The Russian tour operator Tui, as well as the Royal Flight airline, has applied to the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Indian Airports Authority for permission to resume charter flights to the Indian resort of Goa from October 26.

The leading Russian tour operators have formed flight programs to Turkey on the basis of regular and charter flights.

The delay in the start of the summer season 2020, the worldwide restrictions and deferred demand stimulate tour operators to plan winter programs and summer 2021 ahead of schedule.

According to the Border Service of the Russian Federation, last year 119 thousand Russians visited Cuba - 26% more than in 2018. Operators connect the growth of tourist flow primarily with an increase of charter transportation.

Tui Russia will launch its own flight program to Corfu. From the end of May, 4 frequencies per week will be opened from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Corfu.

Tour operators and representatives of travel agencies note a significant increase in sales of tours to Greece at the stage of early booking.

Royal Flight airline received permission for charter flights from Moscow to Cuba. The carrier will be able to fly to Holguin and Varadero from the capital of Russia from March 29 to October 24.

Russian tourist flow to the Czech Republic in 2019 has increased. Against this positive background, tour operators are staging more programs with flights to Prague from the regions.

Sales of ski resorts in Bulgaria for the 2019-2020 season started actively last spring, however, to date, operators do not note stable growth. The demand for the summer season is now twice more than last year.

The dynamics of the first half of the season (from September 8, 2019 to January 11, 2020) is positive: 106 flights were operated with an average load of 84%. In total, 17 462 guests from the Russian Federation arrived at Ramon Airport, which is 8% more than last year.

Croatia this year feels more confident than in the past. And it can be assumed that Russian tourist flow in Croatia by the end of the season will grow by 15-20%.

According to the results of 2019, the tourist flow from Russia to the Maldives increased by 17,5%, setting a record - the figures of the arrivals of Russians over the past year for the first time exceed the best pre-crisis indicators of 2013.

Most hotels in Bulgaria have kept prices for the Russian market at the level of last year. The leading market players with varying degrees of optimism evaluate the first results of early booking tours to Bulgaria.

In 2018 599 thousand guests from Russia had a holiday in Tunisia, in 2019 their number was already 633 000 - an increase is of almost 6%. Against this background, tour operators have already informed about the expansion of flight programs.

Antalya continues to sum up the tourist results of the past year. Experts draw attention to the fact that the tourist destination in 2019 did not reach the target of 16 million tourists.

The charter chain of Azur Air airline to the Maldives this winter showed good results: both players who formed the tours on these charters reported on successful sales.

On January 21, representatives of tour operator companies told about changes in flight programs in Antalya for the summer of 2020. Most travel companies increase the volume of transportation and expand the geography of departures.

Tour operators began to arrange flight programs from Kazan for the new season. Among the most noticeable changes compared 2019 are increasing of flights to the capital of Crete.

Russian tourists have become more likely to choose hotels with the themed concept of family or youth holidays, interest in them more than doubles every year.

Tour operators have opened early sales of tours to Croatia and Montenegro. The early booking action for the destination will last until the end of March 2020.

The demand for the Aegean coast among Russians this year has increased significantly and continues to grow. The data of Russian tour operators convincingly indicate a certain diversification of the dynamics of Russian tourist demand of Turkey.

With opening of the new charters program to Brindisi, it is planned that more than 4 000 of Tui tourists will be able to have holidays at the resorts of Puglia in the upcoming summer season.

This winter Russian tour operators are talking about increased demand. Early bookings of tours to the ski resorts in Bulgaria, which were offered at a discount up to 30%, have finished successfully.

Tour operators record an increase in demand for tours to Istanbul this winter season. Experts pay attention to an increase in the depth of sales of the destination for the New Year holidays up to three months.

The desire to spend the New Year on exotic islands is increasing among Russians despite on the economic situation. A lot of hotels offer accommodation for New Year dates on favorable conditions.