Rostourism recommended tour operators to suspend sales of tours to countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia. In addition, the agency advises Russians to refrain from traveling there due to possible problems with the return. The head of the department, Zarina Doguzova, added that this also applies to the Caribbean countries, “the path to which lies through the closed airspace of the EU and Canada.”
“We recommend that tour operators suspend sales of tours to countries that have imposed sanctions against Russia, as well as to the Caribbean countries, the path to which lies through the closed airspace of the EU and Canada. Tourists who have booked tours to countries that are not accessible for travel are advised to contact the tour operator to select an alternative direction,” said Ms. Doguzova. Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Venezuela have already become inaccessible to tourists due to the airspace restrictions of the European Union and Canada, she noted.
“Today, Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, China, India, Vietnam and a number of other states are available for tourist trips,” the agency said.
Russians stuck in Europe were promised to be taken out through humanitarian channels. About 150,000 tourists remained abroad, ATOR said. They are advised to return on their own due to the impossibility of organizing repatriation flights.
For more details, see Kommersant’s material “Corridors open for tourists.”