Serbia’s Kostic ups stake in Slovenian tourist industry

Serbian businessman Miodrag Kostic’s ambitions  to establish himself as a key player in the Slovenian tourist…

Realities of Chinese FDI in Russia come home to roost by Baikal

The day-to-day implications of Russia’s pivot eastward are gradually unfolding for its Far Eastern and Siberian…

Chinese set to pump $11bn into new Lake Baikal tourist complex

Lake Baikal tourist complex: A group of Chinese investors have clubbed together and commissioned a study…

Fosun Group planning $1.7bn Sanya Atlantis resort for Hainan

Sanya Atlantis: China’s  Fosun Group  conglomerate is planning to invest almost $17bn in a massive marine  tourist project…

Tehran calls on investors to help turn Iranian tourism into $30bn industry

Iranian tourism:  The government in Tehran has drawn up a list of 1,500  projects  that it plans to…

SOCAR invests $500m in upmarket resort in Montenegro’s Boka Bay

Montenegro holiday resort: Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR is investing $500m to develop an upmarket holiday resort in Montenegro’s Boca Bay…

Russia, China and Mongolia look to revive Great Tea Road for tourism

Russia, China and Mongolia have agreed to revive  the so-called Great Tea Road  as a tourist attraction,…

1,300 Turkish hotels up for sale as Russian sanctions trigger tourism crisis

Around 1,300 Turkish  hotels – between them worth $13bn –  in the country’s  Black Sea and Mediterranean coastal…

Russian tourist industry boosted by weak rouble as numbers hit 2008 level

Russian tourist industry: the weakened rouble has helped Russia  attract the most overseas visitors it has seen since 2008.…

Kyrgyz tourist sector given boost by Business Insider travel survey

Kyrgyz tourist sector:  Business Insider magazine has ranked Kyrgyzstan as the top emerging travel destination in the…

Russian sanctions could cost Turkey $9bn, says deputy PM

Russian sanctions could cost the Turkish economy as much as $9bn, the country’s deputy prime minister Mehmed…

GCC investors snap up Turkish real estate

24% of all investors in the Turkish real estate market from the GCC countries of the…

Inner Mongolia to benefit from three-way tourism initiative

Inner Miongolia:  China, Russia and Mongolia have signed a string of  tripartite, cross-border  tourism initiatives worth a…

Ministry considers plans for Kazakh tourist hotel train

Kazakh tourist hotel train: Kazakhstan’ s Ministry of Investment and Development is currently considering plans put…

Decline in Russian tourism sends Santa Claus Village into bankruptcy

The Santa Claus Village in northern Finnish town of Rovaniemi, has filed for  bankruptcy after failing…

Kazakhstan to seek investment for Almaty international air hub

Talks with potential investors into an Almaty international air hub are due to begin in October,…

Rouble collapse brings down Russian tourism costs with it

Rouble collapse brings down Russian tourism costs: The dramatic devaluation of the rouble has had an equally…

North Korea plans cross-border tourism zone with Russia and China

North Korea plans cross-border tourism zone:  Officials from China, Russia and North Korea are discussing the…

Donetsk Minister condemns package tours to war zone

Donetsk Minister condemns package tours to war zone: A proposal from a Moscow-based tourist company to…

Kyrgyzstan plans five ski resorts in Issyk-Kul – and may need investors

Kyrgyzstan plans five ski resorts: In a concerted effort to extend its tourist season, the authorities in…

Kyrgyzstan plans motel chain in major tourism drive

Kyrgyzstan plans motel chain: In an attempt to boost tourist numbers, Kyrgyzstan’s  Ministry of Culture, Information and…

Russian tourist sector set to be one of few winners from rouble crash

Russian tourist sector: With a debilitated rouble making the cost of an overseas holiday becoming increasingly…

Azerbaijan tourist numbers top three million, claims Culture Minister

Azerbaijan tourist numbers:  More than three million tourists and business people would have visited Azerbaijan last year, according…

Asian tourist numbers in Russia help fill gap left by the West

Asian tourist numbers in Russia: The number of Asia tourists visiting Russia are continuing to grow as tourism…