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Russia Snatches Top Destination Spot Among Chinese Visitors

2016-10-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Moscow via Gelio Vostok

Russia took the first place among European destinations, and third in the overall list of countries visited by Chinese tourists during “Golden Week”, the national holiday of China.

Tags: Asia destinations, China, China tourists, Chinese travelers, destinations, Golden Week, Russia travel

Russia Tourism Has a New China Focused Curriculum

2016-04-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Travel Association "World Without Borders"

The travel association, Travel Association has announced university accredidation for universities and students in a new speciality, teaching organized tourism focused on China tourists.

Tags: China tourists, Russia tourists, visit Russia, World Without Borders

China Tourists Boost Russia Travel Industry

2016-04-11 by Phil Butler

More and more, touristic flows from China to Russia are in the news. According to reports, more than 400,000 Chinese visited Russian in 2014 alone, and the most recent numbers show double this many tourists. Chinese travelers listed Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ulyanovsk, and Kazan as their most desireable destinations in 2014. But other destinations like Sochi […]

Tags: China, China tourists, Red Tourism, Russia, Russia tourism

Chinese Visits to Russia Grow Geometrically

2015-07-26 by Phil Butler

Chinese tourists

According to the Press Secretary of the Federal Tourism Agency of Russia (Rostourism), Irina Shegolkova there was an increase of 185% of Chinese tourist taking the free visa path in early 2015. The new Russia-China accord also foretells of paradigm shifts in touristic flows and paths in the CIS as well.

Tags: China tourists, Georgia, Russia tourism, tourists, travel, World Cup

Abacus Becomes First Foreign GDS in China

2014-08-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Abacus logo

Abacus, a leading Asia-Pacific leader in travel tech, has announced being the first foreign global distribution system (GDS) to issue airline tickets customized for China.

Tags: Abacus, airlines, China tourists, distribution, flights, GDS, IATA

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