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The number of the Russians traveling abroad increased by 40% during the first six months of the year

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) analyzed the dynamics of outbound tourist flow of the Russians during the first six months of 2010. According to Federal State Statistics, the number of outbound tourists during the first six months increased by 43% in comparison with 2009.

All charter flights will be redirected from Moscow to Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Some share of passenger traffic of charter flights will be redirected from Moscow to the airports of Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg, announced Vladimir Tasun, Director of the Department of State Policy in Civil Aviation of the Ministry of Transport.

Visa formalities with the UK can be simplified

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0400

H.E. Ambassador of the Russian Federation in London Yury Fedotov declared that visa regime between Russia and the United Kingdom should be simplified, reported Interfax. Such measures can be stipulated by the high indicators of the tourist exchange between our countries in 2009.

The tourist flow from Russia to Czech Republic increased by 14%

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0400

ATOR Analytical Service made a presentation based on the data of Czech Statistics Office and TOURMARKET.INFO monitoring system of the price of competitors.

Tallinn attracts the Russians by multiple visas and Tax Free

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0400

The popularity of Tallinn has been growing among the Russians. The number of the Russian visitors increased by 47% during the first six months of 2010 amounting to 15 500 people.

Tour operators noted the increase of sales of the tours to Austria

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0400

About 190 thousand Russians visited Austria during the first six months of the year and it’s for 26% more than during the same period of last year, reports Austrian National tourist Office. Russian citizens stayed for almost 853 thousand nights during the period from January to July 2010 (+18.5% in comparison with the same period of last year).

Popular travel destinations are very unprofitable for the insurance companies

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Egypt and Turkey became the leaders in number of insured events. Such conclusions can be made by ROSNO statistics of the first six months of 2010.

Greek travel market increased by 50% in comparison with last year

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0400

According to the statistics of Consulate General of Greece in Moscow, the number of issued visas for the Russians increased by more than 50% during the period from January to July 2010 in comparison with the same period of last year. Meanwhile, the number of visas issued in June 2010 increased by almost 64% in comparison with June 2009 and increased by more than 56% in July in comparison with the same period of 2009.

Croatia. Sold out

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Croatia has a chance to make up for the results of last year. The demand for spending holidays in this country increased by 30%. The operators shared their conclusions concerning the season.

Bulgaria takes away the tourists from the Mediterranean countries

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0400

The demand for the tours to Bulgaria shows pre-crisis indicators. However, according to the tour operators, the popularity of the this destination can be explained by the fact, that the majority of the people who traveled to more expensive European countries had to reorient themselves to Bulgaria due to the cut in revenues.

No smoke, no worries for travellers

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Thankfully, the situation with wildfires around Moscow is getting extremely better day by day. The Muscovites and the guests of the city are able to breathe fresh air and enjoy the August sun.

Russia became a leader in tourist market of Thailand

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0400

According to ATOR Analytical Service this season Russia has taken the 3rd place for the tourist flow to Thailand among the European countries. Such conclusion is based on the statistics of the Ministry of Tourism and Sport of Thailand and also according to the data of TourIndex system, AllSpo.ru and TopHotels.ru.

Under the clear blue sky

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0400

We would like to inform that the situation with the smoke in Moscow has changed. Heavy showers poured during the night. Now the sky is clear blue and there is no any smell of smoke in the city.

The situation with wildfires around Moscow

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0400

ATOR (Association of Tour Operators of Russia) informs all Travel Agencies and Tour Operators sending tourists to Russia, that the ecological situation in Moscow caused by the wildfires in suburbs is getting better.

Muscovites run away to St. Petersburg

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Unceasing heat and wildfires favour mass “escape” of the Muscovites from the capital. The people are so tired of acrid smoke that they are dreaming to go anyplace away from the city. Weekend tours are popular for those who can’t take long holidays and long trips are popular for the others.

Where and how long did the Russians have vacations in Spain?

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0400

According to ATOR Analytical Service, 2 week tours with 4* half board accommodation have been popular this season in Spain. Costa Dorada became the most popular destination among the Russians.

Competition of Transaero with Aeroflot for the Caribbean destinations continues

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Transaero air company has started to operate the flights from Moscow to Varadero, Cuba since July 30, 2010. The flights will be operated twice a week from Domodedovo airport. It should be noted that these are the first direct flights from Moscow to Varadero.

Tour operators noted the increase of tourist flow to Bulgaria by 30%

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0400

The tourist season in Bulgaria has started for the Russians as usual in June: 72 thousand people visited the country with tourist purpose (+23.9% in comparison with June 2009).

The passenger traffic of the Russian air companies increased by 36.8% during the first 6 months of 2010

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0400

The passenger traffic of the Russian air companies increased by 36.8% during the period from January till June 2010.

Visa abolition agreement between Turkey and Russia came into force

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0400

On July 27, 2010 visa abolition agreement between Russia and Turkey came into force. Now the Russian tourists will be able to stay in Turkey without visas for 30 days.

Kamchatka is popular among the foreign tourists

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0400

2 846 foreign tourists from 51 countries visited Kamchatskiy krai during the first 6 months of 2010.

Tour operators noted the increase of the demand for the excursions in Moscow among the foreigners

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0400

The tour operators have noted a considerable increase of the demand for the excursions in Moscow among the foreigners this year.

Russian tourists broke a record in Finland

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0400

The Russian tourists became the leaders in number of arrivals to Finland during the first 5 months of the year. Such results were announced by the Statistics Service of Finland.

The bankruptcy of Karya Tour has a negative impact on the demand for Turkey in Ukraine

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Ukraine Government Tourism and Resort Service asked the citizens if possible to abandon their plans for holidays in Turkey.

Prielbrusye resorts will compete with Krasnaya Polyana

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0400

It’s planning to put Prielbrusye to international level of service. According to the President of Kabardino-Balkaria Arsen Kanokov, skiing resorts of the region should offer more comfortable facilities than the resorts of other regions.

The Presidents of CIS countries are ready to invest in tourism

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0400

New recreational complexes and spa resorts may be constructed in the territory of CIS countries with the help of joint efforts of members of Commonwealth.

TEZ TOUR helped the tourists of Karya Tour

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0400

TEZ TOUR undertook the responsibilities for accommodation of the clients of bankrupt Karya Tour.

The tourist flow to Russia became stable

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0400

The tour operators specializing in incoming tourism note that the demand for Russia as a tourist destination has been recovering after crisis.

Foreign yachts will be able to enter Russian waters soon

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0400

The yachts which fly the flags of foreign countries will possibly be able to enter the Russian waters in autumn.

About 11 million passengers were transported from Moscow airports during the first six months of the year

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0400

10 997 300 passengers were transported from Moscow airports during the first six months of 2010, reported Russian Aviation Authority. This number exceeds the data of the same period of the last year for 29%.