the British travel magazine Wanderlus, dividing the fifth place with Dubrovnik. More than 2 thousand British citizens took part in the interrogation. The first place is for Japanese city of Kyoto, on the second line - Venice. Spanish…

14.02.2018

Rosturism published updated list of hotels increasing prices during the World Football Championship FIFA 2018

The Federal Agency of Tourism has compiled an updated list of hotels that increased the prices during FIFA 2018 World Cup. The document was made up on the basis of monitoring of implementation of the requirements of the Russian Federation Government Decree No. 89 dated 10.02.2016 "On state regulation…

17.01.2018

Every seventh tourist in St. Petersburg is from China

“In 2017, St. Petersburg hosted nearly one million Chinese tourists. And this is not the limit”, -believe in the city government. According to preliminary data of 2017 with January holidays, St. Petersburg will be visited by more than 7.5 million tourists and every second of them will be a foreigner.…

17.01.2018

More than 21 million tourists visited Moscow in 2017

“The Russian capital in 2017 was visited by more than 21 million guests. And in the coming years the revenues from tourism will grow”, - said Deputy Mayor of Moscow on economic policy Natalia Sergunina. According to the mayor's office, in recent years Moscow has strengthened its position in the ratings…

04.01.2018

Russia beats records on Cuban tourist market

The tourist flow from Russia to Cuba in 2017 was a record for its entire history, having increased by almost 70%. For the first time Russia entered in the TOP 10 of key incoming markets of Cuba. As of December 18, according to the Cuban tourist office in Russia, 100.319 citizens of Russian Federation…

13.12.2017

More than 600 thousand tourists from Ural region visited Turkey in 2017

“The opening of the Turkish direction did not affect on the popularity of other abroad destinations among Ural tourists in 2017”, - said Mikhail Maltsev, Executive Director of the Urals Tourism Association. "Despite the fears that the opening of the Turkish direction will have a negative impact on other…

06.12.2017

Moscow will host more than 21 million tourists in 2017

“The tourist flow in Moscow increased by 65% for seven years. According to the results of 2017, the capital will be visited by more than 21 million travelers”, - said Deputy Mayor of Moscow Natalia Sergunina. "We expect that more than 21 million tourists will visit Moscow in 2017, including 4.5 million…

30.11.2017

Laos and Grenada cancel visas for Russian tourists

Russia cancels visa formalities with Grenada and Laos. It was reported by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation. According to the press service of the diplomatic mission, the previously signed intergovernmental agreement with Grenada will come into force on December 24, 2017 and with Laos…

23.11.2017

The number of Austrian tourists in Russia increased by one third

“For 9 months of 2017 Russia was visited by a third more tourists from Austria than during the same period of the last year”, - said Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Alla Manilova at the press conference of the St. Petersburg Cultural Forum. "According to the present situation,…

15.11.2017

Petersburg expects to host more than 7 million tourists in 2017

“The authorities of St. Petersburg expect that by the end of 2017 the city will visit more than 7 million tourists”, - said the Head of the sector of regional and international projects of the city committee for the development of tourism Alexander Martynov. According to the "City Tourist and Information…

07.11.2017

TUI will invest in Russia

TUI Russia and CIS tour operator will open its representative offices in four other regions of the Russian Federation, increase the number of retail stores by one third and almost double the number of offering destinations. The tour operator TUI Russia and the CIS plans to strengthen its positions on…

25.10.2017

Russia became the most popular destination for Chinese for the autumn holidays

“Russia has become the country with the largest influx of Chinese tourists during the "Golden week", - according to the data of the State Administration of Tourism of China. The number of tourists who made tourist trips abroad during holidays exceeded 6 million people, including 641,900 people in…

20.10.2017

Travel opportunities of Russia were presented online for international DMC’s

The first online exhibition of inbound tourism to Russia, Russia Expo Days 2017, was held on the 18th and 19th of November. Representatives of federal and regional travel agencies, DMCs, as well as the organising committee of the Championship and the decision makers of Russian tourism market were telling…

12.09.2017

Rosturizm: 2,7 million tourists visited Primorsky Krai in 2017

“Primorsky Krai was visited by 2.7 million tourists since the beginning of 2017, this is more than for the whole last year. I'm talking about tourists from Russia, but we must also take into account the significant incoming tourist traffic”, - said the Head of Rosturism Oleg Safonov. O. Safonov also…