The liner of the Italian-Swiss company MSC Croisières left the port of Marseille for a test cruise, the first step on the way to the gradual resumption of cruises in France from June 30.
The ship SeaSide, designed to accommodate up to 5,000 passengers, went to navigation with only 339 tourists, who during the seven-day cruise will visit Taranto, Syracuse and Genoa.
The COVID-19 pandemic has halted the continued growth in the popularity of sea cruises, which reached its peak in 2019, with 29.7 million passengers worldwide, including 15.4 million Americans and 7.7 million Europeans, according to a report by the International Association of Cruise Operators (CLIA).
The American website World Population Review, based on data from the World Tourism Organization, estimated which countries of the world are the least visited by tourists
Passenger traffic in a number of Middle Eastern destinations from Moscow Domodedovo Airport showed an increase following the results of 7 months of operation this year
The Russian Union of Travel Industry reported a significant increase in Russian tourists visiting Cuba. By the end of August, nearly 133,000 Russian tourists had arrived in the country, marking a 124% increase compared to the previous year
The press service of the Roscongress Foundation announced that the authorities of Kalmykia have developed a project for a program to restore the great bustard population in the Northwestern Caspian region
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