Article 3 of the new ‘Regulations on the organized transport of groups of children by buses’ prohibited the use of buses that have been in service for more than 10 years for this purpose, which, according to the Russian Tourism Union (RST), would have undermined children’s and school bus tourism.
The initial quota of 20,500 people was reduced due to a massive reconstruction of Al-Haram mosque in Mecca. Dagestan got the largest quota among the Russian regions – 6 thousand people, Chechnya – 2.6 thousand people, and 1.4 thousand pilgrims will travel to Mecca from Ingushetia. The only Russian region that saw its quota for performing the Hajj increased this year was Tatarstan.
Alexandr Radkov says that the discussion of the new bill is still quite lax among the travel business players
According to the latest Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM) poll, almost a quarter of the respondents travel abroad twice a year (23%), while 16% leave the country more than three times a year
“This year in Russia has gone by under the slogan ‘Fostering domestic and inbound tourism’. There has been no excess in tour operators’ bankruptcies, so the bailout fund ‘Turpomoshch’ has not been used,” such was the way head of Rostourism Alexander Radkov summarized year results at a press conference on Friday, December 13, reports the TRN correspondent.
As for the Russian tourists who have visited China this year, their number amounted to 883 thousand, which is a 12% year-over-year drop
Russian Union of Travel Industry has sent a letter to Thailand’s tourism minister Somsak Pureesrisak voicing concerns about the safety of Russian tourists in the country, as TRN magazine has learnt from the Union.
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