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Russian Federal Agency Read Out 370 Tour Operators of the Federal Registry
On the last week, Rostourism (Federal Agency for Tourism) read out of Federal Registry at once 370 tour operators. The order was published on the web site of Ministry on 16-th of March, however travel industry was busy with tourism fairs in Moscow, MITT and Intourmarket. Recently, there are 3 849 companies in the registry.
24.03.2015
Read moreTOP-10 Russian Internet Resources Related to Travel Industry
By request of Kommersant, Internet Analytics Company com.Score scaled the audience of top ten travel online services in Russia (they counted only web sites’ visitors above 15 y.o.). Both online travel agencies and meta-engines, as well as info resources were taken into account. In January 2015, the common audience of these web sites totals 20.7 billion visitors, which is by 6.4 billion people less, than in January 2014 (23.6 per cent down).
24.03.2015
Read moreWeakening of the National Currency Resulted in Loss of 17 Billion Rubles to Aeroflot
The company report for 2014 stated that losses are determined by so cold paper corrections, without them net profit of Aeroflot totaled more than 10.8 billion rubles. As of year-end 2014, revenue of Aeroflot Group exceeded 319 billion rubles which is 9.9 per cent more than a year before. In addition, the revenue of regular traffic increased for 10 per cent and amounted more than 253.6 billion rubles.
21.03.2015
Read moreVIM AVIA took the first place by the number of delayed flights
In the number of delayed flights in February, VIM AVIA airline is number one among Russian air companies. 54 flights, or 9.36%, were delayed in total by VIM AVIA according to the data published on Russian Aviation website. The next in that list is IrAero with 57 delayed flights of 617 (9.24%), followed by Saratov Airlines with 27 delayed flights of 336 (8.04%).
20.03.2015
Read moreRussians to Cut Travel Expenses and To Spend Holidays at Home in 2015
TripAdvisor travel portal released the results of its TripBarometer survey carried out by Ipsos independent agency. Over 44 thousand travelers and hotel staff members were interviewed in different countries, including 1931 people in Russia, of which 1738 were tourists and 193 - hotel staff. The survey shows that just two out of five respondents around the globe plan to spend more on travelling in 2015.
13.03.2015
Read moreRussian Tourism Union: Clean Sweep of Tour Operators to Be Continued
Some small Russian tour operators consider quitting the tourism market since June 2015, as Irina Tyurina, the press-secretary of Russian Tourism Union said on the press-conference without naming any particular companies. We know, as we talk to auditors, that many tour operators are willing to leave the industry, - Irina Tyurina says.
10.03.2015
Read moreRussian tourist flow to Europe not to recover until 2016
Tourist flow from Russia to Europe will not recover until 2016, the Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) said on Wednesday.
Countering Europe-bound movements from other parts of the globe last year, fewer Russian travellers were logged in what the industry called a dramatic downturn expected to continue.
19.02.2015
Read more17% of travellers are in danger
The poll in social media was arranged by OneTwoTrip, 1740 persons took part in it and the result was that 17% of travelers did not follow the rules of visa permission for Schengen countries. They do not enter the country which has issued the visa. 54% of respondents request for visa in embassy of the country they are going to visit. 29% request in countries which considered to be “easy” to get visa permission and they start the travelling with this country.
01.01.1970
Read moreRussia, a well-rounded delight
I planned my visit to Russia without expectations, but the vast forest, stretching for miles around the airport still took me by surprise. The ride to Moscow took about an hour and gave me time to observe the transition from forest surroundings, through what Russia deems to be smaller surrounding cities, to the beaming metropolis.
01.01.1970
Read moreCoronovirus infection in Russia. January, 05
In the past 24 hours Russia has confirmed 223 351 cases of COVID-19 and 482 death, caused by the novel coronavirus, with the total case count going up to 3 260 138 and 58 988 deaths.
01.01.1970
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