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Visa-free access for Pinoys: Belize Bolivia Brazil Brunei Cambodia Colombia Cook Islands Costa Rica Croatia Dominica Ecuador Fiji Gambia Haiti Indonesia Israel Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Macau Malaysia Micronesia Mongolia Morocco Myanmar Niue Peru St. Vincent and the Grenadines Singapore Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vietnam
Top 10 most popular tourist destinations for Russians: 1. Egypt 2. Turkey 3. Thailand 4. Finland 5. China 6. United Arab Emirates 7. Italy 8. Czech Republic 9. Spain 10. Germany
Valeri Ishunkin: Russians will look for other destinations and travel more to Asia. They are tired of certain destinations in Asia so they will look for new Asian destinations. We’re starting out small.
PHILIPPINE FLIGHT NETWORK: The national carrier will begin flying to Vladivostok and Khabarovsk beginning in October. News has also emerged that a direct link may finally be added from Russia’s largest city, Moscow, on a charter basis to Manila as early as January of next year. Details of the new Manila to Moscow charter route have not been revealed. However, Valeri Ishunkin, Marketing Director for Russia for the Philippine Department of Tourism, confirmed that the new service is likely to begin early next year on a weekly basis in addition to a Siberian charter service that is already underway. As Russia is anticipated to ban travel to Europe due to economic sanctions, there may be an opportunity for new destinations such as the Philippines to fill the void.
