Russian tourists

A Greek-Russian initiative concerning the tourism sector and cruises for Russian tourists from the port of Sochi to Thessaloniki, with a stop in Istanbul, is currently in the works. The development of the bilateral economic Greek-Russia venture is a...

A new fingerprint scanning procedure will be introduced on September 14, 2015, for Russian citizens who wish to issue short-term stay Schengen visas. In order to obtain their visas Russians will have to provide biometric data, which will be...

The Russian currency's exchange rate depreciation, as well as bureaucratic issues, have greatly affected the flow of Russian tourists to Greece. According to the media, Russian tour operators estimated that the flow of tourists from Russia is lower, compared to...

Fewer and fewer Russian tourists search for their ideal summer vacation in Greece, according to recent data released by search engine Yandex.Travel. Russian users usually visit Yandex.Travel to search for their favorite travel destinations, compare prices and then make their purchases through...

The summer tourist season has finally started, however tour operators reported a significant decline in tourists arriving from Russia. The tourist flow from Russia to Greece could drop by 35-40% this year, according to estimates provided by Tez Tour...

A 40% decrease was recorded in the sale of Russian vacation packages to Greece for this summer, according to a recent interfax.ru article. Furthermore, high decrease was also recorded in vacation trips to Italy and France. In particular, European countries have...

The number of Russian tourists arriving in Greece and Athens in particular is expected to increase during this summer season, according to associate tourism consultant Thodoris Angelopoulos. The information was released after the latest contact with tour operators during...

Some 21.4 million tourists visited Greece between January and November 2014. According to provisional data released by the Bank of Greece (BoG), during the eleven-month period, the number of incoming tourists rose by 22.7%, reaching a total of 21.497 million passengers, a...

Hundreds of worshipers traveled to Thessaloniki, Greece, in order to pay their respects to the recently canonized St. Paisios, whose tomb is located at the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian. It is estimated that a total of 1,500 people visit...

A new trend has begun, initiated by Russian tourists. People are visiting Greece to get married or to renew their wedding vows at the 'Parthenon.' More and more tourists from Russia are making their way to the northern Greek resort...