Japanese tourists have for the first time visited the Kurils, an island chain that disputed between Tokyo and Moscow for over 70 years, Sakhalin.info reported.
The Soviet Union seized the strategically located volcanic archipelago north of Japan's Hokkaido in the final days of World War II, and has maintained a...
Sheremetyevo International Airport’s new passenger terminal – built and equipped in compliance with the highest global standards – was officially unveiled to the public last week. The new Terminal C was built as part of the Long-term Airport Development Program and has the capacity to accommodate 20 million passengers...
Hotel Okura Co Ltd and AEON Corporation have signed an agreement covering the operation of a hotel that will be built by AEON on the south side of Sheremetyevo, Moscow's largest airport. The new property, due to open in 2022, marks Hotel Okura’s entry into the Russian market, Japan...
Airlines plan to tighten verification of passengers’ residence addresses when boarding export flights, Russia’s Communications Ministry said on Sunday. The ministry made this statement on its Telegram channel, created for the return of Russians to their homeland, TASS reported.
It is noted that "before issuing a boarding pass, airline employees...
Foreign-born parents of Russian citizens over 18 years old can now obtain Russian citizenship through a simplified naturalization procedure, according to a new amendment that comes into force Monday, The Moscow Times reported.
All alien parents residing in Russia at the time of application can now forgo the five-year residence...
The Russian Far East Kamchatka Peninsula prepares new tourist programs and routes to attract visitors not only during the summer season but also in autumn, the region’s head of the tourism agency Elena Tratonova told TASS.
In 2019, Kamchatka welcomed more than 240,000 tourists (a growth by 26,000 year-on-year). The...
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed that the competent authorities will hammer out the practical issues for restarting flights from Russia to Egyptian resorts, the Kremlin’s press service reported on Friday, Tass informed.
"It was agreed on that the appropriate services will hammer out...
In a long-awaited development, Russian flag carrier and SkyTeam member Aeroflot and one world Japan Airlines (JAL) have announced the March 29 launch of their codeshare partnership, Russian Aviation Insider reported.
The original memorandum of understanding was signed in 2017, but the project required airport relocations whereby Japan Airlines transferred its Moscow...
An upward trend in tourist flow to Russia has continued until the end of 2018, and has made up 20 percent compared to the previous year, RIA news agency reported citing Maya Lomidze, executive director of the Association of Russian Tour Operators (ATOR).
"We see that positive dynamics remained...
Sheremetyevo International Airport on Wednesday temporarily closed Terminal D for arrivals and departures beginning. The closure will last until further notice, Yahoo Finance reported.
Sheremetyevo has taken this measure because of the reduction in passenger traffic and the introduction of additional restrictions on international air transportation. Specifically, the Government of...
