As tour operators report, the interest of Russian tourists in the Cuban destination is high even in summer. Thanks to the launch of regular flights to Varadero, tour operators have expanded the product range for the Caribbean destination.

Tours to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, as well as to Istanbul and Antalya, are carried out by Biblio-Globus tour operator in partnership with Rossiya airline, i.e. tickets for flights are sold only as part of a tour package.

Package tours to Istanbul with departures from Moscow and St. Petersburg have appeared in the Biblio-Globus tour operator's sales system. The offer is based on direct flights of Rossiya Airlines. The flight program from both cities started on November 2 and scheduled until the end of March 2023.

Rossiya Airlines is launching flight programs from Russian cities to Egyptian resorts. The flights will be operated in cooperation with the tour operator Biblio-Globus.

Rossiya aims to obtain permission to operate more flights from Moscow to the Egyptian resort cities of Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh, increasing the number of flights to fourteen each week.

The tour operator Biblio-Globus announced the programs and prices for tours to Egypt.

From July 23, NordStar Airlines will start operations on the route Moscow - Araxos (Peloponnese Peninsula, Greece). Regular flights will be operated twice a week for the benefit of the tour operator Tez Tour.

Flights to Turkey have been resumed from the St. Petersburg Pulkovo International Airport. Several airlines have announced their flight programs. There are direct flights to Antalya every day.

Russia has opened flights with Turkish resorts. The loading of the first flights was maximum.

Low-cost airline Pobeda, following the parent company, began selling air tickets to Turkey, presenting the largest range of flights to this country. The flights will start from the beginning of August from Moscow. The flights from St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg with change in Moscow are also offered.

Biblio-Globus tour operator offers own flight program to Zanzibar on boards of Rossiya Airline started on October 27, 2019 till the end of March 2020.

In 2019, in terms of the growth of tourist flow to Indonesia, Russia again was on the first position among European markets and on the third line in terms of growth among all world source markets.

According to the results of 2019, the tourist flow from Russia to Sri Lanka increased by 34,2%, setting a historical record. Last year, the arrivals of the Russians exceeded for the first time the best pre-crisis figures of 2014.

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.

Stable price and various flight options allowed the destination to compete with the Maldives and Thailand. And sales growth was provided not only by Bali.

For 9 months of this year, the tourist flow from Russia to Montenegro grew by 22,6% and amounted to more than 280 thousand trips. Tour operators confirm the trend. It is clear that the main growth share occurred in the summer season.

From January to September 2019 109 003 Russians have already visited Indonesia, which is 19,1% more than for the same period in 2018. In Indonesia, by the number of tourists, Russia is on the fifth position among European countries.

This year, Pegas Touristik and Anex Tour were replaced on the destination by the tour operator Biblio-Globus. The tour operator’s own flight program on boards of Rossia Airlines was launched on October 27 and will last until the end of March.

Turkey was the leader of the summer season 2019. And Alexander Ermolaev - Mag.travel commercial director has suggested the colleagues of the closed travel public in social media to vote for the best air company during this summer season. Turkish airlines company was excluded from the start. This poll has caused the heated discussion. Travel experts expressed their attitude to the air carriers - participants of Turkey destination by voting.

From January to August 2019, 98,3 thousand Russian tourists visited Indonesia, which is 18% more than the same period last year. Rossia Airlines expands flight program on the rout Moscow (Sheremetyevo) - Denpasar (Bali, Indonesia).

In winter season Rossia Airlines (part of the Aeroflot group) began to fly to Geneva, Barcelona and Sofia from Moscow and St. Petersburg. "Already traditional winter flights from St. Petersburg to Geneva appeared on the airline’s map of flights. Also within the framework of the program of flights to popular tourist destinations Rossia added flights from St. Petersburg to Barcelona in partnership with Aeroflot”, - said the press service of the airline.

“For seven months of 2017 Russian airlines increased volume of transportation by 20%, on international lines by 37%”, - said Svetlana Petrova, Director of the Department of Civil Aviation of the Ministry of Transport. "Over the seven months of this year Russian airlines transported 20% passengers more against the last year’s figure.

“The selling of "Rossia" airline is suitable only after its achievement of profit or at least breakeven result”, - said the Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov on Friday. "Of course, to sell loss-making company is inappropriate. First we need to achieve good results of a profitable operation, after which it will be possible to return to this issue", - the minister added.