As the New Year holiday season approaches, Russian outbound travel to Europe remains constrained by highly uneven Schengen visa processing times. Greece is likely to capture the largest share of Russian New Year arrivals, followed by Hungary, Spain, and France—but only if travelers submit applications immediately. Italy will see minimal new Russian…

Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), together with the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), held a roundtable with Russian tour operators on 16 September as part of Arabian Travel Market 2026. The meeting focused on trends in the Russian market and plans for the new season.  

The discussion was moderated by ATOR…

Russia plans to receive more than 5.5 million travelers from China, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said Thursday at the VII Russian-Chinese Forum. He said the historic visa-free decision by the two countries’ leaders has already boosted tourist flows 1.5-fold, with first-half figures expected to exceed the pre-COVID level of 4.2 million.…