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| Russian tourists seek new destinations as Europe shuts its doors over Ukraine war |
| 2023-05-24 |
| BLUF: [France24] Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, it has become much harder for Russians to travel to popular holiday destinations in the European Union. Getting travel visas approved is more expensive and less straightforward, Russian air carriers have been banned from flying over or into the EU, and Russian oligarchs can no longer land their jets in some places. There is also the prospect of a hostile welcome for Russian tourists; a little more than a year since the invasion of Ukraine, the public perception of Russia throughout EU countries is largely that of "an adversary", according to a multi-nation poll conducted in January. Yet millions of Russians are still traveling abroad. Some 22.5 million overseas trips were taken by Russian tourists in 2022, up from 19.2 million in 2021, with Turkey the leading destination. And Russian holidaymakers are now beating a path to non-Western destinations in record numbers instead of Europe. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #13 With Classic Cars! Flying back is a bitch, though. Politely refuse the Novichuk tea. |
| Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-05-24 15:57 |
| #12 Ref #9: Whahahahahah gasp whahahaha |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-05-24 14:14 |
| #11 Saw that in the Fast Furious movie. Glamorous! |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-05-24 12:34 |
| #10 ^ With Classic Cars! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-05-24 12:28 |
| #9 Cuba. Beaches, warm weather, nightclubs, friendly natives. Kind of a communist Hawaii. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2023-05-24 12:15 |
| #8 I hear North Korea is nice this time of year. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-05-24 11:39 |
| #7 /\ I still think they could find some bargains in Zim, Bots, or Mali Dave. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-05-24 09:11 |
| #6 #@4 - And, going back to our Estonia conversation the other day, maybe even more so for the Baltic States. Russians were frequent visitors there especially with things (hotels, spas, etc.) relatively cheaper (why Finns come to Estonia and drink themselves silly). But not to worry, the Estonian gov't in its finite wisdom wants to raise the hotel/lodging tax to 22%, so it'll screw tourists over equally. You know, the world economy is doing so well and all that. Some foreign owners of resorts are already discussing closing for good. They already had a tough time getting through the Fauci Flu response. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-05-24 08:13 |
| #5 The Germans aren't welcoming them? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-05-24 08:06 |
| #4 Finland had been a favorite destination. That has ended. Big economic loss for Finland. |
| Posted by: Dale 2023-05-24 08:04 |
| #3 Visa approval? Come on. Rooskies have no choice to go elsewhere if they are shut out from the SWIFT system to transfer money, use debit cards, etc. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-05-24 07:55 |
| #2 Iran. The fancy rugs, pistachio nuts and of course, the world-famous lavender oil, uh, "spas." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-05-24 07:35 |
| #1 No interest in Mali, Somalia, Zim, or South Africa? I can't imagine why. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-05-24 07:07 |