The flow of tourists from Russia to Europe decreased by 95% - the Association of Tour Operators of the Russian Federation

"Since March 2022, there is no direct airline between Russia and European countries, except Serbia. This has already closed Russian tourism in Europe," the article reads. Another reason was the strengthening of the visa policy of European states against Russian citizens. Over the first half of this year, the number of Russian trips to EU countries was about 1. 2 million. At the same time, in the pre-core 2019, European countries adopted 8 million aggressor citizens.

According to the results of the summer, the fall can be 90-95%, as it has always been the most popular season for traveling to European countries, according to Ator. According to the profile organization, those citizens of the Russian Federation, who still decided to spend a vacation at European resorts, were forced to get there with transfers. As it is specified, they chose high -level hotels and organized their holidays through tour operators.

The greatest demand was the directions of the categories "four stars" and "five stars". At the same time, Ator specifies that the above indicators include not only tourist visits. These statistics include the total number of visits, including those where the goal of the trip was working and through training, as well as visits to relatives. At the same time, Ator is offered to fly to Cuba and Venezuelan Margarita Island, where direct flights will be available since October.

We will remind, on September 9 the EU Council finally abolished the agreement according to which citizens of the Russian Federation were entitled to simplified visa with EU countries. From September 12, Russians need to pay more for visas to the European Union and wait longer. Earlier, it became known that the Baltic States and Poland have been prohibiting the entry of Russians with Schengen.