Two more Persian Gulf countries, interesting for Russian tourists not only as transit hubs, but also as a holiday destination, may become visa-free in the nearest future. These are Bahrain and Kuwait, which are considering the possibility of introducing a visa-free regime with Russia. The relevant…

Positive dynamics in the Qatari destination are observed by all surveyed tour operators - Anex, Pac Group, Fun&Sun, and Russian Express. In Pax, the increase of flow is 20-25% compared to the same period in 2022. At Space Travel, demand is growing weekly compared to last year's volumes. Ambotis Holidays…

New tours with guaranteed flights on daily Emirates flights from Moscow to Dubai have appeared in Anex booking system for the autumn-winter season.

According to Anex, the tour operator takes guaranteed blocks of seats on Emirates flights (EK-132 and EK-131) from 30.09.2023 to 12.05.2024.

“In…

Over the 8 months of 2023, 68% more Russians visited Israel compared to the same period in 2022.

In total, from January to August, more than 131 thousand Russians vacationed in Israel. This figure was 68% higher than in 2022 and 32% lower compared to the same period in 2019.

It…

Local hoteliers and representatives of the tourist market in Russia reported that the share of Russian tourists in UAE hotels reaches 25-35% this summer. Based on the results of the summer season of 2023, market participants believe that the Russian tourist flow to the UAE will beat its last year…

According to the Israeli Ministry of Tourism, the TOP of the leading countries in terms of arrivals to Israel in the first half of the year was distributed as follows:

USA (559,9 thousand tourists, an increase of 66% compared to the same period in 2022);
France (134 thousand tourists,…

Turkey remains the most popular summer foreign destination for Russian tourists, and the United Arab Emirates has risen to the second place, ahead of Egypt. This is despite the fact that traditionally this resort is considered as winter one, said Alexan Mkrtchyan, vice-president of the Alliance of…

In the summer of 2023, the Emirates can repeat the success of last year on the Russian market and accept up to 20% of the annual tourist flow from Russia. Tourists choose the summer Emirates focusing primarily on price. Even the most luxurious hotels in the summer months become 40-60% cheaper than…

The tour operator Space Travel began to operate the summer flight program to the UAE from May 19. The program will last until September 14. Tour operators note that thanks to the development of resort infrastructure, the destination becomes truly year-round. The load of the summer flights is expected…

According to the results of the first two months of 2023, Russia became the second in terms of tourist flow to Dubai, surpassing the pre-Covid 2019 figure by 76%. Tour operators predict high interest in the emirate in the summer season 2023 as well.

Representatives of the tour operator Intourist…

Russia ranked third in the number of travelers visiting Israel in the first quarter of 2023. The tourist flow increased by almost 2,5 times compared to the same period last year, the press service of the country's Ministry of Tourism reports.

"Since the beginning of the year, there has been…

The tour operator Anex Tour announced the expansion of the range of tours in the UAE. Tours on block of seats on flydubai flights from 9 cities in Russia, as well as GDS tours, are supplemented with new programs based on the Emirates block transportation from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Dubai for…

The tour operator Space Travel has purchased blocks of seats on Gulf Air's direct flights to Bahrain for April and May. At this time, the weather is especially attractive in Bahrain and the sea is warm.

The flight program of Space Travel to Bahrain (Moscow - Manama - Moscow) on the wings…

According to experts' forecasts, this year the UAE will remain one of the main tourist destinations for Russians, but Turkey will still retain its leadership at the end of the year.

“Turkey has raised prices again, but this is still a different destination. Turkish All Inclusive cannot be…

As Russian Ambassador to the Bahrain Alexei Skosyrev said in an interview, 20 000 Russians visited Kingdom in 2022. According to him, this is almost six times more compared to 2021. The lifting of coronavirus restrictions in Bahrain and loyal entry conditions have become the main drivers of the growth…

At the end of 2022, the Emirate of Dubai accepted 14,36 million foreign tourists. Of these, 758 thousand are citizens of Russia. The Russian market is the fifth among all tourist suppliers to Dubai in 2022. Behind are India (1,8 million), Oman (1,3 million), Saudi Arabia (1,2 million) and the UK (1,043…

The Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) received a record 107 000 Russian tourists in 2022, exceeding the best result of 2019 by almost 20%, said Yad Rasbey, executive director of the Emirate's tourism development department.

"We ended 2022 with 107 thousand Russian tourists. This is the best…

Russia is the second among the leading countries in terms of tourist flow to Israel in January.   “In total, 257,4 thousand tourists from all over the world visited Israel in January, which is 10% lower than in the same month of the record year 2019, and 457% more than in the first month of 2022,…

Russia in 2022 entered again the TOP-5 countries in terms of tourist flow to Israel, the press service of the country's Ministry of Tourism reports.

“In 2022, 2,67 million tourists from all over the world visited Israel, which is 41% lower than the record year of 2019, but indicates a high…

After the January holidays, the cost of tours to the United Arab Emirates is reducing. Often tours are comparable to the prices for air transportation to Dubai.

In total for $ 1 425 tourists from Moscow will be able to have holiday for a week in the Emirates if they choose accommodation…