In sales of the November holidays’ tours Egypt was in the first place. Turkey was in the second place. The third place was taken by the UAE. Also, the Dominican Republic, Maldives, Cuba, Mexico, Hungary and Cyprus are in high demand.

In 9 months of 2021, almost 418 thousand citizens of the Russian Federation visited the country. As per the estimates of the Cypriot tourist authorities, by the end of 2021, more than 500 thousand Russian citizens will visit Cyprus.

For the nine months of 2021, Russians made 5,24 million trips to open and popular countries for the purpose of tourism. The volume of outbound tourist traffic is far behind the indicators of 2019.

In the first half of 2021, the most popular destinations among Russian travelers were Turkey, Cyprus and Greece.

According to experts, in 2021 the number of tourist arrivals to Cyprus from Russia may exceed 400 thousand.

Tours for the autumn season, 2021, according to the observations of the tourist experts, are quite in demand. In general, the TOP-10 most popular foreign destinations for the autumn season this year, as per the data of tour operators, includes Turkey, UAE, Maldives, Greece, Cuba, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Abkhazia and Croatia.

The Russian anti-coronavirus crisis center said that restrictions on regular and charter flight travel from Russia to the number of abroad destinations will be lifted on August 27.

The Russians are in the first place in terms of the number of tourist arrivals to Cyprus in June. At the same time, tour operators record a significant growth in demand for accommodation in high-quality hotels.

The Greek authorities have accelerated the issuance of a QR code, and in Cyprus the cost of PCR tests for COVID-19, which Russian tourists undergo upon arrival, have significantly decreased.

Russian passengers vaccinated with the Sputnik V vaccine will not be tested in Cyprus, according to the medical department.

S7 Airlines announced the start of direct flights from the regions of the Russian Federation to Cyprus in June. Departures are planned from Krasnodar, Samara, Kazan and Yekaterinburg.

For the first time, Pobeda Airlines announced flights to Cyprus from Yekaterinburg, Kazan and Perm. Direct flights have been announced from mid-June. Flights are already available for booking.

From May 1, Russia may resume regular flights with the Republic of Cyprus, which were interrupted in March 2020 due to the pandemic.

The range of countries where a tourist can go from April to June is significantly limited and there are few alternatives in terms of price / service ratio as in Turkey.

Cyprus has announced the long-awaited opening of its borders for Russians. Citizens of the Russian Federation will be able to enter Cyprus without quarantine from April 1, 2021.

The Cypriot authorities have postponed the opening of the country for Russian tourists until April 1.

On March 1 Cyprus will resume issuing tourist visas for citizens of the Russian Federation. It will be possible to issue visas online.

Cyprus will open its borders to Russian tourists on March 1. They will not need to undergo quarantine if the test for coronavirus upon arrival turns out to be negative.

The tour operator Biblio-Globus decided to bring its subsidiary Biblio Travel to the UK tourism market and will allocate 46 million Euros for its development.

Cyprus has approved a revised plan on the gradual opening of the country to foreign tourists. It is assumed that tourists from Russia will be able to return to Cyprus in March 2021.

In the next few months, the airline will resume flights from Moscow to Larnaca, which were suspended in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Russia will remain in the unapproved the “Group C” and Russian tourists will still not be able to visit Cyprus from August 1.

Cypriot hoteliers insist the authorities to set a date of the resumption of flights from the UK and Russia, which are the main entry markets for the country.

The authorities of Cyprus have explained the conditions for opening the country for international tourism. Flights from Russia are not yet permitted.

The Russian Foreign Ministry published a review of the plans of various states to cancel the restrictions imposed due to the situation with the pandemic.