Federal Media Review

On February 5, external air tickets went up by 3% due to conversion of the exchange rate. “This change is actually a weekly one, but it was invisible last year. The biggest fluctuation was in 2018. Then, over the course of a week, a change in exchange rate led to a 12% increase in airfare. The whole past year was stable and the current change of 3% does not significantly affect consumer demand, ”Dmitry Gorin commented to“ Moscow 24 ”. (More)

Diamond Princess cruise ship is quarantined off the coast of Japan due to an outbreak of coronavirus on board. Of the 2066 passengers on board, 24 are Russian, Dmitry Gorin told NTV. “Our tourists will be quarantined on the ship at the expense of the cruise company. They are provided with all services: food, Internet and other features. Our embassy has established contact with tourists. We communicate with the host travel company and the tour operator who organized the trip. Now the issue of extending visas and re-issuing air tickets back is being resolved,” he said. (Details from 2 min.)

Since February 4, Russia has restricted the entry of foreign tourists from China. The checkpoint will only be at Sheremetyevo Airport. As Dmitry Gorin told Echo of Moscow, there are no organized tourists from Russia left in China. All passengers arriving from China are screened for coronavirus infection.