Federal Media Review

ATOR (Association of Russian Travel Operators) commented on industry support measures
Dmitry Gorin, who is also the vice president of ATOR, said in an interview with the NNS (National News Service): “Those measures that were announced by the government will definitely help the tourism industry overcome this difficult period.” According to him, tax holidays are the most anticipated solution, since this particular item of expenditures now represents the maximum costs for business.
Gorin noted that today one of the most difficult tasks is to preserve work teams, since all tourism, in fact, has ceased its activity. “We are looking forward to the summer season. First of all, domestic tourism will help our industry this year, ”he concluded. (More details)

 May holidays and foreign tours
On Radio Svoboda, Dmitry Gorin (General Director of Vipservice, Advisor to the Head of Rostourism, Vice President of ATOR) talked about the possible date for the opening of outbound tours, about which options are available for travelers on May holidays, and about prolongation of the validity of visas by those states who could not receive guests in time because of the pandemic.
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Will Russian travel operators be saved with the help of state during the coronovirus pandemic?
Dmitry Gorin, adviser to the head of Rostourism, vice president of the Association of Travel Operators of Russia and CEO Vipservice, in an interview with the Metro newspaper explained what subsidies and under what conditions are allocated by the state to support tour operators.
We are talking about compensation for losses associated with non-refundable fares for flights abroad, as well as return flights from countries where restrictions were introduced due to the epidemic. Since the domestic tourism industry was included in the official list of sectors that were most affected by the pandemic, 3.5 billion rubles were assigned from the reserve fund of the Government of Russia to Rostourism.
The tour operator will be able to receive a refund if he has already compensated the amount for the tourist for an unused tour.
“This subsidy is intended for those operators who returned 160,000 people from 43 countries to their homeland - that is, about organized tourists, because the state takes out the independent ones,” commented Gorin.
The list of documents and the application form for compensation will appear on the website of the Federal Tourism Agency in the near future. Keep for updates.
(Full interview) 

The industry recovery path - through domestic tourism
Dmitry Gorin, adviser to the head of Rostourism, vice president of the Association of Travel Operators of Russia and CEO Vipservice, gave an interview to Kommersant FM radio.
On the air, he said that many market players are in no hurry to form tours and are going to start this only in August: “Other states begin to restore tourism precisely from domestic trips, without an international segment. And only after the removal of restrictions on air traffic, after opening of borders, the appearance of positive statistics, the tours will restart.”
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Dmitry Gorin speaking at the program “Together is profitable
”As Russian travel operators plan to help those who, due to the coronovirus pandemic, were unable to take advantage of the paid ticket, Dmitry Gorin (Vipservice CEO, Advisor to the Head of Rostourism, ATOR Vice President) told the program “Together is profitable” on MIR24.
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