Outbound tourism by Russians surges in summer
Outbound tourism by Russians this summer has grown by an average of 20% compared to the same period last year, President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Ilya Umansky said.
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Putin eliminates Russia’s Federal Agency for Tourism
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree eliminating the Federal Agency for Tourism, with its functions delegated to the Economic Development Ministry, according to the document released on the official portal of legal information on …
Oleg Safonov: flow of Russian tourists to Caucasus increases
The tourist flow of Russians to the Caucasus - both in terms of domestic tourism in the North Caucasus Federal District (NCFD) and in terms of outbound tourism in the republic of the South Caucasus - is steadily increasing from year to year, …
ATOR: Thailand, Cyprus and Turkey - most popular destinations for Russian tourists in 2016
The data of Rosstat and tourist offices indicate that Thailand was the most popular destination among tourists from Russia in 2016. About 866.6 thousand tourists traveled to this country, 28% more than in the previous year, according to the …
Russia and Turkey to discuss security of Russian tourists on August 2
The head of the Russian Tourism Agency Oleg Safonov will visit Turkey shortly to discuss security issues regarding Russian tourists on August 2. "We agreed a number of my colleagues from the Russian Tourism …
Russian Federal Tourism Agency relies on increase in tourist flow to Iran
The head of the Russian Federal Tourism Agency, Oleg Safonov, hopes for an increase in the tourist flow from Russia to Iran after the easing of the visa regime. "Our tourism ties are actively developing, Iranian tourists …
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, …
Russian tourists leave Turkey
The Russian Federal Tourism Agency completed a program of the evacuating of Russian tourists from Turkey, the press secretary of the Federal Tourism Agency, Svetlana Sergeyeva, said. "We have completed a …
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, …