Tourism

Russia's international air service with other countries is expanding. Last year, direct flights were opened with Vietnam, Indonesia and Bahrain.

Tourists in Hanoi will no longer be able to visit a popular street where trains rush between the facades of houses, café tables and souvenir shops. Violators will face fines.

Summer 2025 is just around the corner, and it's time to start thinking about planning a vacation. Where to vacation within Russia to get the maximum impressions and enjoyment?

Travelers arriving in Japan were shocked to find 24 kilograms of marijuana in their luggage instead of their personal belongings. The Japanese customs officer was as stunned as the elderly couple who had unwittingly turned into smugglers. To their credit, the Japanese authorities quickly sorted out the situation and, without pressing charges, allowed the tourists to enter the country.

According to a survey conducted among Russians by the AlfaStrakhovanie analytical center, every second resident of the country is afraid of falling ill while on vacation abroad. At the same time, every fourth is afraid of becoming a victim of a crime, losing documents or not being able to return home.

Residents of St. Petersburg and Moscow prefer to vacation in Sochi and the Caucasus in spring, according to a representative of ScanTour tour operator. At this time prices for accommodation in Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana are reduced, a week's stay in a hotel costs from 50 to 80 thousand rubles, and air travel is cheaper.