Flights from Makhachkala and Vladikavkaz to Antalya to be launched
Pobeda will launch flights to the Turkish resort from seven Russian cities.
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Tourist flow from Russia to Turkey up in 2022
Tourist flow from Russia to Turkey increased by 11.5% year-on-year in 2022 reaching 5.2 million trips, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) reported on Tuesday, citing data from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism. …
No Russians injured in mini-bus accidents in Turkey
The Russian Embassy in Turkey released information about whether there were Russians in two tourist minibuses involved in road accidents. According to Russian diplomats, they have no evidence that any of the Russian …
China to resume outbound tourism to Russia in February
China will resume tourist trips for organized groups to Russia and a number of other countries beginning February 6, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China announced on Friday. "From February 6, 2023, travel agencies and …
Turkish airport passengers in 2022 soars over 42% to 182.3mln
The number of passengers served by Türkiye's airports in 2022 soared 42.1% from the previous year to 182.3 million, Turkish transport and infrastructure minister Adil Karaismailoglu said. Karaismailoglu said that in 2022, total …
Türkiye's Birgi listed among the best tourism villages of 2022
With more than 5,000 years of history and its classical Seljuk and Ottoman houses, Birgi has been listed among the "Best Tourism Villages of 2022" by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Birgi is …
Azerbaijan sees increase in number of visitors from Turkmenistan
The number of visitors from Turkmenistan to Azerbaijan for November 2022 has been revealed, according to the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan. In the specified month, the number of visitors from Turkmenistan amounted to 1600 people, …
Isfahan expresses interest in developing tourism ties with Russia
Iran’s tourism market is still unfamiliar to the majority of potential Russian travelers, Isfahan tourism chief Alireza Izadi said. “Iran’s tourism market is not properly known for Russian nationals. What we need in …
Syria wants to see more tourists from Russia
The Syrian leadership would like to see more tourists from Russia in the country, SAR Minister of Culture Lubanah Mshaweh said on the sidelines of the international forum on the 50th anniversary of the Convention on the Protection of the …
Erdogan: Türkiye's tourism sees robust numbers despite global crisis
Türkiye is seeing impressive numbers in tourism sector despite the fallout from the global pandemic, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. "Although we paused during the global pandemic period, we are all experiencing …
Antalya welcomes more than 13 million tourists
The number of tourists arriving by air in the southern holiday destination of Antalya has exceeded 13 mln since the start of the year, says Ersin Yazıcı, the city governor. The latest official data showed that the …
Tourist flow grows in Turkish cruise industry
The number of cruise ships moored in Turkish ports for 10 months of this year has reached 907, Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoglu said. According to him, a total of 918,484 passengers arrived on board cruise …
Russia's MTS launches domestic hotel booking service
MTS Travel LLC, a subsidiary of Russian mobile provider MTS has launched a service for booking hotels across Russia, the company said. The service, available at travel.mts.ru, now offers access to about 14,000 Russian hotels, as well as …
Israel to build more hotels
The Israeli Ministry of Tourism, in cooperation with the Israel Land Authority (ILA), is working to accelerate the pace of hotel construction, the press service of the tourism authority said. It is specified that on the land plots …
Saudi Arabia extends validity of visit visa
Saudi Arabia has extended the validity of the single-entry visit visa from 30 days to three months, following a cabinet approval on Tuesday. The transit visa has also been extended to 96 hours per stay without additional fees, with a …
Uzbek president meets with Secretary-General of World Tourism Organization
On Monday, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili. The UNWTO Secretary-General praised the results of the ongoing reforms to develop modern …
Bangladesh to advertise tourism in Uzbekistan
Trips to Uzbekistan will be advertised by Bangladeshi television, it was announced after a meeting between the Deputy Minister of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Ibragimov and the CEO of the Bangladeshi company Best …
Indonesia to discuss Mir cards acceptance with Russia - envoy
Indonesia is interested in accepting Mir cards on the country’s territory, Indonesia’s ambassador to Russia Jose Tavares said. "Yes, we recommended to Jakarta to have Mir cards adopted by Indonesian banks as well …
Million tourists from Kazakhstan visited Uzbekistan
Since the beginning of the year, 3.6 mln foreigners have visited Uzbekistan for tourism purposes, almost a third of them are citizens of Kazakhstan, Kazinform reports with a reference to the State Statistics Committee of the republic. …
TROY payment system able to save Russian tourists from sanctions?
The decision on possible use of the Turkish payment system TROY as an alternative to Russia’s Mir may be announced by central banks of Russia and Turkey shortly, a source in Turkish financial circles said on Wednesday, adding that the sides …
