The border between Russia and Belarus can be opened only in late July - early August. Until this date, Russians will not be able to go to foreign resorts via a neighboring state.

Analysts of Yandex.Travel conducted a survey and found out how people in Russia want to spend summer vacations. When the borders open, 61% of respondents will go abroad and 39% will stay in Russia.

The Federal Tourism Agency hopes to return foreign tourists no later than in January 2021, after the introduction of an electronic visa throughout Russia.

More than 70 Russian regions are expected to open their tourist seasons on July 1.

Russia, as expected, was not included in the list of those 15 countries from which the ban on entry into the EU was removed from July 1.

Russia confirmed 6 791 new coronavirus infections Sunday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 634 437.

The leading tour operators continue to adjust their plans for the summer due to the information from the Federal Tourism Agency to refrain from traveling outside the Russian Federation.

EU borders may not open for Russians from July 1. Brussels will recommend EU member states to open borders for third-countries only in the situation when covid infection in these non-European states is comparable to or close to the level currently existing in Europe.

Russia confirmed 7 728 new coronavirus infections Saturday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 584 680.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has published another message on opening of borders. As last time, the agency did not say about specific dates.

Wizz Air has announced its first Russian base in Saint Petersburg. From September, one Airbus A320 aircraft will be based at Pulkovo Airport. Along with the establishment of the new base, Wizz Air announced five new routes to five countries from Saint Petersburg starting from September 18th.

Russia confirmed 8 246 new coronavirus infections Monday, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 537 210.

Russia was not included in the first list of “third countries” whose citizens are allowed to enter the EU on July 1.

According to ATOR’s forecasts, the borders will not be opened for tourists until the end of August - beginning of September.

The Russian government has softened the regime of restrictions on entry and exit from the country, introduced due to the spread of coronavirus. Since June 6, borders are opened for several categories of citizens. But, tourism is not in the list.

There have been 493 657 cases of coronavirus infection reported in Russia so far and 6 358 deaths.

In June, S7 Airlines plans to resume all domestic flights performed in the winter of 2020 and the summer of 2019.

Russia will begin re-opening its borders to foreign nationals, starting with foreigners who need to come to Russia for medical treatment or to take care of their relatives. The situation with classic tourism is not yet clear.

The Federal Air Transport Agency plans to send proposals to Rospotrebnadzor (Federal Service on Surveillance for Consumer rights protection and human well-being) to launch an international flight service from July 15.

16% of Russians do not lose hope of traveling abroad this year, and 14% intend to make holiday at home and abroad.

At the moment, actually all tour operators are preparing foreign tours for the summer. But taking into account the current and constantly renewed restrictions, of course, it is difficult to fully predict the opening dates of a particular destination.

Russia confirmed 8 726 new coronavirus infections, bringing the country’s official number of cases to 449 834.

Russia is always in great demand among travelers interesting in culture and is popular for group tours. The country is not in the top ten favorite destinations for Germans.

Russia can partially resume international flights with some countries already in the third quarter of 2020. This decision will depend on the epidemiological situation.

The date of the resumption of work of visa centers in Europe is still largely unclear.