How dramatically will the Russia/Ukraine conflict impact tourism on Crete? For starters, losing almost half a million visitors is not good.
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Cyprus Officials Upbeat Over Tourist Flows from Russia in 2022
Cyprus Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios has stated his optimistic view on the potential for tourist flows from Russia this season.
Mouzenidis Travel Folds: Is This the Sign of Things To Come?
Mouzenidis Travel folds. Will this spell the end for Ellinair and other affiliated companies run by the Mouzenidis family?
Greece Fishtails On Sputnik V – Pays Youth to Get Vaccinated
Greece is reversing course and requiring negative coronavirus tests from all passengers arriving from Russia, even those vaccinated.
Egypt Counting on Russian Tourists to Help Tourism Recover
Egyptian tourism officials are optimistic about more visitors in 2021. Officials hope Russian tourists will power a recovery of the sector.
The U.S. Covid-19 Travel Ban Signals a Disaster of a New Order
Stock markets are in freefall over the COVID-19 pandemic and Europe is in a panic over Trump’s travel ban. But this is only the beginning.
National Geographic Traveler Russia Names Greece “Best Beach Holiday Destination for 2019”
Greece took the top spot in a National Geographic Traveler Russia vote recently. The Russian version of the famous travel magazine named Greece the “Best Beach Holiday Destination of 2019.” And while Greece’s tourism ministry is anxious to take kudos, the editor of Argophilia Travel News has his say too. According to the announcement by […]
Tokyo Woos Russian Travelers to Japan
This week Moscow hotel “Radisson Slavyanskaya” held an event for the travel agencies and the media, and organized a new office for the promotion of tourism in Tokyo, for Russia under the motto “In Tokyo. A Meeting of Old and New.
NAFI Polls Russians on 2018 Travel
According to research conducted by the analytical center NAFI, every third Russian will travel abroad, and half of Russians will travel in-country in 2018
Greece Becomes Favored Russian Tourism Destination
The head of Russia’s Federal Tourism Agency, Oleg Safonov says Greece may became the leader in bookings from Russians, by the end of 2016. According to Safonov, the flow of tourist from Russia to Greece may exceed 1 million before year’s end.
Vladimir Putin Says Egypt & Turkey Travel Problematic
Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed last week the situation with regard to Russian tourists once again visiting Egyptian and Turkish resorts. Mr. Putin spoke in an annual Q&A session before the Russian people, saying no good solution has been found for ensuring security of Russian tourists in Egypt.
Airbnb and Russia’s Ostrovok Tie Travel Knot
Airbnb has just announced having ventured into the Russian tourist market via a partnership with online accommodation service Ostrovok. The deal is the first of it’s kind for the Silicon Valley poster child of travel startups.
Europe Tourism Being Body Slammed Over Ukraine
The negative domino effects from the unrest in Ukraine are being felt all over Europe. In Slovenia hotels are reporting a 20% drop in numbers of Russian tourists already. This dramatic number, from Euronews, represents fully 6% of tourists to that country. But Slovenia is not the only European country being slammed.
Oktogu.ru Reveals Top Russian Traveler Destinations for May
Russian online hotel reservations service Oktogo.ru has announced the most popular CIS cities for Russian travelers for May holidays. The top cities, Minsk, Tashkent, Almaty, Baku, Kiev, Yerevan, Kishinev, Astana, Bishkek and Lvov beat out Georgia’s Tbilisi.