Since March 7, Russia has closed the border with Iran "in order to ensure state security, protect public health and not spread a new coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV) in the Russian Federation."

The corresponding decree was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on March 6, and it was…

The Israeli Ministry of Tourism continues to support tour operators and airlines to stimulate the flow of tourists from Russia. As a result of this program, in January, Ramon Airport near Eilat hosted 3 817 Russian tourists, which is 121% more than in the same month of the previous year.

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The Israeli Ministry of Tourism announced an increase in tourist flow from Russia to Israel by 11% in January 2020 compared to the same period the previous year. For a month, 22 thousand tourists from Russia visited the country. 3,8 thousand of them came to Ramon Airport, which now serves the popular…

Iran will follow up on the issue of visa-free travel for mutual tourist groups with Russia at the upcoming Moscow International Travel & Tourism Exhibition (MITT) in March, the country’s tourism minister said.

“The Russian fair is very important so that we should have a strong and influential…

According to statistics from the Israeli Ministry of Tourism, in 2019, 318 100 Russians visited the country, which is 1% more compared to 2018 (not including day tourists and passengers on cruise ships). In total, more than 4,5 million foreign visitors visited Israel (+ 11% by 2018).

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Since February 22, Tez Tour tour operator plans to launch its own charter flight program to Dubai from the capital and three regions of Russia on boards of the strategic airline partner iFly.

The charter program of iFly from the regions will be an addition to the existing programs of a tour…

The turbulent situation in the countries of Southeast Asia due to the coronavirus has increased the tourist demand for holidays in alternative regions, primarily in the UAE. This assessment was voiced by experts of the tourism market. Moreover, the UAE hotels, which are feeling the decline of Chinese…

Ural Airlines will increase the frequency of flights between Krasnodar and Tel Aviv since March 29, the press service of Krasnodar Airport reported.

As part of the spring-summer schedule, the airline will operate flights on this route three times a week: on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.…

Dubai over the past year hosted 728 thousand Russians - this is 7,4% more than a year earlier. Thus, Russia became the sixth country in terms of the number of tourists in Dubai among India, Saudi Arabia, Great Britain, Oman and China. In total, over the past year, the Emirate hosted 16,7 million foreign…

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…