-Mabrian’s study based on analysis of the hotels’ demand in 2022, comparing with 2019. -Turkey, UAE, and Thailand are becoming more important tourist destinations for Russian travelers, while classic European destinations such as Italy, Germany, France, Spain, and Greece have seen a significant decrease. -The impact of sanctions on Russians, travel restrictions and the fall […]
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Greece is traditionally included within the TOP 10 countries for the majority of the Russian tourists. The Russians are visiting Greece all year round, but the period from June to September accounts for half of the annual tourist flow from Russia. The year 2019 will be no exception. Tour operators are already registering significant increase […]
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Turkey and Egypt will not be reopened for Russian tourists this year, according to deputy head of Russia’s Federal Agency for Tourism Roman Skory. “Turkey will not be reopened this year for sure, and the latest events in Egypt showed that Egypt will most likely not be reopened either,” Skory said Thursday. According to the […]
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The number of Russian visitors to Turkey in the first quarter of 2016 is 66,100 Russians. A year earlier the number was 150,800 people, and in 2014 – 207,900 The number of tourists from Germany, where to Turkey comes the most tourists, for the three months of year 2016 decreased in 11.8%, amounting to 483,800 […]
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As tourists shy away from the nearby traditional markets in Europe because of instability, Moroccan tourism authorities are planning to attract more visitors from China, Russia and West Africa. In an interview following King Mohammed VI’s visit to Russia, Lahcen Haddad, Morocco’s Tourism Minister, said that the plans for opening new air routes have been […]
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Greece hopes to replace Turkey as a major destination for Russian tourists this coming season with pilgrimage tours, visits to wineries and historical sites, the country’s Minister of Tourism Elena Kountoura said in an interview with Gazeta.ru. When asked if she expected more Russian tourists to come to Greece now that Egypt and Turkey are virtually closed […]
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Both Greece and Bulgaria, two of Turkey’s neighbors, have stepped forward to lure Russian tourists, who have abstained from their most popular destination as part of Moscow sanctions on Ankara due to the downing of Russian military plane last November. Greece has started granting three-year visas for Russian tourists with a single-day procedure, as Bulgaria has lowered its visa fees, according to information gathered […]
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Countries that wish to replace Turkey and Egypt as destinations for Russian tourists in winter are ready to offer certain discounts. Israel, Bulgaria, and Greece are among them. Rostourism head Oleg Safonov made the comment, as cited by RIA Novosti. Speaking at a meeting with lawmakers with the United Russia party, he commented Russian tourist […]
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