The Russian Federation has been suspended from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), losing with immediate effect its rights and privileges as part of the United Nations specialized agency. Meeting for a first extraordinary UNWTO General Assembly, Members debated the suspension of Russia from the Organization, as decided by the UNWTO Executive Council at its emergency […]
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The European Travel Commission (ETC), representing national tourism organisations of Europe, issued a statement today condemning the military aggression by the Russian Federation and expressing solidarity with the people of Ukraine: “The European Travel Commission stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. The Russian military invasion in Ukraine is in direct opposition to the fundamental […]
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Greek Cuisine events will take place in the Russian Federation, organized by the Russian Tourism Organization office and the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), under the celebratory year “Greece – Russia 2016”. The events started at Yekaterinburg (Russia’s 4th largest city) and continued in Kazan, Tartarstan. On November 30 they will be held in Samara […]
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