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 Iran opening up to Russian tourists

Iran opening up to Russian tourists

A joint action program for 2016-2018 to implement the agreement between the governments of Russia and Iran on cooperation in tourism will be signed during the visit of the Russian delegation, led by the head of the Federal Tourism Agency, …

Sochi promises not to raise prices for recreation

Sochi promises not to raise prices for recreation

Rosturizm is to monitor the pricing of recreation in Sochi in order to prevent unjustified growth of prices, the head of the Federal Tourism Agency Oleg Safonov said today after a meeting with Russian tour operators and the mayor of …

Visa-free regime between Russia and Iran around the corner

Visa-free regime between Russia and Iran around the corner

Iran's Ministry of Tourism is ready to support the initiative to unilaterally abolish the visa regime for Russians, Deputy Minister of Murtaza Rahmani Movahed said. "Certainly, we support the idea, and we will …

Medvedev to hold governmental meeting on domestic tourism

Medvedev to hold governmental meeting on domestic tourism

The governmental meeting headed by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will be held in Sochi today to discuss the development of domestic tourism, RIA Novosti reports. The press service of the government specified …

Federal Tourism Agency of Turkey excludes 19 tour operators

Federal Tourism Agency of Turkey excludes 19 tour operators

19 companies were excluded by the Federal Tourism Agency from the federal registry of tour operators due to sanctions against Ankara [Renaissance property Management, Attida Travel, Pegasus Tours, Pegasus Kazan, Ufa Pegasus, Pegasus Ekaterinburg, …

Will Russians prefer to stay home after terrorist attacks?

Will Russians prefer to stay home after terrorist attacks?

The tourist flow from Russia may sharply decrease after the reports of a bomb explosion on board of the Russian A321 aircraft crashed in Egypt on October 31st, the head of the Federal Tourism Agency, Oleg Safonov, …

Rostourism asks Egypt to return payment for hotels

Rostourism asks Egypt to return payment for hotels

The head of Rostourism, Oleg Safonov, stated that his department will appeal to the Egyptian hotels which were paid for bookings, asking them to return the money to Russian tour operators. "Right now there are two …