Thailand allowed tourists vaccinated with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine to visit the island of Phuket and other tourist zones included in the ‘Phuket Sandbox’ and ‘Phuket Sandbox 7+7 Extension’ programmes from September 1 without the demand of a 14-day quarantine, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Russian Consul General in Phuket Vladimir Sosnov.
Only 3 per cent of unvaccinated Russians are ready to be vaccinated against COVID-19 for the sake of a trip to the resorts of the Krasnodar Territory, according to the specialists of the SuperJob job search service, based on the results of a survey of 1,600 representatives of the economically active population of Russia who
Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled a decree banning flights to Egyptian resorts. Now airlines will be able to send direct flights there, according to RIA Novosti. In addition, recommendations for tour operators and agencies of the country to refrain from selling tours to Egypt were removed. Thus, S7 Airlines is ready to resume flights
The water temperature on the Russian coast of the Baltic approached maximum warming, in the Black Sea resorts, it is about 21 degrees, on the Azov Sea up to 24 degrees, and off the coast of Crimea 16 degrees, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Head of the Roshydromet Situation Centre Yuri Varakin. “The
More than three thousand equipped beaches will be opened in Russia in the swimming season of 2021, RIA Novosti reports with a reference to the Head of the State Inspection Department for Small Boats (GIMS) of the Russian Emergencies Ministry Andrey Pechenin. Pechenin added that the number of beaches may increase since due to closed
In 2020, the Stavropol Territory received about 160 million rubles of resort tax, which were directed to the development of the tourism infrastructure of the Caucasian Mineral Waters region, TASS reports with reference to the information provided by the Minister of Tourism and Health Resorts of the region Alexander Trukhachev. According to Trukhachev, in 2020
According to the survey conducted by the experts of the OneTwoTrip travel service, 33 per cent of respondents prefer Sochi resorts to spend holidays in. Particularly, 15 per cent of the respondents had a wonderful time skiing at Rosa Khutor, 10 per cent in Krasnaya Polyana, and the rest at other resorts, RT reports. In
The Krasnodar Territory in 2020 received 11.5 million tourists due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the acting Minister of Resorts, Tourism and Olympic Heritage of the Krasnodar Territory Maria Zolotukhina, TASS reports. “The resort fee allows us to create new objects, improve the resort areas. Our guests will definitely see the result. In two
Residents of Russia are offered to undergo rehabilitation after recovered from coronavirus in the country’s sanatoriums, 1rnd reports. The procedures should help make the physical and mental health of people better. According to the President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry, Sergey Shpilko, the sanatoriums are completely ready to receive patients. It is
Russian first wine park, under construction in the Big Yalta region, will be opened in the spring of 2021, TASS reports with reference to the general manager of the Mriya Resort, on the territory of which the park will be located, Samvel Sarukhanyan. The project is designed primarily to reveal the wine identity of Russia
In Russia, rapid growth in travel demand was recorded in early October 2020, RIA News reports with reference to the executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze. According to Lomidze, the increase in demand is associated with long school holidays and the switch of employees to a remote
Makhachkala recognized one of the best cities in Russia for a vacation in early autumn, according to the results of the study conducted by the Tutu.ru service, Lenta reports. According to the experts, a one-way ticket to this city will cost 2,738 rubles. It is noted that for 2.9 thousand rubles, it is possible to
Russian tourism industry experts analyzed the demand for summer vacations in July and August 2020 of the reservation service “Sanatorium-Russia” and compiled a rating of Russian resorts for recreation in the high summer season, TurStat reports. The top five included Crimea, Sochi, Anapa (the Krasnodar Territory), Kislovodsk, and Essentuki. Gelendzhik, Pyatigorsk, Zheleznovodsk, the Republic of
