Moscow airport Sheremetyevo-2 opened a new capsule hotel Vozdushny Express (Air Express).

The State Duma didn’t approve the amendments to the Code of Administrative Offences concerning prohibition of the consumption of alcoholic drinks during the flights.

One of the leaders of Ural travel market discontinued its operations. The company closed its offices in Svedlovskaya, Chelyabinskaya, Tyumenskaya oblast’ and in Khanty-Mansiyskiy Autonomous Okrug.

Russian authorities are planning to open informational offices abroad for promoting the opportunities of the regional tourism. "Some regions have already started promoting their tourist potential”, said Gennadiy Pilipenko, the Deputy Head of Federal Agency for Tourism (Russiatourism). 

Riga authorities are planning to spend millions of lati for “Live Riga” promotional campaign of the city as an international centre of the tourism of Baltic and Northern States.

The first real demand for skiing tours to India appeared in the season of 2002-2003. At that time such trips were individually organized and it the number of tourists was just few.

Lake Baikal was included into the rating of the best places of the world to visit in 2010, published by British publisher Lonely Planet.

Average price for accommodation in Moscow hotels decreased by 25.3%. In the 3^rd quarter of the year the demand for accommodation in Moscow hotels remained at low levels.

The best resort of the Russian Black Sea coast of 2009 became Anapa, the place is well-known as a popular children’s health resort for the Russians. 

Turkmenistan is trying to create the best resort of the world near Turkmenbashi city. The first elements of the project became 6 hotels in Avaza tourist area along the sandy coast of Caspian Sea.

The Ministry of Tourism of Israel has started a massive advertising campaign abroad, promoting Israel as a winter destination. The total budget of this marketing campaign for 2009-2010 exceeds 300 million shekels.

According to the forecast of Cuba authorities, the tourist flow of the Russians won’t decrease and probably even increase till the end of the year. Such forecast is based on the increasing volume of air flights - additional flight of Aeroflot from Moscow to Havana.

Transaero will operate regular flights from Moscow to Beijing.

A forest fire forced the evacuation of about 500 mostly French tourists from a Club Med hotel on the Greek island of Evia on Tuesday, officials said.

Norway is ready to spend 12 million rubles to promote winter resorts in Russian market. The extensive advertising campaign has already started involving Russian tour operators. However, the participants of the campaign don’t expect the increase of number of tourists to Norway, noting the crisis factors in economy, but consider it as a good image promotion of the destination.