Travel News Digest Saturday 17 October
Control Rospotrebnadzor in Moscow published the latest data on administrative sanctions imposed on tourists from the capital who returned from abroad and did not post the results of PCR tests on the portal in a timely manner Public services… In total, more than 1.5 thousand protocols have been drawn up for the amount of 1 million rubles. In addition, some cases are pending in courts. The control agency reminded travelers that it is necessary not only for adults, but also for children to be tested for coronavirus upon arrival from a foreign holiday. Details are in our article.
Meanwhile, participants in the cashback program for travel services in Russia have summed up the preliminary results of the first day of the second stage of the action, which started on October 15. What inspires optimism in the representatives of tour operators and hoteliers and what circumstances do not allow them to build too bright hopes about what to implement within the program of reimbursing tourists to part of the cost of trips to cards “World” Will there be significant volumes of offers? About this – in our review.
By the way, in response to the incoming comments and suggestions of the travel market participants about the work of the site of the project mirtravel.rf Rostourism promised to constantly improve this online platform and thanked the partners of the cashback program for their feedback.
But in the Kaliningrad region, in addition to the federal program for reimbursing part of the cost of services to hotel guests, they launched their own – regional. Whether it will help hoteliers to support sales in the low season – about this in our review.
And from the article on HotLine.travel you will receive answers to questions – will the e-voucher and the new guarantee fund protect tourists? The topic was discussed during the conference with the participation JSC “National Tourism Technologies”, legal agency “Persona grata” and representatives of tourist retail.
Also interesting to read: In the Maldives, in addition to hotels, guest houses were also allowed to open. Will there be a demand for such accommodation from tourists?
What do travel agents think about the version expressed by a representative of the Ministry of Health that the intensification of the coronavirus pandemic is being observed due to tourists? Low-cost airline Pobeda will teach its flight attendants to smile with the help of special simulators.
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