The authorities of the Republic of Karelia have approved the regional government financing program. The total amount of financing within the program’s framework will amount to about $9bn, which will be drawn from federal, regional and local budgets, as well as from off-budget sources.
More than 3,000 charter flights will be organized between Russia and Thailand during the coming winter season of 2014–15.
According to experts, the demand for river cruises in Russia’s European part is higher than the year before. Neither the shallowing of the River Volga nor Rechtourflot LLC taking French leave without fulfilling the obligations to its clients could affect the cruise industry.
Despite the losses suffered by tour operators, experts believe that the total tourist flow from Russia to Crimea may well reach last year's results.
Travel season in Abkhazia is not exactly going without a hitch. There had been an upsize in early bookings, but the political situation, as it so often does, undermined the plans, and demand dropped.
CEO of Versa tour operator expects the market conditions to stabilize within the coming weeks. “And if our tourists believe us and understand that they are protected, the situation will take even less to normalize,” he added.
Only the countries with highly-developed travel industries have the privilege of actively fostering ecotourism. Vivid and bright Thailand, which has been gaining a lot of traction popularity-wise lately, is definitely among these countries. Travel business representatives from the world’s top tourist destinations were presented the philosophy of the Thai way of life at the Thailand Travel Mart (TTM+) exhibition.
Starting August 1, the train will run daily, with a total travel time when departing from Simferopol of 46 hours 23 minutes, from Moscow – 44 hours.
The first part of a series of media tours for Siberian Federal District (representatives of federal and regional mass media) took place on July 11–13. The event aimed to provide an objective outlook for the region in the wake of June’s river flood.
Skiathos, covered with lush olive trees and century-old pines, is the smallest inhabited island of the Northern Sporades Archipelago; yet it is quite densely populated because of steep rocks and many wonderful beaches. Media tour participants, along with the first Russian tourists, got the opportunity to experience this exuberance when they set off for the island on June 1. The tour, as well as the flight program, was organized by Panteon tour operator.
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