Iran is considering the option of allowing visitors from Russia to enter the country without a visa, in an effort to increase tourism revenue.

The move comes after Tehran granted the same privilege for some other nationals including Chinese and Omani passport holders. Iran’s minister of…

The diplomatic departments of the Russian Federation and Qatar have signed an agreement on the mutual abolition of visas. In the near future, Russians will be able to visit Qatar without a visa, but de facto even today entry into this country is extremely simplified for them. Of much greater importance…

Over 30 thousand Russian tourists visited Jordan in 2019. This was reported by the ambassador of Russia in Jordan, Gleb Desyatnikov. He also emphasized that tourism is one of the ways to “consolidate” international relations serving the interests of the peoples of the two countries.

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The promotion policy on the Russian market of the “Red Sea” Israeli resort Eilat continues to justify itself: the interest of Russian tourists in Eilat and the Dead Sea continues to grow steadily. This assessment was voiced by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism.

So, a total of 79 flights were…

Bahrain, the smallest Arab country, offering excellent opportunities for year-round beach holidays, attracts significant Russian tourist flow this winter season.
In December, the tour operator Russian Express also opened package tours to Bahrain. Prices for beach tours in 5* hotels with a flight…

A high-level delegation from Russia arrived in Israel on Thursday in an attempt to curb what appears as a diplomatic tit-for-tat game between Moscow and Tel Aviv over tourist entries, The Times of Israel reports.

The visit comes a day after dozens of Israelis were reportedly detained for…

Bahrain is the smallest Arab state, and therefore cannot offer a lot of resorts or a variety of excursion programs. The destination is interested mainly as a beach one.  The first Russian tourists appeared in Bahrain in 90-th thanks to Aeroflot flights. The modern history of Bahrain for Russian tourists…

For the first time, the Abu Dhabi Travel Awards were presented in Russia. Following the results of 2019 Coral Travel tour operator was recognized as the “Leader in the volume of sales of tours from Russia”. The main award was presented by the head of the Abu Dhabi office in Russia Eduard Grigoriev. “This…

The tour operator Russian Express has opened the sale of package tours and ground services in Oman. “Previously, we sold tours to Oman only individually, but this year we note a significant increase of the interest of Russians in holidays in Oman. The number of bookings in the company increased at…

As noted in the Ministry of Tourism, the positive dynamics of the tourist flow in Israel is connected with an expanding of flight programs from Russia. In addition to charters arranged by tour operators, the number of scheduled flights has been increased. "Starting December 1, regular air transportation…

The tourist flow from Russia to Bahrain this year has more than doubled. According to the FSB Border Service, for the first 9 months of 2019, 17 736 citizens of the Russian Federation came in Bahrain on direct flights, 86% of them with tourist purpose. In annual terms, the total volume of Russian…

Starting January 15, 2020, Pegas Touristik and Coral Travel tour operators will optimize the flight programs to Dubai from Saratov ahead of schedule, according to local travel agents. On the websites of suppliers the last available flight to Dubai from Saratov was dated January 2. 
According…

Over the nine months of the year, 12,08 million tourists visited Dubai, according to the report of the Department of Tourism and Commercial Marketing of the Emirate. India became the leader in terms of tourist flow with 1,39 million foreign visitors. 
In the summer, the increase in tourist…

On November 13, experts commented the results of a study provided by the Reed Travel Exhibitions analytical agency, according to which by 2023 Russian tourists will spend $ 1,22 billion annually in the Persian Gulf countries. It is 19% more than in 2018. 
The agency says, most actively the…

Eight years after the onset of the war in Syria, the flow of tourists into the Middle East country is beginning to recover, two Russian tour operators told. 
The companies have launched the sale of organized tours to Syria but one of them said it has so far managed to take only 50 Russian tourists…

• UAE will witness highest growth with total Russian tourism spend estimated to reach US$1.153 billion by 2023, followed by Saudi Arabia and Oman 
• New buyer forums and networking events at ATM 2020 to place spotlight on Russia’s expanding outbound tourism market 

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At the start of the winter season, tour operators positively assess the demand for tours to Israel. The sales driver is the Red Sea resort of Eilat: a number of hotels there already have a shortage of rooms for November holidays. 
According to the Israeli Ministry of Tourism, in September 2019,…

Market participants note a significant increase in bookings of Qatar for November dates and New Year holidays. Most of all tourists are interested in a quality beach vacation in this country. On average, in the autumn a tour for two persons costs from 80 thousand Rubles (1 125 Euros), for the New…

UAE price forecast: tours will become cheaper due to excess of transportation 
Travel industry experts are discussing a possible shortage of hotel rooms and at the same time, excess of transportation in the UAE destination in the coming season. Experts note that regular flights offer cheaper…

The Federal Tourism Agency stated on October 17 that the information concerning the introduction of a visa-free regime between Russia and Saudi Arabia is incorrect. 
During a state visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Saudi Arabia, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Rostourism…