Shifting part of the days off from the New Year holidays to May would make it possible to distribute tourist demand more evenly throughout the year and give people more opportunities to travel. This was stated by Sergey Romashkin, a member of the board of the Russian Union of the Tourism Industry (RUTI) and CEO of the Dolphin tour operator, to TASS.

The all‑season mountain resort “Rosa Khutor” became the main winner of the national industry award SKI BUSINESS AWARDS‑2026, winning the award in the “Best Ski Resort in the Country” category. In total, the resort received five awards — including for the development of children’s alpine skiing, the work of the ski school, and the Rosa Springs 5‑star hotel.

"On the site of the event, representatives of government, business and investors will discuss how to invest in hospitality of the Pskov region, how to turn cultural heritage and tourism into profitable projects," - says the message.

Vologda this year will welcome the New Year in the status of "New Year’s Capital of Russia - 2027". The city has planned a large program of holiday events, which will start on December 12 and last until the end of winter holidays. According to the booking services, which are part of the Russian Union of Tourism Industry, "metropolitan" status has significantly increased tourist interest in the city: bookings of accommodation facilities have increased by about 40% year on year.

The volume of financial support from the budget of the Russian Federation national project "Tourism and hospitality" will amount to over 250 billion rubles in 2027-2029, according to an explanatory note published on the portal of legal acts.

The possibility of introducing an additional fee on flight tickets is being discussed in Russia; the funds from it will be used to support the operation of new domestic aircraft. The initiative is being worked out by the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and Rostec, Kommersant reports, citing sources.

The authorities of Ingushetia intend to prepare tour guides on the basis of the republican research institute and provide them with reference materials to disseminate accurate information about the history and culture of the people, said the head of the region Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov

Lecturers, students, postgraduates, doctoral candidates, state and municipal officials are invited to participate in the conference, whose scientific and professional interests include issues of operation and development of the tourism industry and hospitality in Russia, as well as representatives of the tourist and hotel-restaurant business.

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"Aeroflot" is preparing new support measures for the participants of the Special Military Operation, which should make air transport more accessible. This was reported by the group’s CEO Sergei Alexandrovsky.

The scientific and publishing department of RSUTS is preparing for publication the fourth issue of the scientific journal HAC (White List (EGPNI), RINC) "Service and tourism: сurrent challenges" for 2026.

Pilot cities have been identified for the development and testing of mechanisms to support tourism development and hospitality in areas with high scientific and technological potential (HSTP).

In May, at the initiative of the Committee for the Development of Sustainable Tourism of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (RST) and the State Corporation "Rosatom" a working group on the issues of tourism industry and hospitality of cities with HSTP was established. Its composition included representatives of Rosatom, Roscosmos, Tourism.RF, the Center for Strategic Development, the Research Institute of Labor of the Ministry of Labor of Russia, authorities, scientific and expert community.

In recent years, travel within Russia has entered the top summer bookings for travel companies. This was reported to RIA Novosti by the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR).

The Chairperson of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko congratulated the Speaker of the House of Councillors of Morocco, Mohamed Ould Rachid, on the national holiday – Throne Day – noting that Russia considers the Kingdom as an important partner.

Starting from September 1, 2026, new rules for the provision of services for the sale of a tourist product will come into force in Russia, according to which tourists will be informed in more detail about possible risks and features of the country of rest, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) reported on Wednesday.

So, according to the online booking service of hotels and apartments "Ostrovok", which is provided by RST, since the beginning of the year, the number of bookings in hotels worldwide with an adults only name has increased by 13% compared to last year. Most often such hotels choose couples.

Rospotrebnadzor has clarified that the value of a tourist product can be pegged to foreign currency. However, the agency indicated: if the tourist only paid part of the amount, the total price can change due to the exchange rate only in the case when the procedure for such recalculation is written in advance, clearly and unambiguously in the contract and communicated to the consumer before its signing. The tour operator is not entitled to change the price at their discretion.

Unmanned baggage trucks will be tested at Russian airports under an experimental legal regime. The corresponding draft of the ruling of the Chamber has been prepared by the Ministry of Economic Development, according to "Vedomosti".

An all-Russia children’s camp similar to "Artek" should be opened in Baikal. Such an opinion was expressed by the TASS deputy of the State Duma for the Transbaikal Region, Yuri Grigoriev ("Just Russia").

"It is not a matter when for quality rest and development our kids have to fly across the country, but for most families of Transbaikalia because of ticket prices - it’s an impossible story at all. The analogue of "Artek" in Baikal will give local children the same opportunities and emotions, but here, near home,' said the deputy.

Some 2 million employees are needed for the functioning of tourism and hospitality industry in Russia. This was reported at a press conference in the "TASS Far East" center by the director of the Federal Resource Center for training personnel for the tourism and hospitality industry Oleg Podolsky.

The primary market of apartments-hotels in Crimea and Krasnodar Krai has increased by 2.5 times since the end of 2022, according to a study by analysts of developers "Astrum Groups" and consulting company Macon, which is at the disposal of TASS.

On the morning of June 21, the head of Crimea Sergei Aksenov reported that from 09:00 gasoline and diesel fuel at the gas station are released only to public services, ensuring safety and security. For citizens and commercial organizations, the service is temporarily unavailable.

Accordingly, this news affected the activities of accommodation facilities as most tourists arrived in Crimea by private transport. It is noted that the share of such tourists ranges from 30-40% to 70%.

The Tyumen region is starting to implement a new major project - construction of a thermal resort "Pearl of Siberia". This complex will be built on the outskirts of Tyumen - a recognized leader in thermal and therapeutic-health tourism (in the region there are 22 thermal complexes, 15 sanatorium institutions, 25 year-round outdoor pools with natural mineral water. 1.9 million people visited them in 2025), next to the ski-biathlon complex "Pearl of Siberia".

India and Russia are planning to hold a new round of consultations on the visa-free regime for organized tourist groups. This was reported to "Izvestia" by the ambassador of India to the Russian Federation, Vinay Kumar.

The international tourism forum "Let's Travel!" will start on June 10 at VDNH in Moscow, it will last until June 14. This is reported by the organizer of the event - Roscongress Foundation.The business programme will include over 40 events with more than 300 speakers. The central event will be the plenary session "Time to travel: diversity of travel, accessible to everyone" with the participation of the deputy prime minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and the Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov.

The reciprocal tourist flow between Russia and China in 2026 is expected to increase by 60% compared to the previous year and will amount to 4-4.5 million trips. This was reported in an interview with TASS at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) by Nikita Kondratiev, director of the department of multilateral economic cooperation and special projects of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Three new national standards in the field of tourism have entered into force in Russia.

GOST «Tourism and related services. Accommodation facilities. General Requirements' establishes uniform requirements for means of accommodation providing temporary accommodation to tourists and services provided therein.