Moscow bets on visa-free deal to attract more IndiansThe new visa free group travel agreement being worked out between India and Russia should boost the tourist numbers to Moscow from India by...
24 May, 2024, 11.26 PM IST
Moscow offers Indian tourists high-tech, accessible, and comfortable environment: Moscow City Tourism CommitteeMoscow is emerging as a popular destination for Indian tourists with a focus on business, leisure, and MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferen...
29 Feb, 2024, 03.45 PM IST
Go Goa, Gone: Charter tourism fails to take flightInbound charter flights to Goa, India are facing a decline due to geopolitical turmoil, economic challenges, and conflicts in various regio...
21 Oct, 2023, 07.22 AM IST
Indian travellers key target for Russian tourism sectorMoscow offers a lot to casual and budget tourists. Summer movie theatres and urban amphitheatres, pedestrian routes, hundreds of cafe and r...
04 Oct, 2023, 10.02 PM IST
Russia launches e-visa for IndiansRussia introduced electronic visas for Indian passport holders from August 1, 2023. The visa will be available for guests, businesspeople, ...
01 Aug, 2023, 01.56 PM IST
Russia tells Crimea tourists to drive home via occupied UkraineThe attack killed two people and left their daughter injured, with President Vladimir Putin ordering authorities to repair the road and hel...
17 Jul, 2023, 10.46 PM IST
Russia approves new visa regime; Indians can now get 6-month tourist visa based on hotel reservationLast week, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced that Russia was planning to introduce visa-free travel for citizens of up to 11 'friend...
23 Feb, 2023, 10.24 AM IST
Russia is planning to ease tourist visa requirements for 'friendly states', including IndiaBetween 2016 and 2019, tourist traffic from India to Moscow had grown from 61,000 annual visitors to over a lakh. In 2021, traffic recovere...
17 Feb, 2023, 03.37 PM IST
Inbound charter flight traffic runs into geopolitical, visa headwindsAccording to industry estimates, around 250,000-275,000 foreign tourists come to India on charter flights during the peak season between Oc...
13 Nov, 2022, 11.37 AM IST
Belarus and Russia join hands after strike on Crimea bridge amid Ukraine war. Read detailsAfter the explosion damaging Russia's road-and-rail bridge to Crimea, Vladimir Putin and the Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko signed an ...
10 Oct, 2022, 10.31 PM IST
Finland to ban entry to Russian tourists starting midnightRussian citizens can still enter Finland, which shares a 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) land border with Russia, for family reasons, for study ...
29 Sep, 2022, 11.19 PM IST
Russia to soon begin e-visas for Indians, mulls visa-free regimeBetween 2016 and 2019, tourist traffic from India to Moscow had grown from 61,000 annual visitors to over a lakh. In 2021, traffic recovere...
14 Sep, 2022, 02.16 PM IST
Russia woos Indian tourists to St Petersburg, Crimea"Many Indian tourist go to Europe and Asia, but regions of Russia are relatively less known," Katerina Belyakova told reporters here.
03 Mar, 2016, 10.49 AM IST
Drop in Russian tourists prompts 5-star hotels to woo Indian travelers with lucrative packagesRussia’s decision to strike India off its safe travel destinations list has forced hoteliers in Goa to tweak their business plans for the o...
30 Nov, 2015, 12.15 PM IST
Arab Spring: Occupancy at hotels in Goa, Kerala beaches up 20% as international tourists seek safer destinationsThe Arab Spring has had a pleasant impact on the Indian winter. Beaches in Goa and Kerala are overflowing with tourists.
28 Dec, 2012, 08.59 AM IST
- Visa on arrival list expanded to woo tourists
The decision would help the government in meeting its objective to double international tourist arrivals in the next three-four years.
06 May, 2012, 09.10 AM IST
- Visa on arrival list expanded to woo tourists
Taking India’s tourist visa on arrival policy to a new level, the MEA has approved the facility for nationals of France, Germany and Russia.
06 May, 2012, 04.17 AM IST