The tour operator Anex Tour in May launches its own flight program to Cairo from four regions of Russia. For the Egyptian destination, it will be possible to rebook tours canceled due to the restrictions on flights to Turkey and Tanzania.

Anex tour expands its summer flight program to Turkey from Russian regions.

Anex Tour has accepted a flight program to Turkey from Moscow and the regions for the spring-summer 2021 season on flights of the strategic partner Azur air.

Tour operators Anex Tour and Pegas Touristik announced the extension of charter programs to the Cuban resort of Cayo Coco until autumn 2021. Also, the plans have been announced for charters to the Maldives.

Azur air will start operating regular flights to the Maldives on November 28. The flight permissions have been received. The Maldives flights are ordered by Anex Tour operator.

Rosaviatsia has returned to Ufa airport the opportunity to serve international flights. Nowadays, the route network to foreign countries from Ufa is still limited by Turkey. Also, direct flights from Ufa to Zanzibar are planned to be performed since November.

Leading federal tour operators continue to expand their flight programs as the number of cities has been restored for abroad flights.

Azur air - will fly to Istanbul from Novosibirsk. The first direct flight to Turkey's largest metropolis will depart on October 29. Travel agents believe that the flights will be in demand in the regions neighboring Novosibirsk.

In connection with the lifting of restrictions on flights abroad from three more cities in Russia, tour operators announce the launch of new charter programs to Turkey.

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

Tour operators shared their plans on flight programs to Cyprus for August and September.

The Czech Republic is one of the first countries in Europe to announce quarantine mitigation due to the coronavirus pandemic, and even allowed its citizens to travel abroad.

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.

The declared prices of Anex Tour for tours in 2021 are either equal to or even higher than those offered during early booking programs.

The demand for Italian ski resorts this year met all the expectations of tour operators. In December, more than 60% of tour packages planned for the winter season was sold. The popularity of the destination among Russian tourists-skiers has grown by 25-30%.

On February 19, tour operators spoke about an alternative for the island of Hainan that they are ready to offer Russian tourists.

Early booking of tours to Italy for the summer 2020 season is undergoing. Market players say that now they can note that the new season will show a tangible increase in organized tourist flow.

In 2019, there was a slight increase in the volume of Russian tourist flow in Mauritius. Starting 2020, tour operators began to receive special offers from Mauritius hotels with discounts of 20-35%.

The current winter season in Goa, according to experts, is similar to the season in 2019. However, the demand for destination this winter season is growing mainly due to regional tourists - tour operators offer a very budget tours.

According to market participants, at the stage of early booking the demand for tours to Greece for the summer of 2020 is ahead of last year from 10 to 35%. Tour operators are expanding their flight programs.

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.