The statistics institute of Spain has published the information on the inbound tourism for the last 11 months
The tax is projected to come into effect starting October 2014
Participants and visitors of the 2014 Winter Olympics who stop in Moscow on their way to Sochi are entitled to discounts on the capital’s tourist services.
According to General Director of online travel agency Biletix Alexandr Sizincev, this is due to the deterioration of the macroeconomic situation in Russia.
Air ticket sales account for $4.7bn of this amount, hotel rooms - $2.4bn, railway tickets - $0.9 and tour packages - $0.3bn.
It puts Russia on Thailand’s third place as regards the number of tourist arrivals, after China and Malaysia
Independent online magazine Travel Russian News, website Superjob.ru and marketing communications agency PR2POINT are proud to present, as part of Travel Russian Awards, the “Rating of Russian Tour Operators – 2013”. The rating is based on a poll among Russian tourists which was conducted from November 20 to November 28 of 2013. Russians were offered a list of thirty largest Russian tour operators, from which they chose whom they believed to be the best. Among these companies were leaders of mass tourism and niche tour operators.
New Year tours to Thailand, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates are at their all-time cheapest
As part of this campaign, in 2014 ‘Passenger port of St. Petersburg “Marine Facade”’ (the most advanced passenger terminal in the city) is going to introduce 50% discounts on port charges for the ships that enter the port during the off-season.
Losses for both Russian and French economies can amount to millions of euros. TRN spoke to an employee of one of the tour operators that were stripped of their accreditation, and such was his forecast.
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)