a Number of countries, to the resorts where I like to go to rest, the citizens of Russia, are beginning to open up its borders, albeit with lots of restrictions and requirements due to the continued threat of coronavirus.
Some are even willing to assume the costs for treatment and maintenance of tourists, if they during the holidays will get Kovalam. This, for example, said earlier, the Cypriot authorities.
Tourists are also ready to take Italy and Greece. In Spain the situation is ambiguous. According to the latest data, there can extend the state of emergency for another 2 weeks.
However, the opening of borders a number of countries for foreign tourists does not mean that they in June, will be open for the Russians.
As previously stated in our tourism industry if recovery of some part of regular flights abroad in the summer do you expect, the prospects of the launch of Charter flights are still vague.
Vice-President of the Association of tour operators of Russia (ATOR) Dmitry Gorin said that international traffic in case of positive dynamics of the spread of coronavirus can be recovered from July to September.
the Russian Authorities also suggest this season on holiday abroad not to hurry – still not removed from the resorts stuck there earlier due to the early stages of our fellow citizens.
in addition, the situation in our country by many countries is regarded as not too good, so while tourists from Russia from 15 June ready to accept only Italy.
This statement was made by Ambassador of Italy Pasquale Terracciano, expressing hope that by this time, our country will go to the opening of the border.
the Diplomat also assured that Italy will not complicate the procedure of issuing visas and compulsory health certificate of vaccination against coronavirus is not required, reports TASS.
However, said Terracciano, control, and precautions on arrival in Italy, of course, will.
But Cyprus analyzed epidemiological data and yet ready to receive tourists just 19 countries, among which Russia is not included.
Moreover, these countries were divided into two groups, and requirements for tourists — in two stages: from 9 to 19 June and 20 June. Moreover, the requirements for travelling to Cyprus with the aim to avoid the introduction and spread of coronavirus quite a lot.
the group of high risk countries Cyprus has included the UK, USA, Sweden, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus.
However, the Cypriot authorities have promised to correct the list as changes in the epidemiological situation in one country or another.
According to preliminary forecasts, Russian tourists in Cyprus will be able to start taking in July, and according to information from diplomatic sources, the opening of regular flights to this island perhaps by August, according to the website ATOR.
From June 15 to the border to tourists (primarily from the EU) opens and Greece. Moreover, in the first stage will be allowed only international flights in two airports in Athens and Thessaloniki.
However, the Russians (and tourists from the UK, Italy, France and USA) yet to go on vacation can’t. In Greece hope that the situation will change by July.
it is not clear when it will open its borders to travelers from abroad, Turkey.
Earlier in an exclusive interview to the edition “Vestnik ATOR” President of the Association of travel agencies of Turkey Firuz Baglica recognized that as long as our countries continue to struggle with the coronavirus to predict the timing of the resumption of tourism, restart international flights and opening of hotels is extremely difficult.
According to him, it depends on how soon the situation with the spread of COVID-19 will be brought under control and begin a return to normal life.
However, if Turkey will accept the Russian guests at least July or August, this, according to Baglica, “would be a good scenario.”
In June, also ready to open its borders for tourists, Croatia and Montenegro, but again: only for countries with well-beingfell any epidemiological situation (mostly EU countries). Russia in this list yet either.
Earlier it was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting of the members of the security Council addressed the issue that in many countries remove restrictions related to the pandemic coronavirus infection.
“of course,” Putin said that in the first place do countries whose economies are highly dependent on the tourism industry.
However, drew the attention of the President of Russia, in some States where has already said that the situation had improved and removed certain limitations, return to the measures against the coronavirus.
In this regard, the Russian head of state said about the need together with specialists of medical and sanitary doctors to understand “how to work in this direction”.