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What helps to prevent failing summer vacation season in travel business
Travel business has already acknowledged the fact that spring season is completely lost to it. Any booking has been canceled in the hotels until June, 1. But how can we save summer season when coronavirus has ended? Rossiyskaya Gazeta correspondents have tried answering this question.
RG discussed situation in travel branch and its prospective with Dmitry Gorin, vice president of Association of travel operators of Russia. (More)

Request of EU authorities for citizens not to plan vacation this summer was discussed in Radio Russia live stream.
Until coronavirus vaccine has been found, Europeans are recommended to avoid contacts, proclaimed head of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. Travel business has already acknowledged the fact that spring season is completely lost to it. Any booking has been canceled in the hotels until June, 1.
Dmitry Gorin, vice president of Association of travel operators of Russia, talked about it in Radio Russia live stream.
(Radio Russia stream)

Key players of the Russian business travel market turned to the Ministry of Economic Development and Rostourism
A letter to the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Maxim Reshetnikov and head of the Federal Agency for Tourism Zarina Doguzova on behalf of the entire business travel industry signed by the owners of the backbone TMC was compiled and sent by CEO and founder of the Continent Express group of companies Stanislav Kostyashkin with a request to provide government measures to support the entire industry, which the crisis caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic hit hardest.
According to Dmitry Gorin, adviser to the head of Rostourism and general director of Vipservice holding, the crisis means not only severe upheavals and trials, but also time to rethink and reassess.
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“Even crocodiles don't chase antelopes.” Business Travel Signals SOS
The largest business travel companies turned to the government for help. Key business travel operators sent a letter to the Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov and the head of the Federal Agency for Tourism Zarina Doguzova on behalf of the entire business tourism industry. (More at Tourdom portal)

Correspondents of the "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" checked whether our resorts are ready for the summer vacation season
Will the Russians be able to relax in the summer at the resorts and go on a trip was what correspondents of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta found out. So far, due to the coronavirus epidemic, the sale of tours and permits, hotel reservations have been suspended until June 1.
Dmitry Gorin, vice president of the Association of Travel Operators of Russia:
- The travel industry has something to offer people for affordable vacation. For example, the so-called package tourism including a charter flight and special rates for hotels. All federal tour operators have such offers.
But the industry also needs support. We are confident that subsidies to stimulate domestic tourism, which are currently being discussed at the government level, will definitely help companies resume their activities in the summer season. Of course, tax breaks are needed. Plus soft loans. In addition, tourism cannot exist without related industries - airlines, hotels. They also need state support. (Read more)