Travel agents of the Russian tourism company Tez Tour in the Red Sea governorate announced that the company decided to open sales of charter flights from Russia to the tourist resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada, starting from May 28.
Thus, Tez Tour becomes the second tourism company to open sales of tours for charter flights to Egyptian resorts after Fun & Sun Tours.
Tez Tour is scheduled to operate flights from Moscow on the flights of the Russian airline, iFLY.
Meanwhile, the German tourist movement coming to Hurghada in the Red Sea Governorate topped the list of European nationalities.
The operating schedules for arrival flights at Hurghada Airport recorded the reception of the airport, on Sunday, for 90 regular and charter flights from various European airports within 24 hours.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine though in late February impacted tourism flows from the two countries.
Russia was a major source of tourism in Egypt, which generated billions of dollars annually for the Egyptian treasury.
Egyptian tourist destinations will likely be negatively impacted by the Russian war in Ukraine.
With tourism flow predicted to decline 35 percent according to the Vice Chairman of the Tourism Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt Moataz Sedky.
