Such was the forecast that Mexico’s ambassador to Russia Ruben Beltran gave TRN magazine. Last year, according to Mexico’s travel authorities, the country was visited by 107 thousand Russians.
Situation is complicated with the Crimean destination. On the one hand, hotels and health resorts of the peninsula are ready for tourists, and Russian tourists themselves are ready and willing to go to Crimea. The only problem – the issue of carriage remains unresolved. Most Russians used to travel to Crimea by train, but now many fear using railroads due to the volatile situation in Ukraine. Russian authorities are hard at work trying to set up some safe and cheap way by which to transport tourists. The success of the tourist season in Crimea hinges on how fast this way will be found. TRN magazine spoke to a number of experts in order to get the full picture.
It has been over a year since Ruben Beltran received his credentials as Mexico’s ambassador to Russia. In this interview TRN magazine asked the ambassador about the progress that was the embassy has made during the past year in regard to consolidating tourism ties between the two countries, and about what there was still left to do…
Inbound tourist flow rose 33% as compared to 2012. This time around, Russians bought more mid-range tours and fewer expensive ones. This is due to the fact that Russian operators have studied the Japanese hotel market and have come to the conclusion that even inexpensive Japanese hotels offered comparatively good quality.
They are charged with a crime according to part 4 article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (large scale swindling)
Rosaviatsiya has published statistical data for the last 11 months
The official sales of railway tickets to the host city of the Olympics have started today. Those fans who decided to get to Sochi by train should make haste.