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Turkey has extended a visa-free stay for Russian tourists making it 60 days, a Turkish diplomat in Moscow stated on May 6.
Turkey is one of the most popular tourist destinations among Russians. Last year, 3.47 mln Russians spent holidays there.
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via Russian tourists can stay in Turkey longer: Voice of Russia.
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The total number of the Russian citizens in Turkey increased by 64% in April 2011 in comparison with April 2010 and amounted to 171 thousand people. According to ATOR Analytical Service such indicator is the best one for April of all the years of the trips of the Russians to Turkey with the increase of 62 thousand people in comparison with 2008. The opening of Egypt in April didn’t result the decrease of tourist flow to Turkey. According to the experts, the crisis in Egypt wasn’t the only reason of the growth of the tourist flow from Russia to Turkey in April 2011. It’s known that starting from April 16, 2011 the visa abolition agreement between Russia and Turkey came into force. It’s considered that such factor in the aggregate with outflow of some potential tourists from Egypt favoured the considerable increase of the tourists in Turkey. The total number of the tourists from the beginning of the year indicates the records as well. The total tourist flow of the Russians to Turkey increased by 56% during 4 months of 2011 if to compare with the same period of 2010. About 350.5 thousand Russians visited Turkey during the first 4 months of 2011. Such indicator is the best one during such period for all the years of the Russian tourism. The most popular cities of Turkey in April among the foreigners were Antalya (735 thousand tourists) and Istanbul (695 thousand tourists).
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Another Russian tourist died of alcohol poisoning in Turkey on Tuesday, the spokesman for Russia’s state tourism watchdog said on Tuesday.
A group of Russian tourists in the popular Turkish Aegean resort of Bodrum were reported to have been hospitalized over the weekend with symptoms of severe alcohol poisoning after a yacht tour organized by a local company.
One woman, Maria Shalyapina, born in 1983, died on Monday as doctors were unable to stabilize her condition. Another one, Aigul Zalayeva, born in 1991, died on Tuesday in a hospital in Antalya, Oleg Moseyev of Rosturism said.
Two of the five people hospitalized in Turkey remain in critical condition, Moseyev said, quoting Russia’s consul general in Antanya, Alexander Tolstopyatenko. The three others are expected to be discharged from the hospital on Wednesday.
Two female Russian tourists who returned home on May 27 were reported to have been admitted to a hospital in Moscow. One of them is in satisfactory condition and the other in a more serious condition.
Tourists began registering symptoms of poisoning such as nausea and vomiting soon after returning from a yacht cruise organized for a group of more than 70 Russians. Some of the tourists were reported to have been losing consciousness.
Turkish prosecutors are considering initiating a criminal case against the owners of the yacht where the tourists were poisoned, Russian diplomats in Antalya said.
On Tuesday, during a meeting of the Russian-Turkish working group, representatives of the Turkish Ministry for Culture and Tourism announced that the ministry will take additional steps to assure tourist security at Turkish resorts. For instance, local tourism companies will be obligated to inform tourists about places where they can buy quality alcohol and food.
The Turkish alcohol and tobacco watchdog will also carry out checks at all hotels and shops selling alcohol.
MOSCOW, May 31 (RIA Novosti)
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YEREVAN. – Armenia has great chances to increase influx of Russian tourists considerably, said Russian official during round-table discussions on tourism held in Yerevan.
Head of Federal Agency on Tourism Alexander Radkov said Egypt and Turkey, traditional directions preferred by Russians, experience hard times. Therefore, Russians show stronger interest in cultural tourism.
“Due to cold climate in Russia, the sun and the sea are always in demand, but people do not want to visit the same places every time. Nowadays, Russians have become more interested in cultural tourism and Armenia has a good chance to receive more Russian tourists,” he said.
Armenia is interesting for its religious monuments, skiing resorts and cultural directions. He stressed there should be “an Armenian brand” to attract Russians. Alexander Radkov promised to lobby Armenia’s interests in Russia.
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