Association of Russian Tour Operators

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The Association of Tour Operators of Russia (Ассоциации туроператоров России) is an organization active in the tourism sector, commenting on visa processing times, changes in visa fees (such as those in Japan), and entry requirements for international travel. It has expressed concerns about prolonged document processing times exceeding 60 days and highlighted shifts in tourist preferences toward monasteries and rural areas. The association also provides information on travel services and participates in discussions regarding tourism trends and policies.

Events

• Italy cuts visa processing time for Russians to 45 days
• ATR expects that introducing a visa-free entry regime for Vietnamese…
• Due to disruptions in the services of Yandex
• Spain raises visa fee for Russians by 1,500 rubles
• Saint Petersburg Sees 6.18M Tourists in Summer 2026
• At the same time, one can personally pick up luggage in a…
• As reported by the 'Interfax-Tourism' portal
• Vietnam Airlines resumes Hanoi-Moscow flights
• Russian tourists stranded in Vietnam after volcano eruption
• 600 Russian tourists stranded in Hanoi after flight cancellations

Recent coverage

• Italy's Visa Center in Moscow Announces Reduction in Processing Time for Russian Tourist Visa Applications — From 60... — Varlamov News
• Visa-free breakthrough: tourist traffic from Vietnam to Russia may grow by a third — Вести
• Yandex service outage affected ticket and voucher booking — Вести
• Middle East conflict affected tourist demand in 2026 on all routes — Интерфакс
• Cost of obtaining a Spanish visa for Russians has increased by 1,500 rubles — Коммерсантъ
• Russians may manage to get a Schengen visa for New Year holidays in four countries — Москва 24
• Young tourists come to St. Petersburg for the atmosphere, not museums — РИАМО
• Tourism business does not record mass refusals by Russians from Thailand tours due to COVID-19 — Интерфакс
• Details of the TEZ Tour outage: site went down, but bookings remain valid — РИАМО
• Vnukovo airport is short on suitcases: Turkish carrier did not send luggage to Moscow — РИАМО
• In ATOR, a drop in demand for trips to Pattaya after a series of tourist robberies is not expected — Интерфакс
• In ATOR, prices for flights within Russia in October are said to have risen by up to 20% — РИАМО
• In ATOR, stranded Russian tourists in Hanoi were told — Фонтанка
• AOR learned the reason for the delay of Vietnam Airlines flight from Hanoi to Moscow — Коммерсантъ
• AOR: Flight Hanoi - Moscow delayed due to volcano eruption in Indonesia — Вечерняя Москва
• «Situation is gradually resolving»: Pegasus Airlines passengers are being transferred to new flights — Фонтанка
• Pegasus and Turkish Airlines announced the continuation of flight schedules in Russia — Коммерсантъ
• AOR: The new entry system into Kazakhstan currently has a recommendatory nature — Вечерняя Москва
• Due to a major flood in Nepal, more than 90 people have died, nearly 400 are missing — Дождь
• Tickets to St. Petersburg dropped sharply after rumors of West's concert cancellation — Фонтанка