News of Travel Industry

The tourist flow of foreigners to Vietnam increased by 40% and of the Russians by 60%

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

430 thousand foreign tourists visited Vietnam in August and that was for 38% more than during the same period of last year, reports Vietnam Tourism.

France refuses to issue visas in 2.5 % of the cases

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

Consulate of France in Moscow issued about 120 thousand visas during the first six months of 2010. The growth amounted to 15% in comparison with the same indicators of last year. The majority of visas were issued for tourist purposes.

Foreign tourists named the best Moscow hotels

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

Trip Advisor published the rating of Moscow hotels, based on the reviews of foreign tourists. 182 Moscow hotels were included into the list.

The number of delayed charter flights increased by 20%

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

The number of delayed flights of commercial civil aviation during the period from August 6 to August 12 increased by more than 20% in comparison with the period from July 30 to August 5, reported the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation.

More than half of the Russians take the excursions during the vacations

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

The majority of the Russians spending holidays in beach destinations prefer take some excursions, report tour operators.

Aeroflot was fined for the rudeness to the tourist

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

Aeroflot air company was fined for the bad treatment of the citizen of India. In October 2007 the tourist flew by transit flight from London to Mumbai via Moscow, but due to the weather conditions the flights was delayed.

Visa abolition to Macedonia is unlikely to increase the number of the tourists

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Up to October 16, 2010 the Russians are able to visit Macedonia without visas. The Russian citizens can stay in Macedonia up to 90 days without visas. The tourists should have passport, insurance and a necessary sum of money for staying in the country.

Russia and Morocco will be connected by direct regular flights

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

The destination will become year-round for the tourists from Moscow.

Visa formalities scare away the Ural tourists from Europe

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Visa regime between the Russian Federation and the European Union reduces the interest of the tourists from Ural region in some European destinations.

35% of the Russians want to devote their lives to traveling

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Более трети россиян мечтают посвятить свою жизнь путешествиям. И если бы не работа и потребность зарабатывать деньги, они именно так и сделали бы...

Organization of children’s vacations will be tested on its strength

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

All the camps will be checked for safety reasons and special written instructions will be given to the children and the teachers in some regions.

The passenger traffic of Sochi port decreased in 5 times

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

In comparison with Soviet times the passenger traffic of Sochi port decreased in 5 times.

The Russians chose Cyprus

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

A recent report of the Ministry of Tourism of Cyprus showed a dramatic increase of the number of the Russians who visited the island. The number increased by 53.3% in comparison with the same period of last year.

Bavarian businessmen will invest 3 billion Euros for the building of 10 hotels in Moscow

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

The entrepreneurs of Bavaria are ready to invest about 3 billion Euros for the construction of 10 hotels in Moscow.

Sheremetyevo solved the problem with the traffic jam

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Moscow international airport Sheremetyevo has solved the problem with transportation the passengers between terminals E, B and C.

Finland is a leader in number of issued Schengen visas for the Russians

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0400

The highest number of “C” type Schengen visas for the Russians was issued in 2009 by the Consulate of Finland. Other leaders for such criterion became Italy, Germany, Spain and Greece, reported Travel.ru.

Russia will construct a new resort

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0400

A huge complex with safari park, amusement park, aqua park with the dive centre and Chinese spa hotel will be constructed in Moscow region.

Forbes rated air companies according to flight delays

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0400

During the first 4 months of 2010 the list of non-punctual companies were led by Sky Express and Vladivostok-avia.

New charter flight from Moscow to Bologna

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0400

On June 27, 2010 summer charter program of Natalie Tours from Moscow to Bologna will be started. The flights will be operated weekly starting from July 11, 2010.

Israel abolishes visas for the Ukrainian citizens

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0400

The Government of Israel made a decision on June 20, 2010 to abolish entry visas for the citizen of Ukraine.

The number of Bulgarian visas, issued for the Russians, has increased by 40% this year

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0400

The number of visas issued for the Russians since the beginning of the year has increased by 40% in comparison with the same period of last year. This information was received from the Consul of Bulgaria in Moscow Angel Georgiev.

One carrier is good, but two is better!

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0400

The Ministry of Transport finally admitted the problems in the market concerning charter flights. In order to avoid further difficulties, the number of appointed carriers of regular flights for the most popular destinations must be increased.

80 thousand Russians became ;prisoners of the motherland; because of the debts

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0400

More than 80 thousand Russians won’t be able to travel abroad as they have been blacklisted for the debts.

Russia is concerned about the surcharges for getting Schengen visas

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Russia is concerned about high surcharges for the issuance of Schengen visas. "Some Embassies and Consulates of the European countries in Moscow and in other cities of Russia were not prepared for the influx of the applications of the Russian citizens”, announced Vladimir Chizhov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation under the European Union, who was a member of the Russian delegation of Summit Russia – EU in Rostov-on-Don.

In Russian TUI’s subsidiary some personnel reshuffles have happened

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Major reshuffles happened in TT-VKO tour operator which was absorbed by German travel giant TUI. Gennady Kosarev, well-known specialist of Turkish and European travel markets, leaves the company. He will be replaced by Alena Borisova, former General Director of Zeus Travel.

The tourist flow from Russia to Spain increased

Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:00 +0400

According to the Tourist Department of the Embassy of Spain in Moscow the tourist flow from Russia to Spain increased by 32% during the first quarter of the year in comparison with the same period of last year.

Austrian Airlines received permission for the flights to Russia

Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Moscow allowed Austrian Airlines to work in Russia, extending the permission for the flights. Vienna expressed its indignation to the situation as the problems appeared only in one of 57 countries after acceptance of Lufthansa takeover of Austrian Airlines.

TUI Travel strengthens distant relations

Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 +0400

TUI Travel PLC's Russian unit isn't close to a deal to acquire Moscow-based tour operator Yuzhny Krest, a person close to Yuzhny Krest said Monday.

The Ukrainians traveled less abroad during the crisis

Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0400

In 2008 the number of the Ukrainians traveling abroad decreased by 10% (from 17.3 to 15.5 million people).

Aeroflot asked to compensate 40 million rubles for to the losses due to air collapse caused by volcanic eruption in Iceland

Fri, 14 May 2010 00:00:00 +0400

Aeroflot asked the Ministry of Transport to compensate 40 million rubles of losses caused by the restrictions for air service due to the volcanic eruption in Ireland, announced Vladimir Tasun, Director of the Department of State Policy in Civil Aviation of the Ministry of Transport.