Tag: Russians
Russian tourists flock to Azerbaijan
Chief Assignment Editor- June 11, 2019 22:45Transcaucasian Republic of Azerbaijan is welcoming a growing number of visitors from neighboring Russia and tourist arrival numbers forecasted to keep on growing. Russians are becoming more and more interested ... Read More
It’s cheaper abroad: Russian hotels pricing themselves out of the market
Chief Assignment Editor- June 6, 2019 18:35Many Russian citizens are planning a vacation abroad this summer, according to Russian hotel booking-tracking service Ostrovok. Company experts analyzed room reservations for the period from June 1 to August ... Read More
Russian visitors are coming to Asia Pacific in record numbers
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 30, 2019 05:01It’s a boom time for Russian arrivals in Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries, thanks to a doubling in seat capacity on direct flights from Russia to selected APAC destinations. Total international arrivals ... Read More
Prime Minister wants Vietnam Airlines to ensure safe services to Russia
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2019 04:10Vietnam Airlines should work to ensure safe and competitive services while operating flights to Russia. "Traveling between Vietnam and Russia is now more important than ever before when they are ... Read More
Russia now has visa-free travel agreement with all 12 South American countries
Chief Assignment Editor- May 24, 2019 02:10Russians need no entry visas to visit all the 12 South American countries now that a bilateral visa-free travel agreement with Suriname came into force, Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman said ... Read More
Bubonic plague: Russia’s Tourism Agency issues Mongolia travel warning
Chief Assignment Editor- May 4, 2019 19:25Russia’s Federal Agency for Tourism has issued a special warning to tourists traveling to Mongolia after two fatal cases of bubonic plague were confirmed in the country. Two Russians have ... Read More
Myth-Mania: Stories of men, heroes and indigenous world at MarTa
Chief Assignment Editor- April 22, 2019 19:30The National Archaeological Museum of Taranto (MarTa) celebrated the return of important finds back home. Myth-Mania, rediscovered stories of men and heroes, speaks of objects taken from necropolises by grave ... Read More
Russian billionaire buys world’s first private icebreaker
Chief Assignment Editor- April 20, 2019 18:00One of the top 50 richest Russians, banker Oleg Tinkov, wants to present what he calls a first private icebreaker to the public next year, before the €100 million vessel ... Read More
Syrian Tourism Minister: Work in progress to attract tourists from Russia
Chief Assignment Editor- April 20, 2019 01:20Syria’s authorities are making persistent efforts to attract guests from Russia, with religious tourism viewed as a major area, Syrian Tourism Minister Rami Radwan Martini said on Friday. "Work is ... Read More
List of Nationals died in Ethiopian Airlines Airbus 737-800 crash
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 14:30Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashed this morning six minutes after takeoff in Addis Ababa on route to Nairobi. 157 people died, among them 32 Kenyans, 18 Canadians, nine Ethiopians, eight Italians, ... Read More
EU: ‘Golden visas’ bring corruption and money laundering in their wake
Chief Assignment Editor- January 23, 2019 15:40The European Union is set to urge member states on Wednesday to crack down on schemes to grant “golden visas” to foreign investors, warning they bring corruption and money laundering ... Read More
Russian and British tourists annoy German holidaymakers the most
Chief Assignment Editor- January 11, 2019 23:45According to the results of a sociological survey conducted among German citizens by the online platform ab-in-den-urlaub, German holidaymakers are most annoyed by fellow vacationers from Russia and Great Britain. ... Read More
African pirates attack ship with Russian crew, kidnap six sailors
Chief Assignment Editor- January 4, 2019 23:20The pirates attacked the Panama-flagged ship MSC Mandy with a Russian crew off the coast of Benin in West Africa. According to Russia’s Maritime and River Transport agency and the ... Read More
World Travel Monitor: European outbound travel grows by five percent
Chief Assignment Editor- December 6, 2018 06:30Spain has been unable to maintain its strong growth of international visitors of recent years, while Turkey is attracting more holidaymakers again. Greece is also reporting rising visitor numbers. Following ... Read More
Avoiding dangerous vacations 2018
Hon. Thomas A. Dickerson- September 19, 2018 21:27This is the sixth year that we have posted dangerous vacations destination information collected from news articles and reported law cases. Read More
Russia tourist arrivals to Guam grow a staggering 615 percent
editor- December 24, 2012 03:07TUMON, Guam - The Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) has appointed ConnectWorldWide (CWW) as its public relations and marketing representation in Russia. Read More
Russia travel agents excited about Guam USA
editor- April 4, 2012 05:54TUMON, Guam - A Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) delegation, led by Senator Tina Rose Muña Barnes, conducted separate Guam Destination Workshops and introduced Guam, CNMI and the region of Micronesia ... Read More
Russian family first to visit Guam under visa waiver program
editor- January 26, 2012 07:33TUMON, Guam - On January 17, 2012, the Guam Visitors Bureau (GVB) welcomed the first Russian visitors since the US Department of Homeland Security approved visa parole for Russian citizens ... Read More
Guam-CNMI Visa Waiver Forum held on Guam
editor- December 5, 2011 04:22TUMON, Guam - The Department of Homeland Security last week granted visa parole authority for Russian visitors to come to Guam. Read More
Russians flocking to Israel in record numbers
editor- December 5, 2008 03:31Israel’s Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) has reasons to celebrate. Aside from Israel’s traditional tourists that continue to visit, a new niche market has emerged: Russians. Read More